De Haan, Belgium

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About De Haan

De Haan is a town in West Flanders, Belgium. From De Haan you can reach 17 surf spots and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is De Haan, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 70 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is OST, 14 km away.

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Staying in De Haan

70 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: OST, 14 km, LIL, 79 km, ANR, 100 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from De Haan.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 16 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for De Haan too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Bay of Heist16 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Heist

3 ft38 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Bay of Heist, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 24 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	11°C

Li'l J-Bay16.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Knokke, 6 km

3 ft38 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Li'l J-Bay, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	22, too small	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 24 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	11°C

Blankenberge Oosterstaketsel7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Blankenberge, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft88 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blankenberge Oosterstaketsel, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	4 ft6 smushy	88kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	2 ft3 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 23 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	11°C

Blankenberge Pier8.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Blankenberge, 1 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft88 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blankenberge Pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	88kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft3 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-west, 19 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 27 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	20, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	12°C

Casino break19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Knokke, 3 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft74 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft5 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Casino break, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft5 smushy	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 24 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	11°C

De Haan0.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft103 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at De Haan, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft3 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	34kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 30 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	11°C

Mariakerke12.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Oostende, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft118 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft5 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mariakerke, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	11°C

Middelkerke17.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in MiddelkerkeIntermediate and up

5 ft118 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft5 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Middelkerke, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 25 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	11°C

Off Shore Blankenberge9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Blankenberge, 1 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft88 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Off Shore Blankenberge, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	88kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft3 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-west, 19 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 27 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	20, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	12°C

Ollies point12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Oostende, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft118 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft5 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ollies point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	11°C

Oostende 't Ooster8.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Oostende, 2 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft113 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oostende 't Ooster, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft3 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	11°C

Oostende centrum9.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Oostende, 1 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft118 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft5 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oostende centrum, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	11°C

Oostende Roje meur11.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Oostende, 2 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft118 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft5 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oostende Roje meur, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	11°C

Oostende surfclub10.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Oostende, 1 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft118 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft5 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oostende surfclub, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	11°C

Raversijde14 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Oostende, 5 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft118 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft5 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Raversijde, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	11°C

Twins Bredene6.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Bredene, 1 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft113 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Twins Bredene, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	2 ft3 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 39 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	12°C

Zeebrugge12 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Zeebrugge, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft88 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Zeebrugge, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft6 smushy	88kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft3 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 24 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of De Haan, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Sailing near De Haan

De Windhaan 0.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near De Haan

La PotinièreFrench · in the centre
B.a.z Bistro Aan ZeeBreakfast and brunch · 0.1 km from the centre
Melrose CaféBelgian · 0.2 km from the centre
Brasserie PanameFrench · 0.3 km from the centre
DaluBreakfast and brunch · 0.3 km from the centre
Frituur LouisBelgian · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits