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Continent:	Europe
Country:	Netherlands
Next Big City (Airport):	Rotterdam
Next Town:	Oostvorne
Latitude:	51.9204
Longitude:	4.0231
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Type:	- Ocean - Lagoon	Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert

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

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Water

Type:	- Shallow - Flat - Chop	Hazards: - Currents

Quality:	- Clean	Best Tide: - Low Tide

Flat to choppy water. Lots of shallow water. Tidal.

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Location

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Medium

Hazards:	No Information	Location crowds: No Information

Sandy beach.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorts - Shorty

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

Air: May to August about 15-30°C, September to April: 0-15°C. Water: May to August fine (a shorty will do), from September to April you need a wetsuit, in December/January it can get cold (around 0°C). January to August unpredictable, can be anything. September to December usually cloudy/rainy weather though in this period, especially when there's wind.

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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:	- N - S - SW - W - NW	Main Direction: - SW

Best winds (Westerlies) from fall to spring with any wind speed possible. N, NW to S wind is good here.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

At the southwest tip of the Rotterdam harbor. Get on N15, then Europaweg and then Westplaatweg. Get to the beach which is facing the south. Across the bay from the `Autostrand`.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

No Information

1 January 2008 it will be closed because of new Rotterdam harbor building works.

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Nightlife

Rotterdam or Brielle

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