Castricum aan Zee (8.72 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Wijk aan Zee (10.49 km) Best Direction: SSW SW WSW Type: Shallow Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Egmond aan Zee (11.99 km) Best Direction: N S SSW SW NW NNW Type: Shallow Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Ijmuiden (14.93 km) Best Direction: N S SW NW Type: Shallow Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Bergen aan Zee (15.98 km) Best Direction: N S SW NW Type: Shallow Small Wave (< 1m) Bloemendaal aan Zee (19.09 km) Best Direction: N S SSW SW WSW W WNW NW NNW Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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.
From Amsterdam take N203 north and follow signs to Uitgeest. Here get to the lake and the swimming area. From here about 400m east is a quiet launch beach.
