Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Netherlands |
Next Big City |
Amsterdam |
Next Town |
Middelharnis |
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
None |
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Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
The water is flat but can be somewhat choppy when it's blowing very hard. The water is shallow for very long, even too shallow in the beginning so you have to walk a fair bit to be able to kite. But this shallowness is in the same time the benefit of this spot.
Beach
Type: |
Grass |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
No beach at all, you have to go over a dam, and then at the bottom of that cross a field, than you can reach the water.
Weather
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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:
|
Normal |
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Winter:
|
Thick |
Typical Dutch weather, variable. Air: summer 15-30°C, winter -10 -10°C. A wetsuit is an absolute necessity almost all year.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
No information |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Typical Dutch winds, 10-30 knots, can be very gusty.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
|
Short walk |
Go to the 'Grevelingendam'. On the northern side of the lake you see big windmills, go to the left of them and there's the 'spot'.
Extra information
Rules |
Other |
It's officially forbidden to kite here.
Nightlife
No information