Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands

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Wijk aan Zee, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Chris06, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Wijk aan Zee

Wijk aan Zee is a town in North Holland, Netherlands. From Wijk aan Zee you can reach 6 surf spots, 3 kite spots and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Wijk aan Zee, a kite and windsurf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites.

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Staying in Wijk aan Zee

  • 19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 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 Wijk aan Zee.

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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. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Wijk aan Zee 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

Surf spots within 20 km of Wijk aan Zee: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Bergen aan zee18.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Bergen aan ZeeIntermediate and up1 ft19 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore2 ft15 kJwind from the south, 10 knots3 ft45 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots1 ft11 kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots4 ft173 kJwind from the west, 19 knots1 ft16 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots
All readings for Bergen aan zee: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bergen aan zee, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct15, too small1 ft7 smushy19kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore13°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore10°C
Wed 21Oct17, too small2 ft4 smushy15kJwind from the south, 10 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct21, poor3 ft5 smushy45kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft7 smushy11kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct11, poor4 ft7 smushy173kJwind from the west, 19 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct4, too small1 ft7 smushy16kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots13°C
Castricum Aan Zee7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Castricum, 4 kmIntermediate and up–––––––
Egmond aan Zee14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Egmond aan ZeeIntermediate and up1 ft19 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore2 ft15 kJwind from the south, 9 knots3 ft45 kJwind from the south, 12 knots1 ft11 kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots4 ft173 kJwind from the west, 19 knots1 ft16 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots
All readings for Egmond aan Zee: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Egmond aan Zee, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct15, too small1 ft7 smushy19kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore13°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore11°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small2 ft4 smushy15kJwind from the south, 9 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct21, poor3 ft5 smushy45kJwind from the south, 12 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft7 smushy11kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct11, poor4 ft7 smushy173kJwind from the west, 19 knots13°C
Sun 25Oct5, too small1 ft7 smushy16kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots13°C
Ijmuiden4.1 kmabout 10 min by carStays in IJmuidenIntermediate and up–––––––
Wijk aan zee-Noordpier3.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up–––––––
Zandvoort14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in ZandvoortIntermediate and up–––––––

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Wijk aan Zee, 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 Wijk aan Zee

Windsurf near Wijk aan Zee

Places to eat near Wijk aan Zee

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