Kijkduin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaking out there for the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, the first week is a bit of a write-off. We’re looking at a long stretch of onshore and cross-onshore winds that are just going to chop up whatever small swell is around. The water temperature is a wild 69°, which is a good 7° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a real anomaly, a proper summer heat spike in the North Sea.

Kijkduin itself is a beach and jetty setup, and it’s exposed to the same north-northwest energy that’s been blowing it out. The first real sign of life comes on Sunday the 26th of July. The morning looks like our best shot. We’ve got a 6 ft swell from the west-southwest, and the wind is coming from the northeast at just 3 mph, which is glassy. The combined energy is at moderate 224 (moderate energy). It’s not huge, but with that glassy surface, the waves will be clean. The period is short at 6 seconds, so it’ll be a bit fat and weak, but it’s the only morning in the whole run that is clean. The afternoon goes onshore again, so you’d have to be out there early. After that, the forecast drops off again into a mix of onshore and cross-shore winds with tiny swell for the rest of the month and into the start of August.

The 2nd of August has a tiny bit of hope with a 3 ft swell from the west and a light south wind at 6 mph, giving some cross-offshore conditions, but the swell is so small it’s barely worth a paddle. The 4th of August brings a fresh breeze and lumpy chop, so don’t get your hopes up.

So, the standout here is the morning of Sunday the 26th of July. It’s the only truly clean window in the whole 16-day forecast. The swell is small but rideable, and the glassy conditions will make it the best you’ll get. It’s a one-morning show, so if you want waves, that’s your dance.

Rusty.

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