guide to kitesurfing in Netherlands

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rugstis 23 March / 2015 / 17:40

Hi guys,
my name is Justas, and I'm new to this forum. I am planning to come to Netherlands next month to visit my friend and I think of trying to kitesurf here for a few days. I have visited Amsterdam one year before, and saw people kiteboard on the January 1st  (in Schellinkhout) :) Could you please answer few questions? 
How cold it is gonna be in the end of April? Is 5/3mm wetsuit enough?
Where can I find begginer friendly spots? I only know one spot near Harderwijk, Schellinkhout and I saw that the wind is a little bit stronger in De Koog/Texel (never been there). How is the coast in that island?

thanks in advance for your answers and wish you strong wind!

RobbyNitroz 23 March / 2015 / 22:18

Hello Rugstis.

 

5/3 should be fine in April. Not sure if you still need boots and gloves by then; probably not but still smart to take them along.

 

You can dig yourself through this list and watch for the small lollypop icon (for rookies :) --> 

http://hanglos.nl/spot/?q=Nederland&month=0&continent=0&count=10

 

For beginners near Amsterdam I would go for: IJmuiden, Wijk aan Zee with Z till N winds.

 

For the IJselmeer others should fill me in 

RobbyNitroz had een 5 sterren sessie in Zandvoort met maar liefst 15 - 20 knots op zijn SlingShot Wave SST (2017)

Karta 25 March / 2015 / 07:46

A lot of spots. There is a Kitespots button right at the top of this forum... check it! 

 

www.KartaBoardsports.com & www.KitesurfschoolTerschelling.nl

Coringa 25 March / 2015 / 11:24

Hi Rugstis, its great that you want to kitesurf our little frog land (kikkerlandje), weve got some good spots here :)

Like Robby said IJmuiden and Wijk aan zee are good spots to kitesurf near Amsterdam. I would suggest Wijk aan Zee also but on the north side of the pier. I used to kitesurf there, its got small waves and the slope is gradual so you can easily stand on most places. Its also less crowded on a bussy day compared to other spots along the coast.. :)

Axé

Coringa had een 5 sterren sessie in Katwijk airtime met maar liefst 18 - 28 knots op zijn Switch kiteboarding Element (2014)