Surf Forecasts:
Zandvoort surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, NW swell with 116 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zandvoort this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Zandvoort in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zandvoort over the next 16 days.
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Alright buddy, I’m gonna level with you. Zandvoort is looking pretty grim for a while. The first real chance to get wet isn’t until the morning of Saturday, July 18th. That’s a solid 11-day stretch of nothing worth paddling out for, so you’re gonna need some patience.
The water is at 68°F, which is more than 7° warmer than normal for this time of year. Feels like a heated pool out there.
The best of a bad bunch is that Saturday morning, July 18th. You’ll have a light ESE cross-offshore breeze, so the surface will be glassy and clean. We’re looking at a small NW swell around 2ft, with a 8-second period. The combined energy is weak (68), so it’s not gonna knock your socks off. Just a heads up—crowds can be a problem here sometimes, so you might have some company on the takeoff zone.
Sunday morning, July 19th, has similar clean conditions with a cross-off breeze from the ESE and a 3ft NW swell, but the period drops to 7 seconds and the energy is still just moderate (82). It’s surfable, but ordinary.
The real highlight is Monday morning, July 20th. We get a true light offshore wind from the SE—that’ll keep the waves pristine. Same 3ft NW swell, 7-second period, and combined energy of 89. It’s the cleanest you’ll see, even if the swell is small.
Other than that, it’s onshore winds and choppy, tiny waves. Not a kite-surfing paradise, but definitely more interesting for them than us on some of those stronger wind days. For Zandvoort, this kind of quiet stretch is pretty normal, but you never know when the forecast might flip.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 116 | 63 | 39 | 48 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 38 | 50 | 78 | 62 | 89 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:01AM2.02m | 10:14PM1.71m | 10:54AM1.96m | 11:12PM1.64m | 11:55AM1.89m | 00:20AM1.61m | 1:04PM1.84m | 1:31AM1.67m | 2:11PM1.84m | 2:37AM1.80m | 3:10PM1.88m | 3:36AM1.97m | 4:03PM1.92m | 4:29AM2.15m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.45m | 5:53AM0.34m | 6:43PM0.51m | 6:36AM0.42m | 7:35PM0.56m | 7:28AM0.49m | 8:43PM0.60m | 8:59AM0.52m | 10:03PM0.58m | 10:34AM0.46m | 11:10PM0.49m | 11:43AM0.34m | 00:06AM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | SW 4 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 63 | 39 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 116 | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 38 | 50 | 78 | 62 | 89 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 688 | 736 | 707 | 649 | 589 | 28 | 589 | 589 | 581 | 419 | 589 | 619 | 477 | 649 | 678 | 649 | 810 | 649 | 471 | 372 | 471 |
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