Lake · South Holland · Netherlands

Oostvoornse Meer

Name: Oostvoornse Meer
Address: NLD

Kite days peak in October at 49 %.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

JJan44cold
FFeb46cold
MMar38cold
AApr33Possible
MMay30Possible
JJun29Possible
JJul33Possible
AAug31Possible
SSep31Possible
OOct49Goodnow
NNov37cold
DDec46cold

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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Ringed: this 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.

Confidence lowLake or river spot: global weather models underestimate local thermal winds here.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdictGood yearsof 9, reached 50 %

Kite days
49 % Goodabout 15 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 51 %
Kiteable 49 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
5 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
Best hours
10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.7 h
Air
16 °Cdaily maximum, 14 °C during kite hours
Rain
16 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (49 %).

Oostvoornse Meer

Kite days% of days	44	46	38	33	30	29	33	31	31	49	37	46
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Good	cold	cold
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	3 of 9	5 of 9	2 of 9	2 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	5 of 9	2 of 9	5 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	10 to 17	10 to 17	11 to 18	13 to 18	13 to 19	11 to 19	11 to 19	11 to 18	10 to 17	10 to 16	10 to 16
Daylighth	8.3	9.9	11.8	13.9	15.6	16.6	16.2	14.7	12.7	10.7	8.9	7.9
Air°C, daily maximum	7	8	10	13	17	20	21	22	19	16	11	8
Rain days1 mm or more	15 of 31	12 of 28	13 of 31	10 of 30	11 of 31	11 of 30	14 of 31	14 of 31	13 of 30	16 of 31	16 of 30	16 of 31

In January, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %).
In February, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 13 kite days out of 28 (46 %).
In March, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %).
In April, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (33 %).
In May, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (30 %).
In June, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (29 %).
In July, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %).
In August, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (31 %).
In September, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (31 %).
In October, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (49 %).
In November, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (37 %).
In December, Oostvoornse Meer averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %).

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on. 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: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Oostvoornse Meer

Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on.

How the wind behaves

In October, the windiest month

Too light 51 %
Kiteable 49 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 51 %, kiteable on 49 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind mostly from SW (225°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Oostvoornse Meer: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Oostvoornse Meer?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is October, when 49 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Oostvoornse Meer windy in October?

Yes, often. 49 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 15 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Oostvoornse Meer get in a year?

About 135 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. 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.

Live forecast

The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.

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Spot facts

Region: South Holland
Country: Netherlands
Water body: Lake, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 25 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 51.9326, 4.0790
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in South Holland

Kite days in October, % of days

Rockanje
Netherlands · 23 points more kite days than Oostvoornse Meer in October
72 %
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 Rockanje: Jan 66 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 60 %, May 58 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 72 %
Haringvlietdam
Netherlands · 18 points more kite days than Oostvoornse Meer in October
67 %
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 Haringvlietdam: Jan 63 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 55 %, May 53 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 66 %
Kijkduin
Netherlands · 11 points more kite days than Oostvoornse Meer in October
60 %
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 Kijkduin: Jan 58 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 47 %, May 49 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 57 %
De Punt
Netherlands · 9 points more kite days than Oostvoornse Meer in October
58 %
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 De Punt: Jan 55 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 45 %, May 47 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 56 %
Brouwersdam
Netherlands · 23 points more kite days than Oostvoornse Meer in October
72 %
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 Brouwersdam: Jan 66 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 59 %, May 57 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 71 %
Wassenaar
Netherlands · 17 points more kite days than Oostvoornse Meer in October
66 %
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 Wassenaar: Jan 61 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 52 %, May 51 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 64 %
Noordwijk aan Zee
Netherlands · 23 points more kite days than Oostvoornse Meer in October
72 %
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 Noordwijk aan Zee: Jan 67 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 60 %, May 58 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 71 %

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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. Confidence: low.

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In October, 49 % of days at Oostvoornse Meer 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/spot/oostvoornse-meer

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