Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Netherlands |
Next Big City |
Amsterdam, Hilversum |
Next Town |
Huizen, Blaricum |
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
The water is pretty good. In summer you have to watch out for some diseases in the water. Flat and choppy water, depending on the wind.
Type: |
Grass |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
Trees |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
The beach is a grass beach. There is plenty of space to launch the kite. The kitesurf entrance is at the back. In the summer you can buy some food.
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Thick |
The weather is typically Dutch, sometimes it will rain, sometimes not. The water is pretty warm in the summer because it's not so deep and the air is typically Dutch. In summer you don't need a wetsuit but off-season you will nead a wetsuit.
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
The wind will blow there about 12 days a month depending on which season. The wind is pretty gusty when it comes from Southwest but is pretty stable when it's blowing from Northeast.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
It's near the A27 by Almere.
Rules |
Time |
In summer it can be very crowded on the shore, then better do not launch your kite.