Checking the wind…
Belgian coast
Now, onshore. Too little wind to ride.
Water 11 °C · 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit
Best chance this week: Tuesday 8-12h, up to 23 kn.
Too little wind to ride.
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| Wind | 1419 | 1318 | 1216 | 1115 | 1114 | 1114 | 914 | 812 | 811 | 711 | 410 | 56 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 79 | 79 | 710 | 710 | 711 | 711 | 610 | 59 | 47 | 68 | 68 | 810 | 812 | 812 | 912 | 812 | 812 | 812 | 912 | 912 | 1014 | 1116 | 1218 | 1218 | 1319 | 1522 | 1523 | 1724 | 1624 | 1725 | 1627 | 1730 | 1628 | 1627 | 1629 | 1832 | 2441 | 2141 | 1735 | 1828 | 1931 | 1931 | 1931 | 1932 | 2135 | 1934 | 1531 | 1728 | 1629 | 1627 | 1728 | 1627 | 1627 | 1626 | 1627 | 1728 | 1628 | 1325 | 1021 | 817 | 714 | 612 | 612 | 712 | 915 | 1117 | 1320 | 1423 | 1426 | 1127 | 1226 | 1727 | 2032 | 2336 | 2338 | 1833 | 1326 | 1219 | 1116 | 814 | 512 | 210 | 28 | 57 | 610 | 813 | 916 | 815 | 714 | 712 | 712 | 812 | 813 | 1016 | 1421 | 1926 | 1217 | 915 | 813 | 812 | 812 | 912 | 1013 | 1115 | 1216 | 1115 | 913 | 712 | 510 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 710 | 810 | 811 | 811 | 912 | 1013 | 1115 | 1216 | 1216 | 1317 | 1216 | 1115 | 1014 | 913 |
| Sky | sunny9° | sunny9° | sunny9° | partly cloudy9° | partly cloudy9° | partly cloudy9° | partly cloudy9° | partly cloudy8° | clear night5° | clear night4° | clear night4° | clear night3° | clear night3° | clear night3° | clear night2° | clear night2° | clear night2° | clear night1° | sunny1° | sunny1° | sunny3° | sunny5° | sunny6° | sunny7° | sunny8° | sunny8° | sunny7° | sunny6° | clear night5° | clear night4° | clear night4° | clear night4° | cloudy3° | cloudy3° | cloudy3° | cloudy2° | cloudy2° | cloudy2° | cloudy2° | cloudy2° | partly cloudy3° | cloudy2° | sunny2° | cloudy3° | cloudy4° | cloudy6° | cloudy7° | cloudy9° | rain10° | rain10° | rain11° | cloudy11° | cloudy11° | cloudy11° | partly cloudy11° | partly cloudy11° | partly cloudy11° | cloudy11° | cloudy11° | cloudy11° | cloudy11° | cloudy11° | cloudy10° | cloudy10° | cloudy9° | cloudy8° | cloudy8° | cloudy8° | partly cloudy8° | sunny8° | sunny8° | partly cloudy8° | cloudy8° | cloudy8° | cloudy8° | cloudy8° | cloudy7° | cloudy6° | cloudy6° | cloudy6° | cloudy6° | rain6° | rain6° | rain6° | rain6° | rain6° | rain7° | rain9° | rain11° | rain13° | rain13° | rain12° | rain12° | cloudy11° | cloudy10° | cloudy9° | rain9° | rain8° | rain8° | cloudy8° | cloudy8° | cloudy8° | partly cloudy8° | partly cloudy8° | partly cloudy7° | showers8° | showers8° | showers8° | rain8° | rain9° | rain9° | rain9° | rain9° | rain9° | rain9° | rain8° | rain8° | rain8° | rain8° | rain9° | sunny9° | sunny9° | sunny9° | partly cloudy9° | partly cloudy9° | partly cloudy9° | cloudy9° | cloudy8° | cloudy8° | cloudy7° | cloudy7° | cloudy6° | cloudy6° | cloudy6° | cloudy7° | cloudy7° | cloudy7° | cloudy7° | cloudy7° | cloudy6° | cloudy6° | cloudy6° | cloudy7° | cloudy7° | cloudy7° | cloudy7° | cloudy7° | cloudy7° | cloudy7° | cloudy7° | cloudy8° | cloudy8° | cloudy8° | cloudy8° |
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| AROME | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| HARMONIE | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICON | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| GFS | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| Direction | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SSE | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNE | SE | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | E | ENE | NE | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE |
| Kite | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 9m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – |
| Waves | 1.747s | 1.77s | 1.647s | 1.587s | 1.527s | 1.467s | 1.427s | 1.367s | 1.327s | 1.287s | 1.227s | 1.187s | 1.147s | 1.17s | 1.067s | 1.027s | 17s | 0.967s | 0.927s | 0.887s | 0.847s | 0.87s | 0.787s | 0.747s | 0.727s | 0.687s | 0.667s | 0.647s | 0.627s | 0.67s | 0.587s | 0.587s | 0.566s | 0.546s | 0.526s | 0.56s | 0.56s | 0.485s | 0.485s | 0.485s | 0.485s | 0.484s | 0.524s | 0.564s | 0.64s | 0.664s | 0.724s | 0.784s | 0.844s | 0.884s | 0.944s | 1.024s | 1.084s | 1.165s | 1.245s | 1.345s | 1.425s | 1.545s | 1.685s | 1.85s | 1.85s | 1.825s | 1.826s | 1.766s | 1.726s | 1.666s | 1.646s | 1.66s | 1.586s | 1.546s | 1.526s | 1.486s | 1.426s | 1.386s | 1.326s | 1.266s | 1.226s | 1.166s | 1.17s | 1.047s | 0.987s | 0.947s | 0.887s | 0.847s | 0.847s | 0.867s | 0.866s | 0.926s | 0.986s | 1.046s | 1.065s | 1.16s | 1.126s | 1.16s | 1.16s | 1.087s | 1.127s | 1.147s | 1.187s | 1.187s | 1.167s | 1.167s | 1.147s | 1.17s | 1.087s | 1.047s | 17s | 0.967s | 0.947s | 0.97s | 0.887s | 0.867s | 0.847s | 0.827s | 0.87s | 0.87s | 0.787s | 0.787s | 0.87s | 0.87s | 0.87s | 0.827s | 0.826s | 0.826s | 0.86s | 0.86s | 0.786s | 0.787s | 0.767s | 0.747s | 0.747s | 0.727s | 0.727s | 0.727s | 0.727s | 0.727s | 0.727s | 0.727s | 0.727s | 0.727s | 0.727s | 0.727s | 0.77s | 0.77s | 0.687s | 0.687s | 0.667s | 0.667s | 0.667s | 0.667s | 0.667s | 0.687s | 0.687s | 0.687s |
| Current | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack |
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Log your sessions; that is how Windulu gets to know you.
The advice is a tool. You remain responsible for your own safety.
Behind the sea wall of De Haan lies the Concessie, a late nineteenth-century villa quarter that has been protected as a whole since 1995, and in front of that same sea wall lies the 190 metre launch zone. The MDK agency's plan keeps that strip for kitesurfing, while catamarans and motorboats each have their own zone nearby. The beach faces north-north-west, so a north-westerly comes in straight onshore, west and north side-on, a south-westerly gives cross-shore wind and a south-easterly is offshore. The live reading comes from the KMI station in Zeebrugge, about fourteen kilometres away, so treat it as an indication rather than a measurement on your beach.
Kitesurfing only in the 190 m launch zone east of the De Windhaan club. Wing zone not designated, check with the club. Source: MDK launch-zone plan.
The open water at De Haan faces NNW (329°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are north, west and northwest (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the northeast, east, south and southwest, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the southeast, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).