Surf Forecasts:
Zandvoort surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, NW swell with 72 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 Sunday (Jul 05) 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 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zandvoort over the next 16 days.
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Alright, folks, Rusty here again. I gotta give it to you straight – the surf at Zandvoort is pretty much dead in the water for the next 16 days. The data shows *poor surf conditions* the whole way through, so don't expect any magic. It's a blank run, and for this area, that's not unusual when the wind and swell don't line up.
Starting Sunday, July 5th, we've got a weak NW swell at about 3ft, but a fresh cross-onshore breeze from the WNW at 12 mph is tearing it up. The period is short at 6 seconds and the wave energy is a low 61 – just wind-chop. Monday and Tuesday are the same story: tiny 2ft to 3ft swells with cross-onshore winds. The water is an unusually warm 68° (much warmer than normal), so at least it's comfortable for a float.
Thursday, July 9th, the swell drops to a tiny 1ft. The morning is glassy – dead calm – but there's nothing to ride. Friday and Saturday, July 10th and 11th, it flattens to 0.7ft. You'll get clean, cross-offshore winds on Friday and glassy conditions on Saturday, but the ocean is a total mirror.
The second week doesn't save us. The swell stays under 3ft until Saturday, July 18th, when it bumps to 5ft from the NW. The energy rises to 207 (moderate), but the period is a short 7 seconds, and a 15 mph cross-onshore wind from the N makes it a choppy mess. Sunday, July 19th, the wind hits 19 mph – that's more for kite-surfing than paddling. By Monday, July 20th, the swell is 4ft with an 8-second period and onshore wind. It's still poor.
Zandvoort is an exposed sandbar that can fire on a good NNW swell, but it's inconsistent, and crowds are possible. None of that matters here, though. The only faint hope is for experts around July 18th-20th, but the wind ruins it. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a long, flat spell. Ride the bench.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 69 | 28 | 39 | 68 | 43 | 26 | 32 | 47 | 42 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:32AM2.09m | 8:39PM1.85m | 9:15AM2.07m | 9:24PM1.79m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.39m | 4:34AM0.18m | 5:13PM0.42m | 5:13AM0.25m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | — | — | 43 | 26 | 32 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | NW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — |
| kJ | 61 | 69 | 1 | 39 | 68 | — | 7 | 13 | — | 42 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 591 | 691 | 686 | 471 | 735 | 683 | 597 | 736 | 649 | 597 | 706 | 642 | 597 | 597 | 443 | 576 | 757 | 797 | 795 | 911 | 720 |
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