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Katwijk aan Zee ratings
Quality on a good day: 1.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Katwijk aan Zee Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Netherlands – West Coast)

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Name: Katwijk aan Zee
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: SE

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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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

snow forecast website

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

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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.
Katwijk aan Zee break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands - 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 Netherlands - 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.