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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Bergen aan zee12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Bergen aan ZeeIntermediate and up

4 ft90 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

4 ft65 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

4 ft124 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bergen aan zee, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	1 ft7 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft3 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft5 smushy	65kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	9, poor	4 ft6 smushy	124kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	12°C

Castricum Aan Zee4.1 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

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Egmond aan Zee8.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Egmond aan ZeeIntermediate and up

4 ft90 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

4 ft65 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

4 ft124 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Egmond aan Zee, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	1 ft7 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft3 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft5 smushy	65kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south, 20 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	10, poor	4 ft6 smushy	124kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	11°C

Ijmuiden10.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in IJmuidenIntermediate and up

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Wijk aan zee-Noordpier11.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Wijk aan Zee, 3 kmIntermediate and up

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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

Sports@Sea 4.4 km · stays here

Windsurf near Castricum

Sports@Sea 4.4 km · stays here

Places to eat near Castricum

Pizza Service CastricumPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Chin. Ind. restaurant Man WahChinese · 0.3 km from the centre
Nieuw HofChinese · 0.3 km from the centre
Domino's PizzaPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
't EethuysjeFrench · 0.5 km from the centre
Annapurna RestaurantNepalese · 0.5 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

Castricum, Netherlands