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Beach Break, Netherlands

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About Beach Break

Known for 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 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 floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 164). The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually June and July, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Noordwijk Aan Zee. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 30 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. 45 min from the airport to Beach Break.

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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

Best on Thu 22: 9 kn gusting 24, side-onshore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct023kncross-off–
Mon 19Oct022knoffnot safe–
Tue 20Oct024knoffnot safe–
Wed 21Oct2724knside–
Thu 22Oct5124knside-on–
Fri 23Oct028knoffnot safe–
Sat 24Oct1640knside-on–
Sun 25Oct042knside–
Mon 26Oct036knside-on–
Tue 27Oct045knside–

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

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to AMS, then 45 min by road. About 13h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 24, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 24, side-shore.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Beach Break

    9 kn gusting 24, side-onshore.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 28, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 40, side-onshore.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to AMS, then 45 min by road. About 13h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £805–£1,545 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £410–£845
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £40–£65
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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