Middenrif
Coastal areas · Netherlands
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Middenrif is a SE-facing sand beach on the Netherlands shoreline, opening onto the Wadden Sea — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at Middenrif
Updated 06:32 spot time
Middenrif surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.2 m–0.4 m knee to waist high, 0.3 m W swell at 2.65 s. Wind up to 26 km/h WSW. Water 18°C. Best surf window around 23:00 — poor (1.5/5) with 14 km/h W wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~14.7°C (58.5°F) on average
Jan
6.2°C
43.2°F · 3.4–8.2°C
Feb
5.2°C
41.4°F · 2.8–7.6°C
Mar
5.6°C
42.1°F · 2.6–8.1°C
Apr
7.9°C
46.2°F · 5.1–10.5°C
May
11.1°C
52°F · 9.1–13.7°C
Jun
14.2°C
57.6°F · 11.8–16.8°C
Jul
17°C
62.6°F · 15–19.8°C
Aug
18.5°C
65.3°F · 16.4–19.9°C
Sep
17.3°C
63.1°F · 15.1–19.4°C
Oct
14.7°C
58.5°F · 12.7–17.7°C
Nov
11.2°C
52.2°F · 8.7–14.2°C
Dec
7.9°C
46.2°F · 5–9.9°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–S
Best wind
W–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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