📜Rules
- ✗IJmuiden zone 2 (swimming beach): no kiting 1 April - 1 October, even when nobody swims. kitesurfvereniging.nl
- ✗Ouddorp: kiting only between beach entries 9 and 7; the offshore sandbank is seal habitat and off-limits. kitesurfvereniging.nl
- ✗Petten: kiting all year, but only south of the pole village (palendorp); stay away from swimmers in summer. kitesurfvereniging.nl
- ✗Rockanje: no kiting on the bathing beach (entries 1-2) April-October; sportstrand open all year; the sandbank 1.5 km out is off-limits. kitesurfvereniging.nl
- ✗Wijk aan Zee: kiting only in zone 2; zone 1 next to the pier is banned (swimmers and surfers). kitesurfvereniging.nl
- ✓IJmuiden: kiting all year in zone 1 and zone 3 (IJmuiderslag). kitesurfvereniging.nl
- ✓Kijkduin: kiting allowed all year inside the kite zone (see NKV spot photos); keep clear of swimmers. kitesurfvereniging.nl
- ✓Westkapelle/Domburg sea dike: kiting all year; strong current and rows of poles hidden at high water, experts only. kitesurfvereniging.nl
- iSea beaches: the municipality's APV sets kite zones; off NKV spots kiting is banned. Keep out of marked swimming zones. kitesurfvereniging.nl
💨Wind
🔥 Thermal: Sea breeze: often only from the afternoon on sunny days, when land and sea temperatures differ enough. Usually from NW, strongest around 16:00.
FoilFlow checks the thermal conditions every day (sun strength, wind aloft, Föhn, Bise and the lake's own pressure rules) and shows when it is likely.
Forecasts from several weather models (e.g. ICON, AROME, HARMONIE) and live measuring stations nearby are in the app.
💡Good to know
- Wing from ~10 kn, best 14-22 kn; SE offshore; huge beach
🧭Getting there
📍 Position on the water: 52.0627, 4.2092 · directions
🗺️Spots nearby
Spot sources: weeronline.nl