Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling in North Holland
The North Holland coast is one long North Sea beach with an access point every few kilometres: Wijk aan Zee and IJmuiden around the piers, Castricum and Zandvoort as classic beach spots. The beach faces almost everywhere to the west-northwest, which makes southwest to northwest the golden directions: exactly the wind that most fronts bring. Small waves for anyone who wants to jump, and thanks to the piers at IJmuiden the water is locally just a touch flatter. Anyone who prefers to wing foil or foil can use those same beaches, and on Amsterdam's inland waters such as the Sloterplas you will find flat water where wing foiling is allowed and kitesurfing is not. In southwesterlies, watch out for the crowds: this is the back garden of Amsterdam and Haarlem.
The spots in North Holland
- Wijk aan Zee →
Best wind: north, southwest, west and northwest. Offshore (no-go): east and southeast.
- Castricum aan Zee →
Best wind: north, southwest, west and northwest. Offshore (no-go): east and southeast.
- Zandvoort →
Best wind: north, southwest, west and northwest. Offshore (no-go): east and southeast.
- IJmuiden (Kennemerstrand) →
Best wind: south, southwest, west and northwest. Offshore (no-go): northeast and east.
- Petten →
Best wind: north, southwest, west and northwest. Offshore (no-go): east and southeast.
- Callantsoog →
Best wind: north, southwest, west and northwest. Offshore (no-go): east and southeast.
- Camperduin →
Best wind: north, southwest, west and northwest. Offshore (no-go): east and southeast.
- Bergen aan Zee →
Best wind: north, southwest, west and northwest. Offshore (no-go): east and southeast.
- Egmond aan Zee →
Best wind: north, southwest, west and northwest. Offshore (no-go): east and southeast.
- Bloemendaal aan Zee →
Best wind: north, southwest, west and northwest. Offshore (no-go): east and southeast.
- Julianadorp →
Best wind: north, southwest, west and northwest. Offshore (no-go): east and southeast.
- Westeinderplassen (Aalsmeer) →
Best wind: south, southwest and west.
- Nieuwe Meer (Amsterdam) →
Best wind: north, northeast and east.
- Sloterplas (Amsterdam) →
Best wind: south, southwest, west and northwest.
- Amstelmeer (Lutjestrand) →
Best wind: south, southwest and west.