South Holland · Netherlands
Scheveningen surf forecast
Beach break in South Holland, Netherlands, scored hour by hour in NORDR against the wind angle for the way it faces, the swell direction it wants, and the tide it works on.
How it breaks
Scheveningen's main surf area sits north of the harbour entrance, where the most constant Dutch surf zone is shaped by harbour-side sandbanks.
Getting there
Use the northern harbour-head beach around The Shore and respect the posted surfing and kite/windsurf zoning.
Watch out for
- Strong current runs near the harbour heads and breakwaters; watersports must stay clear of the structures.
- Temporary nourished sandbanks can shift and create unpredictable rips.
Local detail
Recent sand nourishment can create A-frame peaks and peeling lefts and rights, but the banks change as tides redistribute sand.
Tide dependency: moderate
Offshore banks bleed off roughly half the swell at low water here. Bigger swells push through anyway, small ones often do not, and the useful window tracks the tide. NORDR scores that in rather than printing a tide chart beside the wave height.
Where this came from
- Tourism boardDen Haag - The Shore
- CommunityJumpteam Scheveningen - sandbank article
- Surf clubJumpteam Scheveningen - spot rules