Kijkduin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the Kijkduin stretch. Honestly, I’ll give it to you straight—this isn’t exactly going to be a week to remember. We’ve got a long dry spell to get through before anything even sniffs like a wave.

Right now and for the next week or so, it’s pretty flat. We’re looking at Tuesday, the 8th, with some windswell around 4 – 4 ft but a period of just 5 seconds (weak energy of 90) and sloppy cross-shore winds. That’s not a surf option. The water at Kijkduin for that first session is sitting at 68°F, which is 4°F warmer than normal for this time of year—pretty notable, but it won’t help the fact there’s no wave to ride.

Wednesday the 9th actually pumps some energy up—about 6 – 6 ft swell from the WNW/NW and a period of 7 – 8 seconds. The combined energy climbs into moderate territory (304 – 383) but the winds are onshore and fresh at 18 – 22 mph. It’ll be a lumpy, blown-out mess, not worth paddling out. That theme keeps going through the middle of the month. We have a real dry spell here until the 19th.

There’s a small blip on Saturday the 14th morning with glassy conditions and clean 2 ft NW swell (period 5 seconds), but the energy is low (32) and it’s tiny. Not enough to get excited about, but you could squeeze a log out on a high tide if you’re desperate.

The first real standout in this whole 16-day window doesn’t show up until Saturday the 19th. Early morning on the 19th we get some northwest swell at 4 ft with a period of 5 seconds, but the real win is the glassy, dead-calm wind (ENE 5 mph light). It’s surfable but very ordinary according to the forecast, and low energy (55). By the afternoon, the swell jumps to 5 ft (energy 182) but the wind swings cross-onshore from the N at 9 mph, so it gets a bit bumpy. If you want the cleanest window, that morning glass-off is your shot—but keep expectations low, it’s not a classic day.

Sunday the 20th morning is rideable with 4 ft NNW swell (period 7 seconds, energy 167) but the wind is a moderate cross-shore from the NNE at 12 mph, so there’s a chop on it. Not terrible for a Sunday session, but by the afternoon the cross-onshore kicks in and it gets lumpy again.

After the 20th, it trails off pretty quickly back into tiny, weak surf through the end of the period. There’s a bizarre little spike on Wednesday the 23rd with a 16-second period but only 0.3 ft—that’s a ghost swell, not even worth mentioning.

Best call of the outlook: The morning of Saturday, 19th September at Kijkduin. Glassy conditions, a clean 4 ft from the NW, and you’ll have it mostly to yourself. It’s not pumping, but it’s the only time the conditions line up for a proper session.

Stay hopeful—forecasts change, and it can’t stay this poor forever.

Rusty.

Read more