When is kitesurfing at Zeebrugge dangerous?

With the wind from the southeast, it blows offshore at Zeebrugge: 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 Zeebrugge?

The nearest spots are Blankenberge (2 km), Heist (Knokke-Heist) (6 km), Wenduine (6 km). If the wind is wrong at Zeebrugge, one of these is often safe to ride.

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Zeebrugge

NO-GO

6knESEgusts to 8 kn

Cross-offshore wind. Only with rescue or experience.

Current with the wind: harder to stay upwind.

now · Zeebrugge (KMI) · 12 minWindow Thu 12:00–17:00 · 15 kn · light until 19:32

	Tue 29 September												Wed 30 September																								Thu 1 October · coarse model																								Fri 2 October · coarse model																								Sat 3 October · coarse model																								Sun 4 October · coarse model																								Mon 5 October · coarse model
Hour
GO	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	Marginal	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go
Wind	812	812	612	913	913	913	712	610	67	68	911	1014	913	912	1012	1014	913	1013	1115	1014	1114	1217	1318	1319	1420	1220	1217	1218	1116	815	712	610	610	710	1325	816	510	46	56	67	57	46	36	69	912	1116	1116	1319	1420	1520	1522	1521	1422	1220	1117	1116	1016	914	914	913	913	913	913	813	812	712	711	711	812	812	711	711	710	610	59	58	58	58	47	47	36	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	46	46	36	36	47	58	69	710	811	812	812	813	813	713	813	913	1014	1014	1015	1015	1116	1117	1116	1116	1116	811	710	710	68	57	46	56	57	68	57	57	46	45	45	45	45	45	46	56	57	68	68	68	68	79	710	710	610	69	58	57	46	35	24	13	12	23	23	34
Sky	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	clear night	partly cloudy	clear night	partly cloudy	clear night	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	showers	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	sunny	partly cloudy	sunny	partly cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear night	clear night	cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	clear night	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night
	individual models per hour, tap to collapse
AROME	8	8	6	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	9	10	9	9	10	10	9	10	11	10	11	12	13	13	14	12	12	12	11	8	7	6	6	7	13	8	5	4	5	6	5	4	3	6	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
HARMONIE	5	7	4	6	6	7	4	4	5	7	10	9	9	8	9	9	8	9	10	11	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	6	7	7	9	3	6	5	5	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	9	8	8	10	12	11	13	14	15	17	8	7	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ICON	6	6	4	4	7	6	7	6	6	6	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	12	11	11	12	12	11	10	8	6	6	5	4	4	6	6	6	8	7	8	9	9	10	9	9	11	11	13	14	15	15	15	14	12	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GFS	5	5	5	5	6	7	6	8	9	9	10	9	9	11	12	11	12	12	10	10	10	10	8	9	11	10	8	7	6	5	5	6	8	11	10	12	13	11	10	9	6	6	7	8	7	7	7	8	8	11	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	10	11	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	8	8	9	8	8	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	5	6	5	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	5	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	12	12
Direction	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	SW	SW	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	W	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	E	ESE
Kite	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Waves	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.24	0.24	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.24	0.24	0.26	0.28	0.3	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.34	0.34	0.32	0.28	0.26	0.24	0.24	0.22	0.2	0.2	0.18	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.16	0.16	0.2	0.26	0.3	0.34	0.38	0.42	0.42	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.42	0.42	0.4	0.38	0.34	0.32	0.3	0.3	0.28	0.28	0.26	0.26	0.24	0.24	0.22	0.22	0.2	0.2	0.18	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Current	0.6	0.4	1.7	2.1	1.2	0.3	0.4	1.0	1.4	1.4	1.1	0.8	0.4	0.5	1.7	2.5	2.0	0.9	0.3	0.6	1.0	1.2	0.9	0.7	0.4	slack	1.2	2.2	2.2	1.1	slack	0.6	1.0	1.3	1.2	0.9	0.6	slack	0.8	1.9	2.4	1.7	0.5	slack	0.6	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.3	2.2	1.9	0.8	slack	0.6	1.1	1.3	1.2	0.9	0.6	slack	0.8	1.8	1.9	1.1	slack	0.5	0.8	1.2	1.2	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.3	1.2	1.7	1.1	slack	0.6	0.9	1.2	1.4	1.2	0.9	0.6	slack	0.8	1.6	1.6	0.8	slack	0.4	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.4	slack	1.0	1.4	0.8	slack	0.5	0.8	1.3	1.5	1.3	1.1	0.9	0.5	0.4	1.1	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.0	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.7	1.1	0.6	slack	0.3	0.7	1.2	1.5	1.3	1.1	1.0	0.5	slack	1.0	1.0	0.4	slack	0.3	0.8	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.6	1.0	0.7	0.3	slack
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Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Zeebrugge

Kitesurfing only in the 485 m launch zone west of Icarus Surfclub, towards Blankenberge. Wing zone not designated, check with the club. Source: MDK launch-zone plan.

Wind directions & safety

The open water at Zeebrugge faces NW (314°). 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).

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

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Checking the wind…

	Tue 29 September	Wed 30 September	Thu 1 October · coarse model	Fri 2 October · coarse model	Sat 3 October · coarse model	Sun 4 October · coarse model	Mon 5 October · coarse model
GO	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	Marginal	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go
Wind	812	812	612	913	913	913	712	610	67	68	911	1014	913	912	1012	1014	913	1013	1115	1014	1114	1217	1318	1319	1420	1220	1217	1218	1116	815	712	610	610	710	1325	816	510	46	56	67	57	46	36	69	912	1116	1116	1319	1420	1520	1522	1521	1422	1220	1117	1116	1016	914	914	913	913	913	913
Sky	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	clear night	partly cloudy	clear night	partly cloudy	clear night	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	showers	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	sunny	partly cloudy	sunny	partly cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	cloudy	partly cloudy
	individual models per hour, tap to collapse
AROME	8	8	6	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	9	10	9	9	10	10	9	10	11	10	11	12	13	13	14	12	12	12	11	8	7	6	6	7	13	8	5	4	5	6	5	4	3	6	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
HARMONIE	5	7	4	6	6	7	4	4	5	7	10	9	9	8	9	9	8	9	10	11	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	6	7	7	9	3	6	5	5	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	9	8	8	10	12	11	13	14	15	17	8	7	8	–	–	–	–	–
ICON	6	6	4	4	7	6	7	6	6	6	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	12	11	11	12	12	11	10	8	6	6	5	4	4	6	6	6	8	7	8	9	9	10	9	9	11	11	13	14	15	15	15	14	12	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	9
GFS	5	5	5	5	6	7	6	8	9	9	10	9	9	11	12	11	12	12	10	10	10	10	8	9	11	10	8	7	6	5	5	6	8	11	10	12	13	11	10	9	6	6	7	8	7	7	7	8	8	11	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	10	11	11	11	10	9
Direction	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	SW	SW	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Kite	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Waves	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.24	0.24	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.24	0.24	0.26	0.28	0.3	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.34	0.34	0.32	0.28	0.26	0.24	0.24	0.22	0.2	0.2	0.18	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.16	0.16	0.2	0.26	0.3	0.34	0.38	0.42	0.42	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.42	0.42	0.4	0.38	0.34	0.32
Current	0.6	0.4	1.7	2.1	1.2	0.3	0.4	1.0	1.4	1.4	1.1	0.8	0.4	0.5	1.7	2.5	2.0	0.9	0.3	0.6	1.0	1.2	0.9	0.7	0.4	slack	1.2	2.2	2.2	1.1	slack	0.6	1.0	1.3	1.2	0.9	0.6	slack	0.8	1.9	2.4	1.7	0.5	slack	0.6	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.3	2.2	1.9	0.8	slack	0.6	1.1	1.3	1.2	0.9	0.6	slack
Water

Tue 29 September

Wed 30 September

Thu 1 October · coarse model

Fri 2 October · coarse model

Sat 3 October · coarse model

Sun 4 October · coarse model

Mon 5 October · coarse model

Hour

Wind

812

612

913

712

610

911

1014

913

912

1012

1014

913

1013

1115

1014

1114

1217

1318

1319

1420

1220

1217

1218

1116

815

712

610

710

1325

816

510

912

1116

1319

1420

1520

1522

1521

1422

1220

1117

1116

1016

914

913

813

812

712

711

812

711

710

610

710

811

812

813

713

813

913

1014

1015

1116

1117

1116

811

710

610

Sky

individual models per hour, tap to collapse

AROME

–

HARMONIE

–

ICON

–

GFS

Direction

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

ENE

ESE

Kite

–

12m

–

12m

–

12m

–

Waves

0.26

0.24

0.22

0.24

0.26

0.28

0.3

0.32

0.34

0.32

0.28

0.26

0.24

0.22

0.2

0.18

0.16

0.14

0.16

0.2

0.26

0.3

0.34

0.38

0.42

0.44

0.42

0.4

0.38

0.34

0.32

0.3

0.28

0.26

0.24

0.22

0.2

0.18

0.16

0.14

0.12

0.1

0.08

0.06

0.04

0.06

0.04

Current

0.6

0.4

1.7

2.1

1.2

0.3

0.4

1.0

1.4

1.1

0.8

0.4

0.5

1.7

2.5

2.0

0.9

0.3

0.6

1.0

1.2

0.9

0.7

0.4

slack

1.2

2.2

1.1

slack

0.6

1.0

1.3

1.2

0.9

0.6

slack

0.8

1.9

2.4

1.7

0.5

slack

0.6

1.0

0.9

0.5

0.3

1.3

2.2

1.9

0.8

slack

0.6

1.1

1.3

1.2

0.9

0.6

slack

0.8

1.8

1.9

1.1

slack

0.5

0.8

1.2

0.9

0.7

0.3

1.2

1.7

1.1

slack

0.6

0.9

1.2

1.4

1.2

0.9

0.6

slack

0.8

1.6

0.8

slack

0.4

0.7

1.0

0.9

0.7

0.4

slack

1.0

1.4

0.8

slack

0.5

0.8

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.1

0.9

0.5

0.4

1.1

1.0

0.3

0.5

1.0

1.4

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.3

0.7

1.1

0.6

slack

0.3

0.7

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

0.5

slack

1.0

0.4

slack

0.3

0.8

1.3

1.0

0.8

0.3

0.6

1.0

0.7

0.3

slack

Water

Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Zeebrugge

Kitesurfing only in the 485 m launch zone west of Icarus Surfclub, towards Blankenberge. Wing zone not designated, check with the club. Source: MDK launch-zone plan.

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Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Zeebrugge

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