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Zud surfForecast / Netherlands / Netherlands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zud surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zud sea temperature is
8.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zud today?
The current surf forecast for Zud at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zud. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 21 | 36 | 49 | 56 | 61 | 69 | 83 | 89 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 75 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:57AM 1.69 | 11:31PM 1.93 | 11:55AM 1.75 | 12:26AM 1.95 | 12:47PM 1.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:26AM 0.50 | 6:33PM 0.26 | 7:27AM 0.47 | 7:26PM 0.30 | 8:27AM 0.43 | 8:14PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
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