Kijkduin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on offer for Kijkduin over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim run for the foreseeable future. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and messy surf. The first real chance of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until Thursday the 6th of August, and even then, it’s only just surfable. From now until then, it’s mostly flat or blown out.

For the first week, the swell is tiny and disorganised, with the combined energy barely scraping double digits. The winds are almost always onshore or cross-onshore, keeping things choppy and lumpy. There’s a glimpse of glassy conditions on the morning of Saturday the 1st of August, but with only 1ft of swell, it’s barely a ripple. The morning of Sunday the 2nd of August has clean conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze, but again, the swell is a measly 0.7ft. Not worth a trip.

The real moment of hope comes early on Thursday the 6th of August. We get a 4ft swell from the WSW, with a period of 5 seconds, and it’s glassy. The combined energy is a moderate 79. It’s surfable, but the conditions are still very ordinary. It’s the first time the score gets above zero. The afternoon of that same day also offers clean, surfable waves, though the swell drops to 3ft. That Thursday morning is the standout, but it’s not a classic.

After that, the wind picks up again and the surf quality drops back to poor. The week of the 7th to the 12th of August is mostly onshore, with the swell staying small and messy. There’s a brief moment of clean conditions on the morning of Wednesday the 12th, with a 3ft swell from the WSW, but the period is a short 4 seconds, so it won’t have much push.

The best on offer is the morning of Thursday the 6th of August at Kijkduin. It’s a beach and jetty setup, exposed to the NNW, but the swell is coming from the WSW. It’s a glassy start with 4ft waves. It’s not a clean, rippable day, but it’s the only window where the conditions line up enough to be worth a look. The water temperature is about average for this time of year.

Beyond that, the trend is just more of the same – small, weak, and onshore. The morning of Wednesday the 12th of August sees a clean, cross-offshore wind with a 3ft swell, but it’s a long shot.

So, for the first week, save your energy. If you’re desperate, the morning of Thursday the 6th is your best bet. After that, keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, it’s looking like a quiet spell.

Rusty.

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