Zandvoort Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, it’s Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but the honest truth is there’s nothing on offer that’s truly worth paddling out for. The whole period is a write-off for decent surf. From now through to the end of the forecast, every single session is marked as poor surf conditions. That’s a long, flat, and messy run.

Let’s look at the first few days. Starting Sunday the 19th, we’ve got a NNW swell pushing 5 ft, but the period is a short, weak 8 seconds, and the wind is a nasty cross-on at 19 mph. The combined energy is moderate, at 256, but it’s all chop and no shape. The water temperature is 70°, which is a massive 8° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s really unusual, feels like bathwater, but it doesn’t help the waves one bit.

Into Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st, the swell drops fast. By Tuesday morning we’re down to 2 ft with a 6-second period and weak energy (40). The wind stays cross-on or onshore, keeping it choppy and unrideable. That pattern holds all the way through the week. Even Friday the 24th sees a brief moment of lighter wind, but the swell is tiny at 2 ft and the energy is almost nothing (29). It’s just not happening.

The second week doesn’t get any better. There’s a slight bump around Tuesday the 28th, with a 4 ft swell from the WNW and energy hitting 120, but that’s paired with a fresh 19 mph cross-on wind. It’s lumpy, messy, and completely unsurfable. The rest of the days are flat or nearly flat, with tiny swells and poor winds. On the 1st of August, we’ve got strong winds over 28 mph producing a cross-chop with zero swell – that’s more of a kite-surfing setup than anything for a paddle board.

Later on the 2nd and 3rd of August, there’s a small pulse of 4 ft from the north, but the period is still short (6 seconds) and the wind is either onshore or cross-on. The only bright spot is Monday morning the 3rd of August, when the wind goes glassy for a moment, but the swell is only 2 ft with a 6-second period and energy of 20 – it’s flat, clean, and totally gutless.

So, what’s the standout? There isn’t one. Not a single session scores above a 0. Zandvoort is a sandbar break that’s exposed to the NNW, and it’s inconsistent. This kind of blank run is pretty normal for the area when the wind and swell don’t line up. It tends not to stay this poor forever, but for now, save your energy and maybe wax the board next week – the window might open up, but it’s not looking likely from here.

Rusty.

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