Netherlands / North Holland

Zandvoort Strand

Zandvoort Strand is a 5.3 km-long beach facing west-north-west, 1.0 km north of Zandvoort (North Holland, Netherlands). The sea averages 18.7 °C in August, its warmest month, and 5.5 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.

Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.

Strand von Zandvoort
Photo: Helfmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Month by month

October at Zandvoort Strand

Sea14.8 °C
Day high14 °C
Night low9 °C
Rain78 mm
Cloud cover72%
Wind5.8 m/s
Daylight10.8 h08:05–18:49

Beach-day index 2.4/10 · Netherlands median 2.3

Monthly averages at Zandvoort Strand
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sea °C6.2 °C5.5 °C6.2 °C8.4 °C11.6 °C14.7 °C17.3 °C18.7 °C17.5 °C14.8 °C11.3 °C8.2 °C
High °C5°6°9°13°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°6°
Low °C2°1°3°6°9°12°15°15°12°9°6°3°
Rain mm756453405763819070787681
Cloud %797670646671696967727879
Wind m/s6.76.45.95.15.24.84.74.85.15.85.96.4
Daylight h8.29.911.813.915.716.816.414.812.810.88.87.7
Record high/low12°/-9°16°/-11°18°/-8°25°/-2°26°/3°30°/7°32°/10°31°/10°28°/6°23°/0°17°/-3°13°/-8°
Beach index2.22.32.62.92.73.65.15.54.02.42.32.2

Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.

When to go

The beach-day index peaks in August; August scores 5.5/10 with highs of 21 °C, sea at 18.7 °C and 90 mm of rain.

That matches the median for beaches in Netherlands in the same month.

Across the year the sea averages 11.7 °C, cooler than 85% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.

August is the wettest month (90 mm) and April the driest (40 mm); the yearly total is about 830 mm.

Daylight runs from 7.7 hours in December to 16.8 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 21:10 local time.

Day highNight lowSeaRain (mm)
Climate and sea temperature at Zandvoort StrandMonthly averages. Lines: daytime high, night low, sea surface temperature. Bars: rainfall in millimetres.0°5°10°15°20°25°0 mm50 mm100 mmJanuary: 75 mm rainFebruary: 64 mm rainMarch: 53 mm rainApril: 40 mm rainMay: 57 mm rainJune: 63 mm rainJuly: 81 mm rainAugust: 90 mm rainSeptember: 70 mm rainOctober: 78 mm rainNovember: 76 mm rainDecember: 81 mm rainJanuary: sea 6.2 °CFebruary: sea 5.5 °CMarch: sea 6.2 °CApril: sea 8.4 °CMay: sea 11.6 °CJune: sea 14.7 °CJuly: sea 17.3 °CAugust: sea 18.7 °CSeptember: sea 17.5 °COctober: sea 14.8 °CNovember: sea 11.3 °CDecember: sea 8.2 °CJanuary: high 5.3 °CFebruary: high 5.7 °CMarch: high 8.5 °CApril: high 12.8 °CMay: high 16.2 °CJune: high 19.2 °CJuly: high 21.2 °CAugust: high 21.2 °CSeptember: high 18.4 °COctober: high 14.3 °CNovember: high 9.7 °CDecember: high 6.4 °CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Orientation, sun and shore

JunDecNESW

The shore faces west-north-west (290°). Open water fills about 47% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.

The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 22:04 local time on a bearing of 312°.

Straight out to the west-north-west the next coast is roughly 200 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.

About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 4 m deep and 15 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 7 m above sea level 500 m inland and 7 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.

Within 1 km, the land is 70% built-up land, 15% bare ground, sand or rock and 8% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 45% of that circle.

  • Built 70%
  • Bare 15%
  • Tree 8%
  • Grass 7%
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sunset over seayesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Sunrise over sea––––––––––––

Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.

Cold water all year

The sea peaks at 18.7 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.

No lifeguard mapped

OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.

Photos

Möwe am Strand von Zandvoort
Photo: Helfmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Take
Mango’s Beach Zandvoort
Photo: fotogoocom, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · 21 O
Zicht op strand van Zandvoort
Photo: fotogoocom, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · 22 O
Nordsee-Strand von Zandvoort in den Niederlanden
Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · 2018
Beach along the North Sea in Zandvoort, the Netherlands
Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · 2018
Aerial view of beach pavilion in Zandvoort in the Netherlands
Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · 2018
Strand von Zandvoort an der Nordsee
Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · 2018

From above

Satellite image of Zandvoort Strand and its surroundings
Satellite view, 2.4 × 1.6 km centred on the beach, 2023-06-24. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

Facilities within 1 km

  • 125Restaurants, cafés & bars
  • 8Public toilets
  • –Showers
  • 1Drinking water
  • 44Car parks
  • –Lifeguard stations
  • 77Hotels & guesthouses
  • 2Campsites
  • 15Grocery shops
  • 4Water-sports spots
  • 1Playgrounds & water parks
  • 23Bus stops (1.5 km)
  • 5Pharmacies & clinics
  • 7Cash machines
  • 3Bike rental

Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 81 restaurants, 18 cafés, 17 bars and 9 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 77 hotels and guesthouses.

Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.

Around the beach

Attractions & museums

  • Juttersmu-ZEE-um museum 730 m S
  • Circus Zandvoort attraction 750 m S
  • Zandvoorts Museum museum 780 m S

Diving & boat hire

  • Zilt at Sea 370 m S
  • Spyder Wheelz Store 430 m S
  • Fietsverhuur Zandvoort 590 m S
  • Behind The Beach Bike Rental 600 m S

Campsites

  • Zandvoort an Zee 200 m NE
  • Camping De Branding 950 m NE

Getting there

Airports with scheduled flights
AirportCodeDistanceDirection
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol AmsterdamAMS17.8 kmsouth-east
Rotterdam The Hague Airport RotterdamRTM47.4 kmsouth
Eindhoven Airport EindhovenEIN119 kmsouth-east

Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.

Local transport: 23 bus stops within 1.5 km, rail station Zandvoort aan Zee (450 m) and 44 mapped car parks within 1 km.

11 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 224.6K residents); within 30 km there are 139 (about 3.4M).

Map and nearby beaches

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Compared with the nearest beaches
BeachDistanceWarmest seaLengthSurface
Zandvoort Strand–18.7 °C5.3 km–
Langevelderslag Strand8.3 km SW18.7 °C522 mSand
Wijk Aan Zee Strand13.2 km N18.6 °C4.9 kmSand
Scheveningen Strand35.9 km SW18.9 °C88 m–

Data on this page

  • Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
  • Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 10.4 km away.
  • Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w416324291; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
  • Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
  • Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
  • Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_31UEU_20230624_0_L2A.
  • Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
  • Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
  • Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
  • Search popularity: about 5.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).

Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.