Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Netherlands |
Next Big City |
Rotterdam |
Next Town |
Renesse, Burgh Haamstede |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Wave breaker, None |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Nice waves breaking on a sand bar. About 200m shallow between beach and sandbar with flat water. Wave breakers further south.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Big sandy beach, about 150m wide. Long beach with lots of space.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorty |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Main season is from April to November. Average temps: water 9-17°C, air 10-25°C. All year is possible, but thick wetsuit needed.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, W |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Winds with depression, any strength possible. Best winds in fall to spring, summer lighter. Works good in westerlies and North winds.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Rotterdam take the A15 and take exit 12 'Rozenburg'. Then on the B57 towards Ouddorp/Middelburg. Then drive to Renesse. Here get onto Vroonweg and drive south. Before Burgh Haamstede turn right onto Kloosterweg, then right onto Badweg, then left onto Strandweg and take the first right to the beach.
Extra information
Only allowed in the off-season/winter, October to April. Even then you still can get fined though.
Nightlife
Good nightlife in Renesse.