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Continent:	Europe
Country:	Netherlands
Next Big City (Airport):	Amsterdam
Next Town:	Alkmaar, Castricum aan Zee
Latitude:	52.5569
Longitude:	4.6059
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Rescue - Shower - Toilet - Food - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Chop - Small Wave (< 1m) - Medium Wave (1-3m)	Hazards: - Swimmers

Quality:	- Cloudy	Best Tide: No Information

Great waves with NW winds. Can be choppy sometimes. Not many kiters on this spot, max 10-15 on busy days.

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Beach

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Big

Hazards:	- None	Beach crowds: - July - August

Kitebeach is from the main entrance 100 meters to the left. Starting your kite is tricky at high tide.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorty

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

Wetsuit necessary, shorty only in July and August.

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Wind

Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report

Best Months:	- March - April - May - September - October - November	Wind Type: - Frontal Winds

Best Direction:	No Information	Main Direction: - SW - WSW - W - WNW - NW

Winds come with depressions, westerlies. Best in autumn and fall.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Medium Walk

From Amsterdam drive north up the A9. Take the cut off at Castricum/Heilo. Follow the signs for Castricum. At the traffic lights you go left. Follow this road until you reach the parking lot.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- Fees

Parking fee from March till October 3.50 Euro. Be careful for the wreck just 150 meters south of kitebeach.

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Nightlife

No nightlife.

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