Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Belgium |
Next Big City |
Brussels, Brugge |
Next Town |
Heist |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
No information |
All kind of conditions from flat to waves. Waves are regularly between 20cm and 150cm. There's a difference of 200m between high tide and low tide. No obstacles on the beach or in the water. Stay out of the swimming zones.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Big sandy beach, there's enough space for a lot of people to safely launch their kite. The sand is very soft, no rocks, no obstacles. Small shells can appear when low tide. There is a lot of space foreseen for water sports.
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Thick |
Temperatures can vary from -5°C in winter to 32°C in summer. Most of the time you need a wetsuit. The season starts beginning of April to end of November, some guys sail all year round. Water temp: summer: 22°C, winter about 6°C.
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
No information |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Depressions needed for good winds. Sometimes in the beginning of the season sort of thermal winds from the NNE sector. Wind directions work from SW to NW to NE.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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No information |
From Brussels: follow the E40 to Brugge, then follow the N41 to Zeebrugge, leave Zeebrugge at your left hand and continue direction Heist. When you arrive in Heist, search for the "Heldenplein" at your left hand situated near the beach. From the "Heldenplein" go left and within 50 meters you'll find the beach!
Rules |
Zones, Time |
