Zandvoort Weather

Kite flying on Zandvoort beachZandvoort's weather is an everyday topic of conversation amongst both the local people and visitors to the resort and that's because the weather affects many activities there.

Warm. sunny weather in Zandvoort is great for people to enjoy Zandvoort beach and that's when lots of day trippers visit the resort. The result of this for Zandvoort itself is that the town's traders enjoy good business (shops, restaurants, bars, fish stalls and beach cafes). It's only on 'good weather' beach days that you'll also get to see planes flying over the beach with huge banner advertisements high up in the sky. Warm, sunny weather in Zandvoort is also good for activities away from the beach - such as cycling or walking in the dunes and even hang gliding.

Good weather can even make the difference between success and failure where special events are concerned. Each year in Zandvoort there are a number of large scale events take place - such as the Jazz on the Beach
music festival in the summer and various international racing events at the Circuit Zandvoort. If the weather is really good when these events are staged, there can often be queues of traffic for many kilometres trying to get into Zandvoort! Right: Kite flying on Zandvoort beach. Click to enlarge.

Sea mist on Zandvoort beachWindy weather in Zandvoort (with sun or rain) tends to keep day trippers away, yet the beach can still be quite busy because such conditions are ideal for water sports - sailing, windsurfing and kitesurfing or even kite flying. Sometimes, Sea mists can come ashore very quickly making a great atmosphere.

Left: Sea mist on the Blvd. Paulus Loot and beach. Click to enlarge

This is why many people check the Zandvoort weather forecast regularly. Online reports and predictions about the weather in Zandvoort receive a lot of traffic and the more accurate the forecasts, the more people come back on a regular basis.


One of the best weather forecasting websites in Dutch, used by both locals and day-trippers, is: De Meteopagina

This is owned and operated by Alexander Van Den Horn - an experienced local weather forecaster.