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Kitesurfing in IJmuiden, Netherlands

Name: IJmuiden
Address: NLD

Beach in Netherlands · 6 kite spots · airports AMS, RTM, EIN

Best for kiting from May to October, with 57 to 76 % kite days. Water 13 to 20 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): November to April.

Season 7 May to 11 Nov, peak 28 May to 17 Jun and 2 Jul to 8 Jul and 30 Jul to 5 Aug and 17 Sep to 11 Nov.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 2017 to 2025.

Numbers on this page are from Ijmuiden, the main spot of IJmuiden. The other 5 spots range from 52 to 77 % kite days in October.

Kite Year

Kite days per month, in % of days. Colour is the verdict, the number is the share. Tap a month for its details.

JJan71cold
FFeb70cold
MMar61cold
AApr59cold
MMay57Good
JJun59Good
JJul62Prime
AAug58Good
SSep58Good
OOct76Primenow · chosen
NNov69cold
DDec71cold

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month
Raised: your chosen month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

October in IJmuiden, this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

KITE DAYS: 23 of 31; 76 % kite days, Prime, good in 9 of 9 years
WIND: 15 knots; afternoon average, 12:00 to 18:00
WATER: 15 °C, 5/4; suit for 10 to 13 °C. The air is cool for this water, so we add one step.

9 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (9 Octobers).

about 7.4 kite days expected out of 10.

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. How we count trip odds

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MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
76 % Primeabout 23 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 24 %
Kiteable 76 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 7.4 expected
Best hours
10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.7 h
Water
15 °C, 5/4
Air
15 °Cdaily maximum, 14 °C during kite hours
Rain
18 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Ijmuiden averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (76 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Ijmuiden

Kite days% of days	71	70	61	59	57	59	62	58	58	76	69	71
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	cold	Good	Good	Prime	Good	Good	Prime	cold	cold
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	8 in 10	7 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	7 in 10	8 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	8 of 9	8 of 9	7 of 9	6 of 9	7 of 9	6 of 9	9 of 9	6 of 9	6 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	10 to 17	10 to 18	10 to 19	13 to 19	12 to 19	11 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 18	10 to 16	10 to 15
Daylighth	8.3	9.9	11.8	13.9	15.7	16.7	16.3	14.7	12.7	10.7	8.8	7.8
Water°C at the surface	6	6	8	10	13	17	20	20	19	15	11	8
Air°C, daily maximum	7	7	8	11	14	18	19	20	18	15	11	8
Rain days1 mm or more	16 of 31	13 of 28	12 of 31	10 of 30	9 of 31	10 of 30	13 of 31	13 of 31	14 of 30	18 of 31	18 of 30	17 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	5/4	4/3	4/3	4/3	5/4	6/5+	6/5+

In January, Ijmuiden averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 6 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Ijmuiden averaged 20 kite days out of 28 (70 %). Water 6 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Ijmuiden averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (61 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Ijmuiden averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (59 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Ijmuiden averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Ijmuiden averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (59 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Ijmuiden averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Ijmuiden averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (58 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Ijmuiden averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (58 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Ijmuiden averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (76 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Ijmuiden averaged 21 kite days out of 30 (69 %). Water 11 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Ijmuiden averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025; kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count kite days and trip odds

October in Ijmuiden

this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

Kite days: 76 % Primeabout 23 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong: Too light 24 %
Kiteable 76 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years: 9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip: 9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 7.4 expected
Best hours: 10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight: 10.7 h
Water: 15 °C, 5/4
Air: 15 °Cdaily maximum, 14 °C during kite hours
Rain: 18 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence: In October, Ijmuiden averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (76 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

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Confidence

Confidence highhourly model data, close sea cell, checks agree on the season

Why. Hourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

What it means for you. The numbers on this page are a fair forecast of a typical year here. Medium would mean one check is uncertain, for example a cell 12 km away: expect a few points off. Low means global models miss part of the local wind, often at lakes, thermal or inland spots; where documented local sources describe the season, we show that curated season instead of model numbers.

Water and wetsuit

15 °C in October, 5/4 (10 to 13 °C).

The air is cool for this water, so we add one step.

boardshorts27 and up
shorty24 to 26
spring suit21 to 23
3/218 to 20
4/314 to 17
5/410 to 13
6/5under 10

The filled step is the suit for October; the band under each step is the water temperature it covers, in °C.

6 to 20 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves to 4/3.

Where the model is blind

Here the model sees the wind at Ijmuiden, so the numbers on this page are model numbers. Where documented local sources describe the season of a lake or thermal spot, we show that curated season instead: a hatched band over the season months with its sources named and no percentage, because the model number would be wrong there.

Getting there

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 21 km straight line
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 55 km straight line
Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 124 km straight line

Flight time from

FRA Frankfurt: about 1 h straight line, 387 km
MUC Munich: about 1 h 20 min straight line, 684 km
AMS Amsterdam: about 0 h 30 min straight line, 21 km
LHR London Heathrow: about 0 h 55 min straight line, 360 km
ZRH Zurich: about 1 h 15 min straight line, 623 km
CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle: about 1 h straight line, 407 km

Flight time: the straight line distance at 800 km/h plus 30 minutes. Real flights with stops take longer. Flights are not sold here.

Best time to kitesurf in IJmuiden

Best for kiting from May to October, with 57 to 76 % kite days. Water 13 to 20 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): November to April.

Season 7 May to 11 Nov, peak 28 May to 17 Jun and 2 Jul to 8 Jul and 30 Jul to 5 Aug and 17 Sep to 11 Nov. Dates from 52 weekly values of the main spot, season from 40 % kite days, peak from 60 %, counted only in weeks with water or daytime air at 12 °C or more and at least 6 hours of daylight.

Prime months here: July, October. Each link shows where else to kite in that month.

Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

9 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 6.8 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

Is IJmuiden windy?

Across the year, 64 % of days at Ijmuiden are kite days. The windiest month is October with 76 %, the calmest is May with 57 %.

Wind on kite days in October comes most often from SW (225°).

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Afternoon wind15 knots(12 to 15 kn, average 12:00 to 18:00 in October)

under 8 kn
8 to 11 kn
12 to 15 kn
16 to 19 kn
20 to 24 kn
25 to 29 kn
30 kn and more

Main kite wind by month: Jan WSW, Feb SW, Mar SW, Apr SW, May NNW, Jun SW, Jul SW, Aug SW, Sep SW, Oct SW, Nov S, Dec SSW.

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Water temperature in IJmuiden by month

The sea is warmest in July at 20 °C and coolest in January at 6 °C. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in January, 4/3 in July.

Water temperature from the Open-Meteo marine archive, 2023 to 2025, monthly mean of the main spot.

Kite spots in IJmuiden

Ijmuiden
Sea · main spot
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ijmuiden: Jan 71 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 59 %, May 57 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 71 %
Wijk aan Zee
Sea · 3 km
Same model cell as Ijmuiden: near identical numbers.
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Wijk aan Zee: Jan 71 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 59 %, May 57 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 71 %
Bloemendaal
Sea · 3 km
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Bloemendaal: Jan 65 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 56 %, May 56 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 68 %
Zandvoort
Sea · 7 km
Level Learning possible in parts, from kite guides we checked
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Zandvoort: Jan 65 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 56 %, May 56 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 68 %
Castricum aan Zee
Sea · 13 km
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Castricum aan Zee: Jan 73 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 61 %, May 58 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 60 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 73 %
UitgestermeerLow confidence
Lake · 15 km
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Uitgestermeer: Jan 49 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 37 %, May 29 %, Jun 28 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 46 %

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Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 76 % of days at Ijmuiden met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/kitesurfing/ijmuiden

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