📜Rules
- ✗No kite zone here; legal kite spots near Lelystad are Bataviastrand (all year) and Trintelhaven (April-July only). kitesurfvereniging.nl
- ✗No windsurfing (likely also wing) in the harbours and spillway channels of the Houtrib locks, or in the Amsterdam-Lemmer route. wetten.overheid.nl
- ✓Nearest legal kite spot: Bataviastrand, open all year; swim zone May-October, keep away from it. kitesurfvereniging.nl
- iOffshore wind from north-east round to south here - avoid those directions. wake-style.com
- iRijkswaterstaat is still deciding if wingfoiling counts as kiting or windsurfing under shipping and Natura 2000 rules. pas.commissiemer.nl
💨Wind
Forecasts from several weather models (e.g. ICON, AROME, HARMONIE) and live measuring stations nearby are in the app.
💡Good to know
- Flat harbour basin + waves at the entrance; NE-SE offshore; downwind start to Almere (5-6 km)
🧭Getting there
📍 Position on the water: 52.4932, 5.3980 · directions
🅿️ Car parks
- P1Car park1080 m to entry Aroute