Katwijk, Netherlands

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Katwijk. Photo: Jan Goedeljee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Katwijk

Katwijk is a town in South Holland, Netherlands. From Katwijk you can reach 10 surf spots. The nearest is Katwijk, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 47 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.

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Staying in Katwijk

  • 47 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 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 intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Katwijk.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Katwijk each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Katwijk 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 Katwijk: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Kijkduin19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Den Haag, 6 km3 ft40 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small1 ft7 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, offshore, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore, too small4 ft76 kJwind from the south-south-west, 16 knots, poor3 ft46 kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots, poor4 ft80 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, poor
All readings for Kijkduin: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kijkduin, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct31, too small3 ft6 smushy40kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots11°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small1 ft7 smushy7kJwind from the east, 8 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft4 s0kJwind from the east, 10 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Thu 22Oct25, poor4 ft5 smushy76kJwind from the south-south-west, 16 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct10, poor3 ft5 smushy46kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct27, poor4 ft6 smushy80kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots12°C
Scheveningen14.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Den Haag, 4 km2 ft36 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small1 ft6 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore, too small4 ft68 kJwind from the south-south-west, 18 knots, poor2 ft22 kJwind from the south, 23 knots, offshore, too small4 ft79 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, poor
All readings for Scheveningen: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Scheveningen, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, too small2 ft6 smushy36kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots11°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small1 ft7 smushy6kJwind from the east, 9 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore14°C
Thu 22Oct23, poor4 ft5 smushy68kJwind from the south-south-west, 18 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct16, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the south, 23 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct15, poor4 ft6 smushy79kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots12°C
Duindorp16.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Den Haag, 4 km3 ft40 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small1 ft7 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, offshore, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too small4 ft76 kJwind from the south-south-west, 16 knots, poor3 ft46 kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots, poor4 ft80 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, poor
All readings for Duindorp: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Duindorp, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, too small3 ft6 smushy40kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots11°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small1 ft7 smushy7kJwind from the east, 8 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft4 s0kJwind from the east, 10 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct17, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the south, 7 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct26, poor4 ft5 smushy76kJwind from the south-south-west, 16 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct11, poor3 ft5 smushy46kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct27, poor4 ft6 smushy80kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots12°C
Scheveningen Pier13 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Den Haag, 5 km2 ft36 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small1 ft6 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, too small4 ft68 kJwind from the south-south-west, 18 knots, poor3 ft56 kJwind from the south-west, 23 knots, poor4 ft79 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, poor
All readings for Scheveningen Pier: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Scheveningen Pier, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct29, too small2 ft6 smushy36kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots11°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small1 ft7 smushy6kJwind from the east, 9 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct14, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the south, 9 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct23, poor4 ft5 smushy68kJwind from the south-south-west, 18 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct12, poor3 ft5 smushy56kJwind from the south-west, 23 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct15, poor4 ft6 smushy79kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots12°C
Scheveningen'Zuid'15.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Den Haag, 4 km3 ft40 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, too small1 ft7 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, too small4 ft76 kJwind from the south-south-west, 18 knots, poor3 ft46 kJwind from the south-west, 23 knots, poor4 ft80 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, poor
All readings for Scheveningen'Zuid': score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Scheveningen'Zuid', each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct26, too small3 ft6 smushy40kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots11°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small1 ft7 smushy7kJwind from the east, 9 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft4 s0kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct16, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the south, 9 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct20, poor4 ft5 smushy76kJwind from the south-south-west, 18 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct8, poor3 ft5 smushy46kJwind from the south-west, 23 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct18, poor4 ft6 smushy80kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots12°C
Duindamse slag8.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Noordwijk, 4 km–––––––
Katwijk0.9 kmabout 5 min by car–––––––
Katwijk watering1.8 kmabout 5 min by car–––––––
Langevelderslag13 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Noordwijk, 8 km–––––––
Noordwijk4.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Noordwijk–––––––

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Katwijk, 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 Katwijk

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