Surf Forecasts:
Zandvoort surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, WSW swell with 186 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zandvoort this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Zandvoort in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zandvoort over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook for Zandvoort is a rough one. We’re staring down a 16-day window, and honestly, the first week and a half is a write-off for any kind of decent surf. The North Sea just isn’t playing ball.
The first hint of anything that even resembles a wave comes on Monday, August 11th. The morning session might give you a tiny 0.7ft from the NNW, and with a light ENE wind that’s cross-offshore, it’ll be clean. But the energy is weak, barely registering a 60 on the combined energy scale. It’s a knee-high fizzle for the surf-starved, but it’s something.
The real – and I mean *only* – standout in this whole forecast falls on Thursday, August 13th. The morning is your best bet. A clean, light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE will groom a 0.7ft swell from the N. The energy climbs to 78, which is still modest, but it’s the cleanest window we get. The water is sitting at a balmy 71°F, which is way warmer than usual for this time of year – a solid 7°F above normal, so you can leave the wetsuit at home.
The afternoon of the 13th gets a bit more size, with 4ft from the NNW, but the wind swings north and goes cross-onshore, killing the quality. The 14th of August offers a light cross-offshore wind again, with 3ft to 4ft from the NNW, but the energy is still low and the quality is just "ordinary." Not terrible, but not worth writing home about.
After that, the pattern fades back into small, wind-affected slop with onshore winds through the middle of the month. The 17th and 18th of August are back to knee-high junk.
So, summary: There’s no big swell, no long period groundswell, and no real power. The best session is the morning of the 13th of August at Zandvoort. It’s a sandbar break that’s inconsistent, and it can get crowded, but with a light offshore wind and the weakest hint of shape, it’s the only hope in the whole 16 days. For beginners, it’s safe. For everyone else, it’s a low-tide cruise.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 4 | NW 6 |
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 kJ | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 108 | 127 | 149 | 101 | 115 | 97 | 47 | 55 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:08AM2.24m | 8:18PM1.99m | 8:49AM2.21m | 9:01PM1.95m | 9:33AM2.12m | 9:48PM1.87m | 10:23AM1.99m | 10:41PM1.78m | 11:21AM1.84m | 11:46PM1.70m | 12:30PM1.72m | 1:02AM1.69m | 1:44PM1.67m | 2:17AM1.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.29m | 4:10AM0.12m | 4:46PM0.35m | 4:49AM0.22m | 5:27PM0.43m | 5:31AM0.32m | 6:11PM0.52m | 6:17AM0.43m | 7:01PM0.61m | 7:17AM0.52m | 8:09PM0.66m | 8:53AM0.57m | 9:38PM0.63m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | — | NW 7 | SW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 47 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | N 4 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | — | — | SW 2 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 30 | 108 | 127 | 149 | 101 | 115 | 97 | 4 | 55 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 610 | 552 | 471 | 610 | 307 | 385 | 390 | 482 | 677 | 767 | 569 | 388 | 205 | 205 | 14 | 336 | 982 | 790 | 729 | 610 | 734 |
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