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Zandvoort surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, WSW swell with 279 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zandvoort this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Zandvoort in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zandvoort over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk Zandvoort in proper feet and miles per hour. It’s been bleak, and it stays bleak for a long stretch.
The first week and a half is a washout. Starting Tuesday the 25th of August, we’ve got tiny, weak knee-slappers around 1ft to 1ft from the north, with a short period of 6 seconds. The wind is cross-off, but who cares when the swell is that small? The combined energy is a measly 12. This flat spell drags on with barely a ripple.
Things pick up in size around the weekend of the 29th to 31st August, with swell hitting around 5ft from the west-southwest, but the period stays short at 7 seconds. The energy climbs to 237, but a fresh cross-shore wind chops it all up. It’s messy and poor quality.
Then, a long gap. The next real possibility is Monday, the 8th of September. That morning a big, powerful swell rolls in at 10ft from the west with a 9-second period. The energy number hits 1315—serious water. But it’s onshore, straight onshore from the west-northwest, so it’s going to be a full-on, choppy mess. Only for the experts.
The one day that stands out, the only one worth waiting for, is Wednesday the 9th of September. We get a sweet 3ft groundswell from the north-northwest, and the period is a glorious 12 seconds. That’s proper, long-range energy. The wind turns light and cross-off from the south-southwest, giving us clean, glassy conditions. The combined energy is a solid 211. The files say “expect good surf conditions” for the first time. It’s an exposed sandbar, so it can be fickle, and that long period might make the waves a bit straight, but with clean wind and quality surf, this is your window. The water temp is about normal for this time of year.
Otherwise, the rest of the 16 days is wind-blown junk or flat spells. It’s been a rough dry spell—these sandbars do that sometimes. Keep an eye on the 9th of September.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | N 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 81 | 1 | 122 | 209 | 42 | 81 | 71 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12AM1.59m | 3:24PM1.52m | 3:58AM1.73m | 4:05PM1.64m | 4:38AM1.88m | 4:43PM1.76m | 5:14AM2.04m | 5:20PM1.88m | 5:51AM2.18m | 5:58PM1.99m | 6:27AM2.28m | 6:36PM2.08m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.64m | 10:47AM0.67m | 10:57PM0.49m | 11:40AM0.55m | 11:46PM0.33m | 12:23PM0.42m | 00:28AM0.18m | 1:03PM0.32m | 1:08AM0.07m | 1:42PM0.24m | 1:47AM0.01m | 2:21PM0.19m | 2:27AM0.00m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | 8:49 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | NW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 28 | 42 | — | — | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 2 | — | E 2 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 81 | 227 | 122 | 209 | — | 81 | 71 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 471 | 692 | 674 | 619 | 649 | 649 | 413 | 192 | 413 | 307 | 385 | 482 | 323 | 491 | 579 | 545 | 532 | 234 |
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