When is kitesurfing at Oostende dangerous?

With the wind from the southeast and south, it blows offshore at Oostende: you get pushed off the beach onto open water and can't get back if something goes wrong. Offshore wind is always a no-go, however hard it blows. kitesurfing is a no-go in the dark, too.

Which spots are near Oostende?

The nearest spots are Bredene (5 km), Nieuwpoort (16 km), Blankenberge (18 km). If the wind is wrong at Oostende, one of these is often safe to ride.

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Oostende

NO-GO

19knWSWgusts to 26 kn

Dark.

now · modelWindow 08:00–16:00 · 24 kn · light until 21:05

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Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Oostende

Wind directions & safety

The open water at Oostende faces NNW (340°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are north, northeast, west and northwest (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the east and southwest, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the southeast and south, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).

On this page you'll find the live wind, the hourly forecast and a personal go/no-go for Oostende, plus your ideal kite or wing size, nearby parking and (where available) a live beach webcam. Wind data: AROME and HARMONIE via Open-Meteo.

Spots nearby

All spots in the region: the Belgian coast

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AROME

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HARMONIE

–

ICON

–

GFS

Direction

WSW

SSW

WSW

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

ENE

NNE

Kite

12m

–

12m

–

12m

–

12m

–

12m

–

12m

–

12m

–

Waves

0.82

0.8

0.78

0.74

0.72

0.68

0.66

0.64

0.66

0.7

0.72

0.76

0.78

0.82

0.84

0.86

0.92

1.06

1.02

0.96

0.94

0.92

0.9

0.88

0.9

0.94

0.96

1.06

1.18

1.28

1.34

1.42

1.48

1.38

1.28

1.18

1.1

0.92

0.86

0.78

0.72

0.68

0.62

0.58

0.56

0.54

0.52

0.54

0.56

0.6

0.64

0.68

0.74

0.82

0.88

0.92

0.94

0.98

0.96

0.94

0.92

0.9

0.88

0.86

0.88

0.9

0.92

0.96

0.98

1.02

1.04

1.08

1.1

1.08

1.04

1.02

0.96

0.94

0.92

0.9

0.88

0.86

0.84

0.82

0.8

0.82

0.84

0.86

0.84

0.82

0.8

0.78

0.8

0.82

0.84

0.88

0.9

0.92

0.94

0.96

0.94

0.92

0.9

0.88

0.86

0.84

0.8

0.78

0.74

0.7

0.68

0.64

0.62

0.58

0.56

0.54

0.5

0.48

Current

stil

0.3

stil

0.3

stil

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