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Surf Break: Wijk aan Zee Noordpier

Wijk aan Zee Noordpier on the West Coast is an exposed beach/Harbour Wall break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break favours left handers. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rips,crowds,pollution.

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Overall Wijk aan Zee Noordpier 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 Wijk aan Zee Noordpier surf quality by season and Wijk aan Zee Noordpier surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Wijk aan Zee Noordpier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Egmond aan Zee	9 mi
Second closest break	Zandvoort	9 mi
Third closest break	Bergen aan Zee	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Katwijk aan Zee	19 mi
Fifth closest break	Petten	21 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Wijk aan Zee Noordpier:
Closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	86 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	110 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	136 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	153 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	245 mi
Tide stations nearest to Wijk aan Zee Noordpier:
Closest tide station	IJmuiden, Netherlands	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Meetpost Noordwijk, Netherlands	19 mi
Third closest tide station	Petten zuid, Netherlands	20 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Scheveningen, Netherlands	30 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Den Helder, Netherlands	34 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Wijk aan Zee Noordpier:
Closest ski area	Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany)	163 mi
Second closest ski area	Wildewiese-Sundern (Germany)	169 mi
Third closest ski area	Olpe-Fahlenscheid (Germany)	175 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Bestwig-Wasserfall-Fort Fun (Germany)	183 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bodefeld-Hunau (Germany)	184 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Wijk aan Zee Noordpier:
Closest city location	IJmuiden (Netherlands)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Velsen (Netherlands)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Beverwijk (Netherlands)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Heemskerk (Netherlands)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bloemendaal (Netherlands)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Wijk aan Zee Noordpier is Schiphol (Amsterdam) Airport (AMS) in Netherlands, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Wijk aan Zee Noordpier is Valkenburg Airport (LID), also in Netherlands, 36 km (22 miles) away.
• Third is De Kooy Airport (DHR) in Netherlands, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Rotterdam Airport (RTM) in Netherlands is 59 km (37 miles) away.
• Soesterberg Airport (UTC), also in Netherlands is the fifth nearest airport to Wijk aan Zee Noordpier and is 62 km (39 miles) away.