Surf Forecasts:
Kijkduin surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, WSW swell with 164 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kijkduin this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Kijkduin in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kijkduin over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty again, talking in feet and miles per hour.
Looking over this 16-day stretch for Kijkduin, it’s a tough go. The pattern is ugly for a long stretch. Starting out Wednesday morning the 19th, we've got a weak 2ft NNW windswell with a short 5-second period and a cross-onshore wind making it a choppy, poor-conditions mess. That’s the theme for the rest of August: wave heights bouncing between 2ft and 4ft but with cross-on, cross-shore, or fresh winds from the west and northwest ripping the surface apart. The energy is mostly weak to moderate (combined energy in the teens to low 90s) and the quality is just plain bad.
There’s a multi-day dry spell with nothing to ride. As we hit early September, we get more size but the wind still ruins it. On Monday the 31st of August and Tuesday the 1st of September, we see swell pushing 5ft to 6ft from the WSW (combined energy 155 to 214), but it’s all cross-onshore and choppy. That’s a fight, not a surf session.
The only real glimmer comes late in the outlook. Thursday the 3rd of September and also Friday the 28th of August had 5ft swell from the west with clean cross-offshore wind (combined energy 125), which is decent. But for a true standout, look at Saturday the 29th of August. The morning is tiny, but the afternoon shows a solid 4ft swell from the WSW (combined energy 102) with a solid 22 mph offshore wind from the SE. That offshore wind will clean it up, but with that much wind it’ll be lumpy. The period is a short 6 seconds, so waves will be fat and sectiony, not long walls. It’s a beach/jetty spot, so it’ll be a bit bumpy and require some work. Crowds are “sometimes”, so you won’t be alone. It’s not a classic, but it’s the best we’ve got in a poor run where the wind actually helps.
Water temp is about 71° - way warmer than usual, which makes the waiting more bearable.
Hang in there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 |
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 kJ | 14 | 19 | 21 | 82 | 53 | 80 | 64 | 55 | 78 | 72 | 96 | 75 | 66 | 65 | 51 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM2.15m | 8:53PM2.10m | 9:21AM1.95m | 9:38PM1.93m | 10:07AM1.76m | 10:33PM1.77m | 11:09AM1.61m | 11:52PM1.66m | 12:33PM1.57m | 1:20AM1.67m | 1:46PM1.63m | 2:23AM1.78m | 2:38PM1.75m | 3:11AM1.93m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.61m | 3:46AM0.46m | 3:57PM0.65m | 4:26AM0.59m | 4:35PM0.69m | 5:11AM0.69m | 5:22PM0.73m | 6:01AM0.78m | 6:17PM0.75m | 7:01AM0.84m | 7:23PM0.72m | 9:03AM0.84m | 9:21PM0.65m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 7 | WSW 5 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 78 | — | — | — | 66 | — | 51 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | N 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 19 | 82 | 53 | 80 | 64 | 55 | — | 72 | 96 | 75 | — | 65 | — | — | 32 | 44 | 14 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 782 | 124 | 397 | 335 | 566 | 21 | 496 | 496 | 295 | 462 | 423 | 290 | 175 | 69 | 242 | 618 | 379 | 618 | 636 | 584 |
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