Surf Forecasts:
Noorderstrand surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, N swell with 124 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Noorderstrand this week:
The surf forecast for Noorderstrand over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Noorderstrand in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) 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 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noorderstrand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. It's a tough stretch ahead for the North Sea coast. We're looking at a 16-day window where the surf is going to be pretty gutless. The swell is small, the winds are mostly messy, and we've got a long stretch of poor conditions to wade through.
The first week is a real write-off for any kind of decent waves. We’ve got a lot of weak energy and choppy, onshore slop. The swell is just too small and weak to do anything with. From the 16th through the 23rd, don't even bother waxing up. It's flat, it's lumpy, and the wind is all over the place. We're looking at waves around 1ft to 3ft, with the energy readings mostly in the double digits. It's just all over the place and no good.
There's a slight pickup around the 24th and 25th. Monday the 24th afternoon sees the swell nudge up to 4ft, with energy climbing to a moderate 109. But it's still cross-shore and messy. Then Tuesday the 25th, we've got a bit more size, also around 4ft, and the wind finally goes cross-offshore, cleaning things up a bit. The energy is moderate at 110. Still, it's not great, but it's the closest thing we get to a real surf in this whole period. The swell is from the NNW, but it's a short-period windswell at 6-7 seconds.
After that, the plug is pulled. From the 26th of August through to the end of the month, we're back to tiny, weak surf. The energy values tank back into single and low double digits. We do get one morning of pure glass on the 28th, with the wind dead calm. But the swell is a pathetic 1ft. It'd be flat as a millpond, even if it is pretty to look at.
To be honest, the setup is so poor that if you've got a kite, this might be more your scene than a surfboard. There's just not enough push for a paddle.
So, here’s the long and short of it. This is a period to find other things to do. Don't hold your breath for this week, and even the small window around the 24th and 25th is a poor cousin to proper surf. The ocean will come back, it always does, but it's not happening within this forecast.
Stay salty.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
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 kJ | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 49 | 21 | 67 | 46 | 34 | 82 | 55 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 91 | 63 | 99 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:39AM0.92m | 6:38PM2.05m | 00:22AM0.46m | 6:50AM2.19m | 7:16PM2.05m | 00:59AM0.40m | 7:31AM2.10m | 7:53PM2.02m | 1:13AM0.35m | 8:14AM1.99m | 8:33PM1.97m | 8:59AM1.85m | 9:21PM1.85m | 9:51AM1.69m | 10:23PM1.69m | 11:06AM1.53m | 11:57PM1.59m | ||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.88m | 2:31PM0.45m | 11:00PM0.31m | 11:35AM0.83m | 3:18PM0.43m | 11:51PM0.34m | 3:59PM0.43m | 1:08AM0.35m | 4:33PM0.45m | 4:39AM0.25m | 4:51PM0.46m | 4:41AM0.32m | 5:04PM0.44m | 5:31AM0.39m | 5:55PM0.42m | ||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 8 | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 7 | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 7 | WSW 4 | NW 5 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 46 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 16 | — | 91 | 63 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | N 7 | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | N 7 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | — | W 4 | W 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | 1 | 9 | — | 41 | 49 | 21 | 67 | 20 | — | 82 | 55 | 15 | — | 51 | — | — | 99 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 506 | 555 | 727 | 754 | 753 | 673 | 270 | 738 | 231 | 270 | 382 | 392 | 593 | 743 | 615 | 393 | 482 | 64 | 26 | 409 | 479 |
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