Continent
Europe
Country
Netherlands
Next Big City
Amsterdam
Next Town
Renesse, Middelburg
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Parking

Water

Type:
Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
None
Quality:
Cloudy
Best Tide:
No information

There's tide, because it's a spot at North sea. The water is flat when you stay between the sand banks, and there can be some waves in the deeper water. It isn't a shallow spot, because it's at sea, but when you stay between the sand banks it can be fairly shallow.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
No information
Hazards:
None
Beach Users:
No information

Sandy beach. There are some shells on the sand but not much. There is room enough to safely launch your kite. With high tide however the beach becomes somewhat narrow. Entry: take the entry at the parking lot below the viaduct, not the parking lot where the wind-turbines are. Because it can be crowded there with tourists.

Weather

Spring:
Normal
Summer:
Shorty
Fall:
Normal
Winter:
Thick

Summer (May till mid September): water 14-20°C, air 15-25°C. Cold period (October till April): water 5-8°C, air in average 5-12°C, but can be sub zero as well. Wetsuit always recommended, winter drysuit or 5mm.

Wind

Best Months:
March, April, May, September, October, November
Wind Type:
Frontal
Best Direction:
No information
Main Direction:
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

The wind is solid here (for Dutch standards anyways), and blows mostly out of Southwest till Northwest. The wind speeds vary from 8 knot days on hot summer days to 25 knots in autumn. Avg: 10-18 knots.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From the Randstad (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht): Rotterdam-Benelux tunnel or Brienenoord Bridge. Follow the directions for Zierikzee (A15-A29-N-59). After Zierikzee follow the directions for Burgh-Haamstede. Before reaching Burgh-Haamstede, take the exit Westenschouwen/Middelburg (N57). Follow the signs for Neeltje Jans, and after that the signs for WaterLand.

Extra information

Rules
Zones

Nightlife

No information