Zandvoort Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. Looking at the 16-day window starting now, it's a tough stretch for Zandvoort. There’s nothing on the table that I’d get excited about, so we’re looking at a long, quiet period with very little to offer.

The first sign of any surfable swell doesn't show up until Saturday the 19th of July, but even then, it’s a write-off. We’ll get a NNW swell pushing 6 ft with a short 7-second period, but with a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind, it's going to be a lumpy, blown-out mess. The combined energy is moderate at best (286), but the quality is simply not there. This pattern of onshore and cross-onshore wind sticks around, killing any chance of clean waves. The swell height actually builds through the period, but the wind just won't cooperate.

For this stretch, the water temp is sitting at a very unusual 70°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.

Honestly, looking at this entire 16-day forecast, there isn't a single standout. The wind is almost always from the NNW, which is squarely onshore or cross-onshore for this exposed sandbar. Even when the swell drops to tiny 2 ft or 2 ft waves in the second week, the wind direction remains poor, or the wind strength is too high for the size. You get a brief moment on the 26th of July morning with a light cross-offshore wind, but the swell is a pathetic 3 ft with weak energy (51). It’s clean, but there’s no power. Then the wind swings to a strong 25 mph onshore in the afternoon.

After the 29th of July, the swell disappears almost completely, dropping to zero or 0.3 ft for days, with more onshore wind and rain. This is a full-on blank period for any kind of surf. The set-up at Zandvoort is a beach break, and with this persistent onshore wind and building swell, it might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddling into a wave. There's just nothing worth paddling out for.

Rusty.

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