Kijkduin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what’s on offer for Kijkduin over the next sixteen days.

To be straight with you, it’s a tough stretch ahead. We’re looking at a long run of poor surf with nothing really worth paddling out for until the end of the month. The first decent window doesn't pop up until Saturday the 22nd, and even then it's marginal.

The real standout, and the only time I’d genuinely recommend getting wet, is the morning of Thursday the 27th. That morning, Kijkduin is glassy with light offshore winds from the east at 3 mph. The waves will be a small 3ft from the west with a 5-second period. The combined energy is weak (55). Don’t expect any power, but for a clean, tiny log session or a cruise on a foiler, it’s the pick of the bunch. The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year at 70°, which is over 5° above average – very unusual and feels like a summer bath.

Before that, Saturday the 22nd morning offers a glimmer. We get clean conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE at 6 mph, and the swell is 3ft from the NNW with a 7-second period, giving weak energy (54). It’s surfable but very ordinary. Kijkduin is a beach/jetty setup and can see crowds sometimes, but with surf this small, it should be quiet.

The rest of the week is a write-off. From now through to the end of next week, it’s mostly onshore chop, onshore winds, and tiny, weak swell. The afternoon of Friday the 21st does see the combined energy hit 141, with a 5ft swell from the NW, but with onshore winds, it’s just going to be a messy, blown-out lump. For the whole second week, the mornings of the 28th and 29th offer cleanish conditions, but the swell is tiny (3ft and 1.0ft) with very weak energy. The 29th morning has a long 12-second period from the NNW, but with only 1.0ft, it's barely a ripple.

So, to sum it up: mark Thursday the 27th morning for a glassy paddle. The rest? You’re better off doing something else.

Rusty.

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