Westende, Belgium

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Westende - Les Zéphirs 1 — Westende, the nearest town. Photo: User:LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Westende

Westende is a town in West Flanders, Belgium. From Westende you can reach 10 surf spots. The nearest is Westende, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 77 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 15 of them campsites. The nearest airport is OST, 9 km away.

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Staying in Westende

77 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 15 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: OST, 9 km, LIL, 70 km, ANR, 118 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 9 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Westende 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.

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Westende0 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft108 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Westende, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	4 ft6 smushy	108kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	30kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 25 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	11°C

Mariakerke9.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Oostende, 3 km

5 ft118 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft5 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mariakerke, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	11°C

Ollies point9.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Oostende, 3 km

5 ft118 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft16 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	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	11°C

Raversijde8.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Oostende, 5 km

5 ft118 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft5 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Raversijde, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	11°C

Oostende Roje meur11.3 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Oostende, 2 km

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	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	11°C

Oostende surfclub11.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Oostende, 1 km

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	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	11°C

Oostende centrum13.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Oostende, 1 km

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	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	11°C

Twins Bredene16 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Bredene, 1 km

5 ft113 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft15 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	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	2 ft3 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 25 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	11°C

Middelkerke4.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Middelkerke

5 ft118 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft5 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Middelkerke, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	5 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 smushy	41kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 26 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	11°C

Oostende 't Ooster14.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Oostende, 2 km

5 ft113 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft15 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	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	5 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft3 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Westende, 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).

Places to eat near Westende

De LanteirneBelgian · in the centre
ToastBreakfast and brunch · 0.1 km from the centre
Bistro Grill Tea-room Ter DuinenBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
Oceanic Jin HaiChinese · 0.3 km from the centre
BAS. Grill & terraceBar and grill · 0.6 km from the centre
BONKSeafood · 0.8 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