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Gunnamatta Beach

9:45 am 5 Feb 2012

Worms Head, Llangennith

3:19 pm 2 Feb 2012

Hargen ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Hargen Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Netherlands – West Coast)

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Name: Hargen
Type: beach/breakwater
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NNW Offshore Wind: NE

Hargen on the West Coast is an exposed beach/breakwater break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the north northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. When it's working here, it can get crowded.

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Overall Hargen Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Hargen:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Camperduin 1 mi
Second closest break Petten 2 mi
Third closest break Bergen aan Zee 12 mi
Fourth closest break Texel (Waddeneilanden) 14 mi
Fifth closest break Egmond aan Zee 15 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Hargen:

Closest wave buoy East Anglia 3 Buoy 81 mi
Second closest wave buoy East Anglia 1 Buoy 109 mi
Third closest wave buoy East Anglia 2 Buoy 131 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Sandettie Buoy 172 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 262 mi

Tide stations nearest to Hargen:

Closest tide station Petten zuid, Netherlands 4 mi
Second closest tide station Den Helder, Netherlands 11 mi
Third closest tide station Oudeschild, Netherlands 16 mi
Fourth closest tide station Oude Schild, Netherlands 16 mi
Fifth closest tide station Den Oever, Netherlands 21 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Hargen:

Closest ski area Wildewiese-Sundern (Germany) 178 mi
Second closest ski area Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany) 182 mi
Third closest ski area Olpe-Fahlenscheid (Germany) 185 mi
Fourth closest ski area Bestwig-Wasserfall-Fort Fun (Germany) 191 mi
Fifth closest ski area Bodefeld-Hunau (Germany) 191 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Hargen:

Closest city location Schagen (Netherlands) 6 mi
Second closest city location Harenkarspel (Netherlands) 7 mi
Third closest city location Den Helder (Netherlands) 10 mi
Fourth closest city location Broek op Langedijk (Netherlands) 11 mi
Fifth closest city location Heerhugowaard (Netherlands) 12 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Hargen is De Kooy Airport (DHR) in Netherlands, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Hargen is Schiphol (Amsterdam) Airport (AMS), also in Netherlands, 57 km (35 miles) away.
  • Third is Valkenburg Airport (LID) in Netherlands, 74 km (46 miles) away.
  • Leeuwarden Airport (LWR) in Netherlands is 85 km (53 miles) away.
  • Soesterberg Airport (UTC), also in Netherlands is the fifth nearest airport to Hargen and is 87 km (54 miles) away.
Hargen break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Hargen, Netherlands - West Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Hargen sea temperature, Hargen photographs, Hargen detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Hargen webcams, current wind from Netherlands - West Coast live weather stations and Hargen tide predictions. The Netherlands swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Netherlands and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Netherlands wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Hargen.