Petten Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Netherlands)

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Petten Surf Guide

Petten on the West Coast is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of rips and obstacles.

Petten Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	3	fairly consistent	11.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Petten:

The best conditions reported for surf at Petten occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Petten (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Petten with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 11% of the time in April while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 58% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

11%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

31%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

58%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Petten Location Map

Interactive Petten surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Petten is De Kooy Airport (DHR) in Netherlands, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Petten is Schiphol (Amsterdam) Airport (AMS), also in Netherlands, 53 km (33 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Petten Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 19:28 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Petten look like?

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Tides at Petten

Current tide and informaton

For Petten zuid, Netherlands, 2 km from Petten.

Next High Water: 08:02pm | 1.62m

Next Low Water: 04:09am | 0.09m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Petten Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.1 °C) at Petten is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (8.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.