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Katwijk, Netherlands

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Katwijk. Photo: Jan Goedeljee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Katwijk

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

The spot faces NW (303°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (123°). 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 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). The town to stay in is Katwijk, 0.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

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. 45 min from the airport to Katwijk.

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  3. Accommodation.

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

No forecast for Katwijk 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 45 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 45 min by road. About 13h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Katwijk each day: Katwijk, Katwijk watering.

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Rough cost

About £875–£1,660 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
Taxiairport and back, shared£45–£75
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£875–£1,660

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

Places to eat near Katwijk

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