Surf Forecasts:
Kijkduin surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, WSW swell with 190 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kijkduin this week:
The surf forecast for Kijkduin over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kijkduin in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kijkduin over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up. Rusty here, and this Kijkduin forecast is a real bummer. For the first twelve days, starting Monday, August 17th, all the way to Friday the 28th, we’ve got nothing. The swell is tiny, the wind is wrong, and the sea is a mess. The energy is low, mostly in the double digits or low hundreds (like 10, 24, 42, 89), and anything that shows up gets wrecked by onshore breezes. Not worth getting wet for.
There’s a little tease on the morning of Thursday, August 27th. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and there’s a 0.7m swell from the SW, but it’s weak (24 energy). You’d be floating more than surfing.
Then, a real pulse arrives late in the game. On the afternoon of Saturday, August 29th, the energy jumps to a strong 539. The swell hits 2.2m from the WSW, which is solid. But the wind is cross-onshore at 12 mph, making it lumpy and choppy. At over 5ft, it’s too much for beginners, and the chop makes it an expert-only mess.
Your best bet? The morning of Friday, August 28th. It’s not huge – 1.0m (chest high) from the west with a 6-second period and a combined energy of 65 – but the wind is cross-offshore from the SSW at 12 mph, leaving the waves clean. It’s a beach/jetty break, and the crowds are marked as ‘sometimes’, so expect a few heads out. It’s the only real window of clean, rideable surf in the whole sixteen days.
After that, it drops back into weak, choppy slop for the rest of the first week of September. For the die-hards, that Friday morning, August 28th, at Kijkduin is the one. The big 2.2m afternoon on the 29th is more of a kite-surfing thing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
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 kJ | 13 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 26 | 86 | 52 | 190 | 121 | 71 | 42 | 31 | 110 | 83 | 70 | 84 | 110 | 148 | 139 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:29PM2.34m | 8:01AM2.36m | 8:11PM2.23m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.53m | 2:38AM0.22m | 3:10PM0.57m | 3:10AM0.34m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 5 | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | WSW 6 | NNW 9 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | — | 52 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 15 | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | N 8 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | — | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | 19 | 37 | — | 86 | 17 | 190 | 121 | 71 | — | 31 | 110 | 83 | — | 84 | 110 | 148 | 139 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 753 | 741 | 756 | 595 | 668 | 397 | 649 | 335 | 335 | 377 | 668 | 397 | 496 | 496 | 390 | 290 | 21 | 21 | 175 | 606 |
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