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Zandvoort surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, WSW swell with 65 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zandvoort this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Zandvoort in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zandvoort over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m gonna be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. Over the whole 16-day window, we’ve got nothing but "poor surf conditions" on the board. The swell is weak, the period is short, and the wind is almost always wrong. The only spot on the radar is Zandvoort, a sandbar setup that’s inconsistent and exposed to the NNW. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, but when the swell is this small and wind is messy, even a beginner is gonna struggle to have fun.
There’s a big gap right from the start – nothing worth paddling out for on Saturday or Sunday the 15th and 16th. Swell heights are tiny, around 1 ft to 2 ft, with periods of just 4 to 6 seconds – that’s pure wind chop, no real energy. The combined energy is weak, single-digit or low double-digit numbers (8 to 13). Wind is either cross or cross-on, making it choppy and messy.
Monday the 17th is a write-off too – onshore wind and waves barely 1 ft. Tuesday the 18th gets a little more interesting with the afternoon seeing 4 ft swell from the WNW, but it’s still short period (5 seconds) and cross-on wind. Combined energy hits 67 – still weak. Wednesday the 19th morning sees the biggest swell of the whole run: 6 ft from the WSW, but with a period of 6 seconds and onshore wind, it’s just a lumpy, blown-out mess. Combined energy is 255 – moderate. Still, no quality.
The rest of the week and into the next is more of the same. Thursday the 20th has 5 ft and 5 ft swells, but fresh cross-on wind and short period make it poor. Friday the 21st drops back to 2 ft. The second week – from around the 22nd onward – doesn’t get any better. Swell stays under 3 ft, period rarely above 7 seconds, and wind is mostly cross or onshore. The only glimmer is on Tuesday the 25th morning, when the wind goes glassy (NNE 3 mph) and the waves at 3 ft from the NNW look clean – but with a period of just 6 seconds and combined energy of 47, it’s still weak.
Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The surf just isn’t playing ball. When a spot is inconsistent and the swell never lines up with good wind, you’re better off waiting for the next system. This kind of blank run is normal for this area from time to time. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d say leave the board in the car and go do something else.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
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 kJ | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 65 | 45 | 19 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:48PM2.07m | 7:22AM2.40m | 7:30PM2.08m | 8:03AM2.29m | 8:12PM2.04m | 8:44AM2.12m | 8:54PM1.96m | 9:24AM1.93m | 9:37PM1.85m | 10:06AM1.73m | 10:23PM1.71m | 10:55AM1.55m | 11:21PM1.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.15m | 2:38AM-0.10m | 3:15PM0.20m | 3:16AM-0.05m | 3:50PM0.28m | 3:53AM0.06m | 4:22PM0.36m | 4:29AM0.19m | 4:52PM0.45m | 5:05AM0.34m | 5:22PM0.54m | 5:43AM0.49m | 5:54PM0.61m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | N 4 | — | WSW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | WSW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 10 | 9 | — | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | — | 17 | 7 | 26 | 17 | — | 9 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 5 | — | NNW 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | — | 19 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | NW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | — | — | 24 | — | 37 | 56 | 65 | 45 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 762 | 797 | 541 | 539 | 734 | 844 | 753 | 753 | 707 | 234 | 854 | 795 | 424 | 491 | 718 | 720 | 743 | 576 | 571 | 303 | 539 |
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