Surf Forecasts:
Zandvoort surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, NW swell with 98 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zandvoort this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Zandvoort in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zandvoort over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing but tiny, weak, and mostly messy waves on the cards. The swell window just isn’t lining up for us, and we’re going to be staring at a lot of flat, lumpy water.
Looking at the whole 16-day picture, the first real blip of interest doesn’t even show up until the 14th of August. That Friday afternoon, we see the swell bump up to 4ft from the NW, but the wind is going to be howling onshore from the NNW at 19 mph. That’s a mess. It’s not until the 20th of August, Thursday, that we finally get some proper size – 5ft from the NW – but again, it’s got a cross-onshore wind on it, making it lumpy and choppy. The energy is moderate (207-208), but the quality is just not there.
The best of a bad bunch, and I mean that with all the love in the world, looks like the morning of Friday, the 21st of August. We’ve got the biggest swell of the window at 6ft from the NNW, with moderate energy (289). The wind is a gentler cross-onshore from the WNW, which will at least keep it from being totally destroyed. It’s not going to be clean, but it’ll be the biggest and most powerful we see. Still, it’s a far cry from a standout day.
Honestly, for the first two weeks, this is a kite-surfing forecast more than a surfing one. The swell is small, the winds are often strong and onshore, and the sandbar at Zandvoort is just going to be a washing machine. There are long gaps with nothing on offer. The water is running much warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a nice touch, but it won’t save the waves.
Don’t hold your breath. The models can change, but as it stands, if you’ve got a board with a fin, you might want to find something else to do. The setup looks far more interesting for the kite crew.
This is Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 72 | 86 | 60 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 98 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.72m | 1:02AM1.69m | 1:44PM1.67m | 2:17AM1.78m | 2:49PM1.71m | 3:21AM1.95m | 3:45PM1.78m | 4:17AM2.13m | 4:35PM1.87m | 5:07AM2.30m | 5:21PM1.96m | 5:55AM2.41m | 6:05PM2.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.66m | 8:53AM0.57m | 9:38PM0.63m | 10:26AM0.50m | 10:51PM0.49m | 11:33AM0.37m | 11:46PM0.31m | 12:27PM0.25m | 00:34AM0.13m | 1:14PM0.16m | 1:18AM-0.01m | 1:57PM0.13m | 1:59AM-0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 9 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 21 | 72 | — | 60 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NW 5 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 5 | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 98 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 784 | 753 | 336 | 788 | 681 | 731 | 729 | 734 | 28 | 424 | 857 | 28 | 28 | 545 | 477 | 427 | 532 | 571 | 571 | 762 | 610 |
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