Checking the wind…
Belgian coast
Now, onshore. Your 12m. Good chance of perfect.
Water 11 °C · 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit
Best chance this week: Tuesday 8-12h, up to 26 kn.
Your 12m. Good chance of perfect.
Cross-current: it pushes you sideways.
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| Wind | 1419 | 1117 | 1014 | 913 | 912 | 812 | 811 | 711 | 69 | 410 | 47 | 45 | 67 | 57 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 810 | 710 | 710 | 711 | 710 | 710 | 59 | 58 | 68 | 811 | 912 | 812 | 912 | 1014 | 914 | 812 | 811 | 913 | 1115 | 1318 | 1419 | 1319 | 1419 | 1421 | 1623 | 1724 | 1520 | 1623 | 1623 | 1624 | 1727 | 1726 | 1825 | 1828 | 2231 | 2740 | 2139 | 1729 | 1927 | 2029 | 2027 | 2129 | 1927 | 2332 | 2031 | 1728 | 1927 | 1827 | 1825 | 1927 | 1826 | 1724 | 1723 | 1824 | 1826 | 1726 | 1424 | 1120 | 817 | 714 | 711 | 710 | 911 | 1114 | 1317 | 1419 | 1521 | 1423 | 1025 | 1528 | 2230 | 2533 | 2636 | 2536 | 1931 | 1224 | 917 | 813 | 710 | 510 | 614 | 1321 | 1825 | 1523 | 1017 | 913 | 911 | 910 | 811 | 812 | 1116 | 1318 | 1419 | 1622 | 2027 | 1014 | 811 | 710 | 710 | 912 | 1013 | 1014 | 1115 | 1115 | 914 | 712 | 510 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 33 | 45 | 46 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 68 | 79 | 710 | 710 | 810 | 811 | 912 | 1013 | 1114 | 1216 | 1216 | 1216 | 1115 | 1014 | 913 |
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| AROME | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| HARMONIE | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICON | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| GFS | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Direction | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | WNW | NNW | N | NNE | N | WNW | W | W | WSW | SW | S | S | S | SSE | SE | ESE | E | ENE | NE | NE | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE |
| Kite | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 7m | 9m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | 12m | 9m | 7m | 7m | 7m | 9m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – |
| Waves | 1.767s | 1.77s | 1.647s | 1.587s | 1.527s | 1.467s | 1.427s | 1.387s | 1.347s | 1.37s | 1.247s | 1.27s | 1.167s | 1.127s | 1.087s | 1.047s | 1.027s | 0.987s | 0.947s | 0.97s | 0.867s | 0.847s | 0.87s | 0.787s | 0.767s | 0.727s | 0.77s | 0.687s | 0.667s | 0.647s | 0.627s | 0.66s | 0.586s | 0.566s | 0.566s | 0.546s | 0.546s | 0.525s | 0.525s | 0.545s | 0.564s | 0.584s | 0.624s | 0.684s | 0.724s | 0.784s | 0.844s | 0.94s | 0.964s | 1.024s | 1.084s | 1.184s | 1.35s | 1.45s | 1.485s | 1.545s | 1.625s | 1.725s | 1.845s | 1.945s | 1.945s | 1.925s | 1.925s | 1.845s | 1.765s | 1.685s | 1.645s | 1.585s | 1.545s | 1.55s | 1.445s | 1.45s | 1.345s | 1.266s | 1.26s | 1.146s | 1.16s | 1.046s | 17s | 0.947s | 0.97s | 0.867s | 0.827s | 0.787s | 0.87s | 0.846s | 0.866s | 0.946s | 1.025s | 1.15s | 1.15s | 1.15s | 1.16s | 1.16s | 1.16s | 1.17s | 1.167s | 1.27s | 1.267s | 1.267s | 1.287s | 1.286s | 1.266s | 1.226s | 1.26s | 1.166s | 1.147s | 1.17s | 1.087s | 1.046s | 1.027s | 0.987s | 0.967s | 0.927s | 0.97s | 0.867s | 0.847s | 0.847s | 0.847s | 0.847s | 0.847s | 0.847s | 0.847s | 0.847s | 0.827s | 0.827s | 0.827s | 0.87s | 0.87s | 0.87s | 0.787s | 0.787s | 0.787s | 0.787s | 0.787s | 0.787s | 0.787s | 0.787s | 0.787s | 0.787s | 0.787s | 0.787s | 0.87s | 0.87s | 0.87s | 0.827s | 0.827s | 0.827s | 0.847s | 0.847s | 0.847s | 0.827s | 0.827s | 0.827s |
| Current | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | slack | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | slack | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | slack | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | slack | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | slack | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | slack | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | slack | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | slack | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | slack | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | slack | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | slack | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | slack | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | slack | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | slack | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | slack | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | slack | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | slack | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | slack | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | slack | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | slack | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 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.
Westende is the only part of the Middelkerke coast with kite zones, and the MDK agency's plan draws no kite zone on the beach of neighbouring Nieuwpoort either. At the water sports club on the Strandlaan lies a 224 metre zone that you share with windsurfers, surfers and paddleboarders, while further west, against the Nieuwpoort border, a second zone of 293 metres is for kitesurfing only, with a narrow strip for e-foils along its eastern side. The beach faces north-north-west, so north-west and north-north-west are straight onshore and west and north come in side-on, while a south-westerly blows along the beach and south and east are side-off. With a south-easterly the wind comes straight off the land and Windulu gives a no-go.
Kitesurfing only in the launch zones at VVW Westende (224 m) and at the Nieuwpoort border (293 m); Middelkerke centre and Nieuwpoort have no kite zone. Wing zone not designated, check with the club. Source: MDK launch-zone plan.
The open water at Westende faces NNW (328°). 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).