Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Netherlands |
Next Big City |
Amsterdam |
Next Town |
Horst, Harderwijk, Amersfoort |
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Camping, Shop, Rental, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Animals, None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Waist deep water for hundreds of meters. Flat water. No tide. Only in strong wind conditions some chop. Windsurfers should bring their weed fins.
Type: |
Grass, Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
May, June, July, August |
It's a soft sand beach of 30x100m. There are no shells or rocks on the beach. The south side of the beach is usually used by kitesurfers and the north side by windsurfers. There is more than enough space to launch and land your kite. There are a couple of beaches at the water side and also a big parts of grass. Nice thing here is that dogs are not allowed during spring/summer. Special entry only with east or south winds (gusty).
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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 |
Season from March till October. Only in summer you can use a shorty or sometimes no wetsuit at all. Air temperatures from 10-15°C in March and April. 18-30°C in summer and 10-15°C again in October. Water around the same temperatures. Winter: -10/0°C. A wetsuit would be necessary most of the time. If you don't mind the cold you can kitesurf here the whole year.
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, SW, WNW |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Depends on high and lows, 5-35 knots. Southwest to Northwest most often. Best with Southwest till Northeast, WNW best direction. The lake has 2 great spots, one at either side of the lake, so you can go there with almost every wind direction. The lake is quite big so the wind is very nice and constant. It can vary from 0 days in a month to 20 days in a month.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
By car, take A9 from Schiphol, A1 highway direction Amersfoort then A 28 direction Zwolle, take exit Strand Horst, pass Mc Donalds and go through the entry.
Rules |
Zones, Fees |
South beach is for kiting. 5 Euro parking per day (no matter how long you stay, 5 min to 24 hrs). 2 Euro after 17:00.
