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Petten, Netherlands

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

About Petten

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

The spot faces W (283°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (103°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 7°C in January, 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 Petten, 0.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 3 wind sports spots.

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 14 h 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. 1 h 15 from the airport to Petten.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in PettenAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Petten · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Petten · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Petten on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct184 ft6 s87kJ11°C
Mon 19Oct61 ft8 s17kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct31 ft4 s2kJ11°C
Wed 21Oct32 ft4 s8kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct104 ft5 s63kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct33 ft5 s35kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct44 ft6 s124kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct11 ft7 s5kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct33 ft7 s71kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct1under 1 ft8 s1kJ15°C

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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to AMS, then 1h 15 by road. About 14h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to AMS, then 1h 15 by road. About 14h door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Petten each day: Petten, Petten - ET.

The trip from Petten, 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 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

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