Petten, Netherlands

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Petten straatbeeld
Petten, the nearest town. Photo: Plaats, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Petten

Petten is a town in North Holland, Netherlands. From Petten you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Petten, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.

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Staying in Petten

  • 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 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 Petten.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Petten each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Petten 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 Petten: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Egmond aan Zee16.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Egmond aan Zee4 ft90 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small1 ft18 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, too small4 ft65 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, too small2 ft25 kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore, too small4 ft124 kJwind from the west, 14 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
Sun 18Oct19, too small4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 19Oct6, too small1 ft7 smushy18kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small1 ft5 smushy2kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore11°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small2 ft3 smushy7kJwind from the south, 9 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small4 ft5 smushy65kJwind from the west, 7 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore14°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small4 ft6 smushy124kJwind from the west, 14 knots12°C
Bergen aan zee12.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Bergen aan Zee4 ft90 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small1 ft18 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, too small4 ft65 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, too small2 ft25 kJwind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore, too small4 ft124 kJwind from the west, 15 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
Sun 18Oct19, too small4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 19Oct6, too small1 ft7 smushy18kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small1 ft5 smushy2kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore11°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small2 ft3 smushy7kJwind from the south, 9 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct15, too small4 ft5 smushy65kJwind from the west, 7 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore14°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small4 ft6 smushy124kJwind from the west, 15 knots12°C
Petten0.2 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft87 kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small1 ft17 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, too small4 ft63 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, offshore, too small4 ft124 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Petten: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Petten, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small4 ft6 s87kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 19Oct6, too small1 ft8 s17kJwind from the east, 13 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small1 ft4 s2kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore11°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small2 ft4 s8kJwind from the south, 8 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small4 ft5 s63kJwind from the west, 8 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct12, too small3 ft5 s35kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, offshore14°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small4 ft6 s124kJwind from the west, 15 knots11°C
Petten - ET1 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft87 kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small1 ft17 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, too small4 ft63 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, offshore, too small4 ft124 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Petten - ET: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Petten - ET, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small4 ft6 s87kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 19Oct6, too small1 ft8 s17kJwind from the east, 13 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small1 ft4 s2kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore11°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small2 ft4 s8kJwind from the south, 8 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small4 ft5 s63kJwind from the west, 8 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct12, too small3 ft5 s35kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, offshore14°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small4 ft6 s124kJwind from the west, 15 knots11°C
Callantsoog8.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Callantsoog4 ft84 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, offshore, too small1 ft15 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 15 knots, offshore, too small2 ft9 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, too small4 ft56 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small3 ft42 kJwind from the south-east, 19 knots, offshore, too small4 ft129 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Callantsoog: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Callantsoog, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct17, too small4 ft6 smushy84kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 19Oct6, too small1 ft7 smushy15kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the east, 15 knots, offshore11°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small2 ft4 smushy9kJwind from the south, 8 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small4 ft5 smushy56kJwind from the west, 8 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct10, too small3 ft5 smushy42kJwind from the south-east, 19 knots, offshore14°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small4 ft6 smushy129kJwind from the west, 15 knots12°C

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

Windsurf near Petten

Places to eat near Petten

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