Scheveningen Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the Scheveningen Pier outlook, and I'll be straight with you – the next few weeks look pretty grim for a proper paddle. The water’s sitting at 69°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s firing.

We’ve got a long stretch of nothing good to start. From Friday the 28th of August, right through the weekend and into the first week of September, it’s a write-off. The wind is mostly cross or onshore, and the swell is a mix of short-period, weak windswell. The combined swell energy is tiny, barely breaking 24 (24) on Friday afternoon, and even when it bumps up to 249 (249) on Saturday the 29th, the 6ft swell is all wind-chop and lumpy. No score from me on that.

The whole first week is plagued by strong cross-shore winds and poor conditions. The wave heights swing between 1ft and 7ft, but the wind is never your friend. Monday the 31st of August sees a 7ft swell with a messy cross-chop, and strong breeze at 25 mph – that’s a kite surfer’s session, not a paddler’s. The setup is a beach and pier, and with that much wind, it’s going to be a battle.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn't show up until Saturday the 5th of September afternoon. We get a clean, light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE at 6 mph, and a 3ft swell from the WNW. It’s small, and the combined energy is only 42 (42), but it’s surfable. The score is a 1, which is better than a zero. The real standout, though, is Monday the 7th of September morning. The wind is a glassy light easterly at 3 mph, cross-offshore, and it’s clean. The swell is 3ft from the NW with a 7-second period, and the energy is 72 (72). It’s small, but it’s the cleanest window we’ve seen. The crowd factor is "often," so expect company at the peak.

Then, the best of the outlook lands on Thursday the 10th of September. The afternoon session is the one to circle. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the NNW with an 8-second period, and combined energy of 263 (263) – that’s moderate juice. But the magic is the wind: a light SSW at 6 mph, cross-offshore, so it’s going to be clean. The score is a 2, which is the only "good" call in the whole 16 days. That’s the one. Before that, the morning of the 10th sees a 6ft NNW swell with 373 (373) energy, but the wind is cross-on, so it’ll be a bit bumpy.

After that, it’s back to poor conditions. Friday the 11th of September morning is clean but small, and by the afternoon, the wind is howling from the SW at 31 mph, reaching near gale force. The 12th of September is a complete mess with strong to near gale cross-shore winds and a lumpy, 6ft swell. Not worth getting wet.

So, to put it plainly: the first week is a total washout. There’s a gap of about 8 days with no real recommendations. The only true standouts are the morning of Monday the 7th of September for a clean, small session, and the afternoon of Thursday the 10th of September for the best combination of size and clean conditions. That Thursday afternoon is the pick of the lot.

Rusty.

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