Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Netherlands |
Next Big City |
Amsterdam |
Next Town |
Harlingen |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
School, Shower, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Currents, Buoys, Wave breaker, Mole |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
High tide, Coming tide, Falling tide |
This spot offers all kind of conditions, depending on the tides.SW upcoming is severely choppy, but with falling tide it's much better. W and NW give minor swell, clean in between small waves (up to 1/1.5m). All waves are wind-generated.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
Bystanders, Other |
Beach Users: |
May, June, July, August, September |
Te sizes of the sandy beach depends on the tides.
Weather
Spring:
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Normal |
Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
Winter:
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Thick |
A wetsuit is always needed. Only some weeks during a warm summer, shorts can be ridden.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W |
North is possible but the wind is gusty due to the big dam at the north side of this spot.
How to get there
Transport |
Car, Bus, Train |
Access
|
Medium walk |
Just from the parking to the beach about 100m. Walk over the dam.
Extra information
Restrictions: Kitesurfing is only allowed between the yellow pole and the yellow buoy (south-ward).
Nightlife
There are about 23 bars in Harlingen and 1 nightclub.