Katwijk aan Zee Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Netherlands – West Coast)

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Surf Break: Katwijk aan Zee

Katwijk aan Zee Spot ID:

Type: beach

Reliability: inconsistent

Best: Swell NW | Wind SE

Sea Temperature Today is: 13.0 °C

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Thursday, 20 June 2013, 07:52 Local time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 20
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	NNE
Period (s)	3	3	3	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross	cross

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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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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

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For Meetpost Noordwijk, Netherlands, 9 miles from Katwijk aan Zee.

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At Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, 25 km from Katwijk aan Zee.

light winds from the NE

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Air temperature
16.9 °C

Current weather near Katwijk aan Zee

Overall Katwijk aan Zee Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June

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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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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	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Scheveningen	11 mi
Third closest tide station	IJmuiden	18 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Hoek van Holland	21 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Rotterdam	22 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Katwijk aan Zee:
Closest ski area	Bottrop-Alpincenter (Germany)	119 mi
Second closest ski area	Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany)	152 mi
Third closest ski area	Wildewiese-Sundern (Germany)	168 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Olpe-Fahlenscheid (Germany)	172 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bestwig-Wasserfall-Fort Fun (Germany)	183 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Katwijk aan Zee:
Closest city location	Katwijk (Netherlands)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Leiden (Netherlands)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Wassenaar (Netherlands)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Leiderdorp (Netherlands)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Voorburg (Netherlands)	11 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.

Katwijk aan Zee break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Katwijk aan Zee, West Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Katwijk aan Zee sea temperature, Katwijk aan Zee photographs, Katwijk aan Zee detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Katwijk aan Zee webcams, current wind from West Coast live weather stations and Katwijk aan Zee 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 Katwijk aan Zee.

Katwijk aan Zee Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Netherlands – West Coast)

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Overall Katwijk aan Zee Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June

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