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Katwijk aan Zee on the West Coast is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Ideal winds are from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall Katwijk 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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Also see Katwijk aan Zee surf quality by season and Katwijk aan Zee surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Netherlands - West Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Katwijk aan Zee

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Katwijk aan Zee:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Scheveningen Pier	11 mi
Second closest break	Zandvoort	11 mi
Third closest break	Noorderstrand	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Zud	14 mi
Fifth closest break	Kijkduin	16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Katwijk aan Zee:
Closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	91 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	111 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	137 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	140 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	229 mi
Tide stations nearest to Katwijk aan Zee:
Closest tide station	Meetpost Noordwijk, Netherlands	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Scheveningen, Netherlands	11 mi
Third closest tide station	IJmuiden, Netherlands	18 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Hoek van Holland, Netherlands	21 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Rotterdam, Netherlands	22 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Katwijk aan Zee:
Closest ski area	Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany)	152 mi
Second closest ski area	Wildewiese-Sundern (Germany)	168 mi
Third closest ski area	Olpe-Fahlenscheid (Germany)	172 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Bestwig-Wasserfall-Fort Fun (Germany)	183 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bodefeld-Hunau (Germany)	183 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Katwijk aan Zee:
Closest city location	Noordwijk-Binnen (Netherlands)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Rijnsburg (Netherlands)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Voorhout (Netherlands)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Oegstgeest (Netherlands)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Noordwijkerhout (Netherlands)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Katwijk aan Zee is Valkenburg Airport (LID) in Netherlands, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Katwijk aan Zee is Schiphol (Amsterdam) Airport (AMS), also in Netherlands, 26 km (16 miles) away.
• Third is Rotterdam Airport (RTM) in Netherlands, 30 km (19 miles) away.
• Soesterberg Airport (UTC) in Netherlands is 60 km (37 miles) away.
• De Kooy Airport (DHR), also in Netherlands is the fifth nearest airport to Katwijk aan Zee and is 82 km (51 miles) away.