Surf Forecasts:
Zandvoort surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 4 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, N swell with 116 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zandvoort this week:
The surf forecast for Zandvoort over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Zandvoort in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) 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 0.1m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zandvoort over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I've looked over the charts for Zandvoort and, well, mate, I gotta be straight with you—it's a pretty grim picture. The whole 16-day stretch is a write-off. There isn't a single moment where the conditions come together to give us anything decent to surf. Every single session is marked as poor surf, and the swell just never gets its act together.
We start on Thursday the 30th of July with a tiny 2ft swell out of the WSW, but it's cross-on and choppy from a westerly breeze. The water's at 69°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year—6° above average, which is pretty wild to feel, but it won't help the waves. The energy is weak, barely registering 23, so there's no push at all.
From there it's just day after day of ankle-snappers and onshore junk. Friday the 31st, Saturday the 1st, Sunday the 2nd—all tiny waves, mostly cross-on winds, and a combined swell energy that rarely even cracks double digits. The only thing worth mentioning is a brief moment on Saturday morning the 1st of August where it goes glassy, but the swell is only 1ft with a 6-second period. Dead flat.
The second week doesn't offer any hope either. We get a bit more northerly windswell around the 3rd and 4th of August, pushing up to 3ft on Monday afternoon, but the period is a weak 5 seconds and it's cross-shore. The energy climbs to 66, which is still moderate, but the wind's all wrong. A few clean mornings pop up, like Tuesday the 4th with a light offshore easterly, but again, the swell is tiny and gutless.
Honestly, this is a blank run for the area. With a break like Zandvoort that's inconsistent at the best of times, a long stretch of nothing isn't that unusual. There's no standout, no hidden gem, no reason to get wet. The whole setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, with that steady northerly wind, but for us? It's a hard pass.
Keep your gear waxed and wait for the next system.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 4 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NW 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 116 | 44 | 41 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:43PM1.86m | 6:14AM2.09m | 6:20PM1.93m | 6:51AM2.17m | 6:58PM1.98m | 7:29AM2.23m | 7:37PM2.00m | 8:08AM2.24m | 8:18PM1.99m | 8:49AM2.21m | 9:01PM1.95m | 9:33AM2.12m | 9:48PM1.87m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.37m | 1:35AM0.11m | 2:08PM0.31m | 2:13AM0.04m | 2:47PM0.28m | 2:52AM0.02m | 3:26PM0.27m | 3:30AM0.05m | 4:06PM0.29m | 4:10AM0.12m | 4:46PM0.35m | 4:49AM0.22m | 5:27PM0.43m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 4 | WSW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | W 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 7 | — | N 6 | NNW 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | 13 | 10 | 50 | — | 44 | 7 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | NNW 4 | SW 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 7 | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 56 | 56 | — | 116 | — | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 707 | 791 | 787 | 784 | 736 | 298 | 755 | 798 | 755 | 734 | 754 | 661 | 605 | 353 | 513 | 28 | 14 | 195 | 251 | 649 | 14 |
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