Surf Forecasts:
Zandvoort surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, WNW swell with 154 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 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zandvoort over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. I’ve been staring at the charts for the Zandvoort area and, well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a quiet stretch. There’s nothing in the finder that’s a genuine surf recommendation. The whole 16-day window from August 6th right through to August 21st is a flat spell with no real rideable waves on offer.
The water is sitting at 71°F on the Thursday morning, which is a whopping 7°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s very unusual, you’d be swimming in a warm bath, but the surf is just not there.
We start off on Thursday with a small, weak 4ft swell from the WNW, but the period is a short 6 seconds and that 19 mph cross-onshore wind is going to wreck it. Lumpy, choppy, poor conditions. The combined energy is only 107 (moderate), and it’s not enough to overcome the wind. This pattern of small, weak, and wind-affected persists. Friday the 7th sees a tiny 3ft swell from the NNW with a 6 mph onshore wind, nothing doing. The energy drops to 84 (weak).
Saturday the 8th is the closest we get to a pretty moment, with a glassy morning, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft. The energy is a measly 15 (weak). You could probably lie on a board and not get wet. From Sunday the 9th right through to the 21st, we’re looking at waves that barely break 2ft. The combined energy figures are all in the double digits or low triple digits, the weakest of the weak. Most days have a cross-onshore or onshore wind, making it choppy or lumpy. There are a few clean moments on the 11th, 12th, and 13th with light offshores, but with a swell of 0.7ft to 2ft, it’s just not surfable.
For a spot like Zandvoort, which is an exposed sandbar, it’s inconsistent anyway, but a blank run like this is more normal for the area. There’s simply no standouts here. The best advice is to leave the boards in the van and maybe go for a swim. The forecasts can always change, but right now, it’s a bust.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 8 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 142 | 60 | 82 | 55 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23AM1.99m | 10:41PM1.78m | 11:21AM1.84m | 11:46PM1.70m | 12:30PM1.72m | 1:02AM1.69m | 1:44PM1.67m | 2:17AM1.78m | 2:49PM1.71m | 3:21AM1.95m | 3:45PM1.78m | 4:17AM2.13m | 4:35PM1.87m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.52m | 6:17AM0.43m | 7:01PM0.61m | 7:17AM0.52m | 8:09PM0.66m | 8:53AM0.57m | 9:38PM0.63m | 10:26AM0.50m | 10:51PM0.49m | 11:33AM0.37m | 11:46PM0.31m | 12:27PM0.25m | 00:34AM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 60 | 82 | 55 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 107 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 379 | 205 | 83 | 355 | 28 | 754 | 753 | 336 | 677 | 755 | 731 | 735 | 753 | 734 | 428 | 722 | 28 | 415 | 424 | 307 |
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