Surf Forecasts:
Zandvoort surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, NNW swell with 80 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zandvoort this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Zandvoort in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sat 18th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zandvoort over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way. Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead. There are no solid recommendations in the immediate outlook, so let’s walk through it day by day.
The first hints of anything worthwhile don’t show up until Monday the 20th of July. Before that, from now through the weekend, it’s flat or tiny with poor conditions – cross-shore and onshore winds, no energy to speak of. You could call it a week-long gap with almost nothing to get excited about.
Monday the 20th of July morning at Zandvoort (sandbar) offers the first faint glimmer. Swell is small at 1.6ft from the NNW, period a sluggish 8 seconds, and the combined energy is weak at 58. But the wind is a light cross-offshore from the SSW, leaving it clean. It’s surfable but very ordinary – a session for the patient beginner or someone just wanting to stretch their arms.
From there, things actually start to pick up in size but the wind turns nasty. By Tuesday the 21st into Wednesday the 22nd, swell builds to 4.9ft–6.2ft from the NNW and NW, with moderate combined energy climbing into the 200s and 300s. That sounds promising, but it’s all coming with a moderate cross-onshore breeze and choppy conditions. The bigger stuff is really only for experienced surfers, and even then the chop will make it a battle. Frankly, with those winds and the beach setup, this starts looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
The best on offer, if you can call it that, falls on Monday the 20th morning. That’s the only time the wind plays nice with clean conditions. The swell is tiny, but for a longboard or a funboard, it’s the cleanest window in the whole 16 days. The water temperature is about 68°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – almost 7° above average – so you won’t need a thick suit.
After the 23rd, it drops off fast again into flatness. The last few days of the month look like more nothing. So, not a classic spell for Zandvoort. It’s one of those stretches where if you’re desperate, you go small and clean on the 20th, otherwise you wait.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
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 kJ | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 57 | 36 | 22 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:11PM1.84m | 2:37AM1.80m | 3:10PM1.88m | 3:36AM1.97m | 4:03PM1.92m | 4:29AM2.15m | 4:52PM1.97m | 5:20AM2.30m | 5:39PM2.00m | 6:09AM2.40m | 6:24PM2.01m | 6:57AM2.44m | 7:08PM2.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.52m | 10:03PM0.58m | 10:34AM0.46m | 11:10PM0.49m | 11:43AM0.34m | 00:06AM0.36m | 12:40PM0.22m | 00:54AM0.21m | 1:31PM0.14m | 1:38AM0.08m | 2:17PM0.12m | 2:21AM-0.02m | 3:02PM0.14m | 3:02AM-0.07m | |||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | — | — | N 6 | NNW 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | 54 | 63 | — | 36 | 22 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | — | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | 18 | 50 | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 610 | 649 | 674 | 649 | 692 | 628 | 445 | 854 | 720 | 661 | 660 | 661 | 649 | 660 | 661 | 192 | 192 | 516 | 388 | 390 | 83 |
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