Sea · North Holland · Netherlands
Wijk aan Zee
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.
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.
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- 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 highHourly 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.
Month by month
- 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, Wijk aan Zee 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.
| Kite days% of days | 71 | 70 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 58 | 58 | 76 | 69 | 71 |
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| 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, Wijk aan Zee 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, Wijk aan Zee 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, Wijk aan Zee 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, Wijk aan Zee 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, Wijk aan Zee 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, Wijk aan Zee 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, Wijk aan Zee 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, Wijk aan Zee 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, Wijk aan Zee 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, Wijk aan Zee 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, Wijk aan Zee 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, Wijk aan Zee 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: 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 Wijk aan Zee
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
- February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 expected
- March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
- May8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
- June8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
- July8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
- August7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
- September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.4 expected
- November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.0 expected
- December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.2 expected
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.
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
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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
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).
How the wind behaves
In October, the windiest month
- Too light 24 %
- Kiteable 76 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 24 %, kiteable on 76 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 18:00, 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 Wijk aan Zee: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Wijk aan Zee?
The best months are May to October: from 2017 to 2025, 57 to 76 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Wijk aan Zee windy in October?
Yes, very. 76 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 23 days in a typical October. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Wijk aan Zee?
The water ranges from 6 °C in January to 20 °C in July. In October it is about 15 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).
How many kite days does Wijk aan Zee get in a year?
About 235 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
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Spot facts
- Region
- North Holland
- Country
- Netherlands
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 22 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 52.4706, 4.5683
- 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 North Holland
Kite days in October, % of days
- Ijmuiden
Netherlands · same kite days as Wijk aan Zee in October
76 %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 % - Castricum aan Zee
Netherlands · 1 point more kite days than Wijk aan Zee in October
77 %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 % - Zandvoort
Netherlands · 7 points fewer kite days than Wijk aan Zee in October
69 %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 % - Egmond aan Zee
Netherlands · 1 point more kite days than Wijk aan Zee in October
77 %Kite days by month at Egmond aan Zee: Jan 73 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 59 %, May 58 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 72 % - Bergen aan Zee
Netherlands · 1 point more kite days than Wijk aan Zee in October
77 %Kite days by month at Bergen aan Zee: Jan 75 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 59 %, May 57 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 72 % - Petten
Netherlands · same kite days as Wijk aan Zee in October
76 %Kite days by month at Petten: Jan 74 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 60 %, May 58 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 72 % - Callantsoog
Netherlands · 1 point more kite days than Wijk aan Zee in October
77 %Kite days by month at Callantsoog: Jan 74 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 61 %, May 58 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 71 % - Voordijk
Netherlands · same kite days as Wijk aan Zee in October
76 %Kite days by month at Voordijk: Jan 74 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 63 %, May 59 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 72 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
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 Wijk aan Zee 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/wijk-aan-zee
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