Castricum, Netherlands

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About Castricum

Castricum is a town in North Holland, Netherlands. From Castricum you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Castricum Aan Zee, a surf spot 4.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites.

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Staying in Castricum

  • 19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites (Overture places)

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Castricum 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Castricum: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Bergen aan zee12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Bergen aan Zee1 ft19 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, too small3 ft45 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, too small1 ft11 kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, too small4 ft173 kJwind from the west, 19 knots, too small1 ft16 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Bergen aan zee: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bergen aan zee, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small1 ft7 smushy19kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore13°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore10°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small2 ft4 smushy15kJwind from the south, 10 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy45kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft7 smushy11kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small4 ft7 smushy173kJwind from the west, 19 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct2, too small1 ft7 smushy16kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots13°C
Egmond aan Zee8.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Egmond aan Zee1 ft19 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, too small3 ft45 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, too small1 ft11 kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, too small4 ft173 kJwind from the west, 19 knots, too small1 ft16 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Egmond aan Zee: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Egmond aan Zee, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small1 ft7 smushy19kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore13°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore11°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small2 ft4 smushy15kJwind from the south, 9 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy45kJwind from the south, 12 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft7 smushy11kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small4 ft7 smushy173kJwind from the west, 19 knots13°C
Sun 25Oct2, too small1 ft7 smushy16kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots13°C
Castricum Aan Zee4.1 kmabout 10 min by car–––––––
Ijmuiden10.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in IJmuiden–––––––
Wijk aan zee-Noordpier11.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Wijk aan Zee, 3 km–––––––

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

Kite near Castricum

Windsurf near Castricum

Places to eat near Castricum

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