Kijkduin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Kijkduin.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days look pretty flat and grim for any proper surfing. The whole run is a series of small, weak, and often messy swells with poor surf conditions marked across the board. There’s a stretch of mostly nothing from now through the end of next week. Honestly, there isn’t a single standout session in this whole window, and that’s a tough pill to swallow for a spot like this.

The first couple of days, starting Tuesday 4th August, you’ve got tiny ankle-biters. Tuesday morning sees a clean 1.0 ft from the NNW with a light S wind at 9 mph, but it’s so small the combined wave energy is only 17, which is basically flat. Wind is cross-off and conditions are clean, but there’s just no push. That afternoon drops even smaller to 0.7 ft. Wednesday 5th brings a bit more height, 4-5 ft, but the period is short (5-6 seconds) and winds are fresh and cross-shore, creating lumpy, choppy conditions. The energy climbs to 152 on Wednesday afternoon (moderate energy), but the wind is terrible. Same story Thursday 6th: 5 ft on Thursday morning with fresh cross-onshore winds and a lumpy mess. The water temperature is running at 70°, which is 6° warmer than normal – that’s very unusual for this time of year.

From Friday 7th through to about the middle of the following week, it’s all below 3 ft, with long periods of glassy or light wind on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th, but the swell is barely there. Saturday 9th morning is glassy (3 mph SSW wind) with a tiny 1 ft from the west, but the period is only 4 seconds and energy is just 6. There’s a gap of several days with no real surf to get excited about – just small, weak, and often onshore wind slop.

Around Wednesday 19th August, things try to pick up a little. The morning sees 5 ft from the NW with a period of 8 seconds – still on the short side, but combined energy hits 250, which is moderate to strong. The problem? The wind is cross-onshore from the west at 12 mph, making it lumpy and choppy. That afternoon is similar, 5 ft and 264 energy, but still cross-onshore. That’s the biggest pulse of the entire forecast, but the quality is poor. For a beach/jetty setup like Kijkduin, short-period NW swell with onshore wind is just a messy, blown-out wave. It’s not really a goer for a paddle surfer. If you’re into kite surfing, that late-week moderate energy with a steady cross-onshore breeze might actually look interesting, but for a surfboard, it’s a pass.

Bottom line: No real standouts. It’s a long, flat, and windy run. Kijkduin can be inconsistent like this, so don’t be too surprised. Forecasts can always change, but right now, leave the board in the shed.

Rusty.

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