Surf Forecasts:
Kijkduin surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, WSW swell with 175 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s 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 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kijkduin over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook for Kijkduin is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off for decent surf. There isn’t a single day where the conditions are good enough to grab a board and paddle out. The forecast is filled with poor surf conditions from start to finish.
The first few days are a mess. From Tuesday the 4th right through to the late afternoon of Wednesday the 19th, we’re looking at a long, dry spell. The only mention of clean conditions comes on Saturday the 8th morning with a slight cross-offshore wind, but the swell is a tiny 1.6 ft. Then Sunday the 9th morning goes glassy, but again, the swell is a pathetic 0.7 ft. There’s simply no energy in the water. Most of the time, the wind is either cross-shore, cross-onshore, or onshore, chopping up what little bump there is. The combined swell energy is low, mostly single-digit or double-digit numbers like 17, 24, or 105 – that’s weak to moderate at best, but it never translates into rideable waves.
The only time the swell gets a bit of size is on Wednesday the 19th afternoon, when it hits 8.2 ft from the NW with a period of 8 seconds. That’s a moderate energy reading of 694, but it’s accompanied by a moderate cross-onshore wind and lumpy conditions. For a beach/jetty setup like Kijkduin, that’s not surfable, it’s a mess. At that size, it’s only for experts, and with the wind on it, it’s more of a windswell chop than anything you’d want to paddle into. Honestly, with that much wind and choppy water, it’s looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
The water temperature on the 4th is 70°, which is about 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a very unusual anomaly, but it hardly matters when there’s nothing to ride. So, bottom line: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The breaks are fairly consistent here, but when it’s poor, it’s poor. Forecasts can change, but for now, leave the boards at home.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | W 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
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 kJ | 8 | 64 | 100 | 95 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 44 | 88 | 84 | 45 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:20PM2.19m | 8:52AM2.32m | 9:06PM2.10m | 9:41AM2.18m | 9:58PM2.00m | 10:38AM2.03m | 11:02PM1.91m | 11:47AM1.91m | 00:18AM1.90m | 1:01PM1.88m | 1:35AM2.00m | 2:08PM1.94m | 2:40AM2.18m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.63m | 1:37AM0.41m | 4:19PM0.69m | 2:29AM0.45m | 4:27PM0.73m | 3:29AM0.50m | 4:10PM0.74m | 4:31AM0.56m | 4:58PM0.73m | 5:31AM0.63m | 5:51PM0.70m | 6:30AM0.69m | 6:46PM0.64m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | W 3 | — | N 8 | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 76 | 44 | 5 | 84 | 45 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 64 | 100 | 95 | 76 | 77 | 25 | 11 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 334 | 377 | 698 | 668 | 750 | 501 | 462 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 334 | 335 | 750 | 620 | 580 | 689 | 704 | 755 | 750 |
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