Zandvoort Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the outlook for Zandvoort over the next 16 days is a tough one to write. We’ve got a long stretch of just about nothing, and you’ll have to be patient.

Overall, the pattern is dominated by poor surf conditions. There’s a real gap in quality surf for the first week and a half, with the first real suggestion of a rideable wave not appearing until Sunday morning, September 6th, and even then, it’s ordinary.

Let’s start with the only real glimmer in the early run. Sunday morning, September 6th, is your best bet in the first week. The wind is looking good – a light offshore from the SSE at 12 mph – which should clean things up nicely. The swell is small, coming from the NNW at 3ft with a period of 8 seconds. The combined swell energy is weak at 74, so it’ll be tiny and gutless, but it’s the only window of clean conditions. The break is an exposed sandbar that’s inconsistent, so you’ll be waiting for sets. The water temp is a notable 68°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.

From Sunday afternoon onwards, it’s pretty grim. The swell drops off to nothing, and we get a mix of onshore and cross-shore winds that are going to chop everything up. Even when the swell picks up again, the wind is a mess. For instance, on Monday, September 14th, the combined swell energy jumps up to 689 (moderate wave energy) with a 8ft swell from the WSW, but the wind is a gentle cross-onshore, making it messy and lumpy. It’s too big for beginners, but not clean enough for anyone else.

The one standout that catches the eye is Tuesday, September 15th, but it’s a long way off. The morning shows a 8ft swell from the NW with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy is a strong 1336. However, the wind is onshore from the WNW at 16 mph, and the forecast is for poor surf conditions. With that much size and onshore wind, this setup at a beach break is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s a big, powerful, lumpy mess only for experts.

The rest of the second week is a write-off, with tiny swell and light winds, but nothing with any punch. The gap between the Sunday morning session and the potential messy swell on the 14th is a solid week of nothing. The pattern is poor, but with an inconsistent break like Zandvoort, that’s not unusual.

Rusty.

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