Surf Forecasts:
Kijkduin surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, NNW swell with 199 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kijkduin this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Kijkduin in the next 16 days are 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kijkduin over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a paddle out at Kijkduin. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing but messy, onshore junk. Don’t get your hopes up.
The whole 16-day window starts with a real dud. From Thursday the 16th of July all the way through to the morning of Monday the 27th of July, it’s just a write-off. We’re looking at about 10 days of weak, wind-affected slop. The wind is hammering out of the N to NNW, mostly cross-onshore, and the swell is just too small and short-period to do anything with. The combined energy is pathetic, mostly in the double digits (55), and it's all just poor surf conditions. Even the afternoons on the 18th and 19th, when the swell bumps up to 4 ft and 5 ft, the wind is howling onshore, making it a choppy, blown-out mess. A 5 ft wave with a 6-second period and onshore wind is just a washing machine.
Now, we do get a tiny glimmer of hope on Monday the 27th of July. The morning shapes up with a light offshore breeze from the ENE, which is a whole different story. The swell is coming from the WSW at 4 ft and a 5-second period (weak energy, 69). The wind will be clean, but the waves will be very ordinary. It’s the only time in the whole forecast you’d even bother to look, but it’s not a standout.
The rest of the run into the end of July and early August is more of the same: tiny, weak, and blown out. The afternoon of the 31st of July shows a 5 ft swell from the W, but it's a 6-second period and cross-shore wind, so expect a lumpy, disorganised mess. The water temp is a very unusual 69°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but it’s not enough to make the surf any good.
Honestly, for a beach break like Kijkduin, with this persistent onshore flow, this setup would be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Keep the board in the van and wait for a better forecast.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
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 kJ | 55 | 23 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 51 | 100 | 163 | 158 | 167 | 163 | 117 | 126 | 66 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:43PM2.33m | 11:20PM0.31m | 6:16AM2.70m | 6:27PM2.33m | 7:03AM2.66m | 7:11PM2.29m | 7:48AM2.55m | 7:55PM2.22m | 8:34AM2.38m | 8:40PM2.11m | 9:20AM2.19m | 9:28PM1.99m | 10:09AM1.99m | 10:23PM1.86m | ||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.30m | 2:09PM0.47m | 1:58AM0.15m | 2:49PM0.51m | 2:35AM0.13m | 3:26PM0.56m | 3:11AM0.18m | 3:58PM0.61m | 3:45AM0.27m | 4:26PM0.65m | 4:20AM0.39m | 4:51PM0.68m | 4:56AM0.51m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 23 | 25 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 23 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 51 | 100 | 163 | 158 | 167 | 163 | 117 | 126 | 66 | 45 | 31 | — | — | — | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 772 | 770 | 591 | 880 | 497 | 638 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 175 | 368 | 21 | 411 | 370 | 702 | 335 | 1087 | 660 | |
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