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Castricum Aan Zee, Netherlands

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About Castricum Aan Zee

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (285°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (105°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 118). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Castricum, 4.1 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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

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From Chicago: about 13 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), direct. About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → AMS · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Castricum Aan Zee.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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No forecast for Castricum Aan Zee yet: it refreshes every three hours.

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to AMS, then 50 min by road. About 13h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf, if the swell comes

    No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf, if the swell comes

    No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf, if the swell comes

    No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf, if the swell comes

    No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf, if the swell comes

    No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to AMS, then 50 min by road. About 13h 35 door to door

The trip from Castricum, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £900–£1,700 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to AMS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£410–£845
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£900–£1,700

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Castricum

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