Egmond aan Zee Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Egmond aan Zee

Egmond aan Zee on the West Coast is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Egmond aan Zee Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Egmond aan Zee:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bergen aan Zee	2 mi
Second closest break	Wijk aan Zee Noordpier	9 mi
Third closest break	Petten	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Camperduin	14 mi
Fifth closest break	Hargen	15 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Egmond aan Zee:
Closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	83 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	109 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	134 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	160 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	251 mi
Tide stations nearest to Egmond aan Zee:
Closest tide station	IJmuiden, Netherlands	10 mi
Second closest tide station	Petten zuid, Netherlands	11 mi
Third closest tide station	Den Helder, Netherlands	25 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Meetpost Noordwijk, Netherlands	27 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Den Oever, Netherlands	31 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Egmond aan Zee:
Closest ski area	Bottrop-Alpincenter (Germany)	125 mi
Second closest ski area	Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany)	170 mi
Third closest ski area	Wildewiese-Sundern (Germany)	172 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Olpe-Fahlenscheid (Germany)	178 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bestwig-Wasserfall-Fort Fun (Germany)	186 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Egmond aan Zee:
Closest city location	Heiloo (Netherlands)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Castricum (Netherlands)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Alkmaar (Netherlands)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Uitgeest (Netherlands)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Heemskerk (Netherlands)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Egmond aan Zee is Schiphol (Amsterdam) Airport (AMS) in Netherlands, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Egmond aan Zee is De Kooy Airport (DHR), also in Netherlands, 36 km (22 miles) away.
• Third is Valkenburg Airport (LID) in Netherlands, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Soesterberg Airport (UTC) in Netherlands is 70 km (43 miles) away.
• Rotterdam Airport (RTM), also in Netherlands is the fifth nearest airport to Egmond aan Zee and is 74 km (46 miles) away.