Thijs Surfschool, Netherlands

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Kamperland, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list.

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About Thijs Surfschool

Known for sailing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually June and July, with about 4 good days in 7; in December, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Kamperland, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 14 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 1 h 55 from the airport to Thijs Surfschool.
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No town nearby
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Where it is

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Sailing spot

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 8 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Wind forecast and score for each day at Thijs Surfschool
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	26, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF3	18kn	side	1.2 mwaves
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 7 knotsF3	14kn	cross-off	chop
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 14 knotsF4	26kn	cross-off	chop
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the south, 11 knotsF4	20kn	offnot safe	chop
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 19 knotsF5	37kn	cross-off	1.2 mwaves
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the south, 27 knotsF6	48kn	offnot safe	1.1 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the west, 17 knotsF5	34kn	side-on	2.0 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the west, 15 knotsF4	34kn	side-on	1.7 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 25 knotsF6	47kn	side	1.6 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the south, 15 knotsF4	29kn	offnot safe	2.1 mwaves

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

Jan2of 7
Feb2of 7
Mar2of 7
Apr3of 7
May3of 7
Jun4of 7
Jul4of 7
Aug3of 7
Sep2of 7
Oct2of 7
Nov2of 7
Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for sailing. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to BRU, then 1h 55 by road. About 14h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 26, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 20, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 19 kn gusting 37, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.2 m.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 27 kn gusting 48, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.1 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 17 kn gusting 34, side-onshore. Water: waves 2 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to BRU, then 1h 55 by road. About 14h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £670–£1,325 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £410–£855
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £70–£115
Food £155–£290

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