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Continent:	Europe
Country:	Netherlands
Next Big City (Airport):	Schiphol Amsterdam
Next Town:	Leiden, Katwijk
Latitude:	52.2064
Longitude:	4.3935
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing - Surfing	Features: - Shop - Rescue - Shower - Toilet - Food

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Near Beaches
Noordwijk aan Zee (3.72 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE SW WSW W Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Big Wave (> 3m) Noordwijkerhout (9.1 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Scheveningen (12.39 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Kijkduin (19.14 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Small Wave (< 1m)

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Water

Type:	- Small Wave (< 1m) - Medium Wave (1-3m) - Big Wave (> 3m)	Hazards: - Currents

Quality:	- Cloudy	Best Tide: No Information

Rough sea's shore break with 3 breaks further out. Wave size between 0.5 meter and 6 meter. The current can be stronger.

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Beach

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Big

Hazards:	No Information	Beach crowds: - July - August

Wide, sandy beach, very long. Summer life guard present with boats. All year rescue service. Can get packed during summer, then ride north of the channel or south of the village.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorty - Normal Wetsuit

Fall:	- Normal Wetsuit	Winter: - Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit

Water: winter 2°C, spring 10°C, summer 19°C, fall 15°C. In winter a drysuit is needed. Summer shorty or short arm.

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Wind

Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report

Best Months:	No Information	Wind Type: - Frontal Winds

Best Direction:	- SW	Main Direction: - SW - WSW - W - WNW - NW

The wind in winter and spring is between 12-35 knots. Summer between 12-30 knots. Average kite days 3 or 4 times a week.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car
- Bus
- Train

Access:

- Short Walk

Get there by train, car, bus or subway. Just northwest of Leiden.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- Restricted Zones
- Fees

There are three areas where kitesurfing is allowed: at the surf club that is located in the middle of the boulevard, at the white light house go to the beach, take the stairs down, the surf club is on your left side, at the kitesurf club north of the boulevard on the other side of the canal flowing into sea, at the sailing club south of the boulevard.

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Nightlife Good nightlife in Rotterdam, The Hague, Leiden, Noordwijk and Scheveningen.

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