Where can you get on the water in a south wind?
In a south wind, the wind is safely onshore or cross-onshore at 36 of the 142 spots, whether you kitesurf, wing foil or foil. On the spot pages you see the live wind and whether it is really go for your sport, weight and gear.
Safe spots in a south wind
- IJmuiden (Kennemerstrand) →
Region North Holland
- Maasvlakte →
Region Delta
- Grevelingen (Kabbelaarsbank) →
Region Delta
- Mirns (IJsselmeer) →
Region IJsselmeer
- Oostvoornse Meer →
Region Delta
- Hellevoetsluis (Haringvliet) →
Region Delta
- Schellinkhout (Markermeer) →
Region IJsselmeer
- Stavoren (IJsselmeer) →
Region IJsselmeer
- Lelystad (Bataviastrand) →
Region IJsselmeer
- Elburg (Veluwemeer) →
Region Randmeren lakes
- Tjeukemeer →
Region Inland lakes
- Reeuwijkse Plassen (Broekvelden) →
Region South Holland
- Westeinderplassen (Aalsmeer) →
Region North Holland
- Vlietland (Leidschendam) →
Region South Holland
- Sloterplas (Amsterdam) →
Region North Holland
- Gouwzee (Monnickendam) →
Region IJsselmeer
- IJmeer (IJburg) →
Region IJsselmeer
- Veluwemeer (Bad Hoophuizen) →
Region Randmeren lakes
- Amstelmeer (Lutjestrand) →
Region North Holland
- List →
Region German North Sea
- Büsum →
Region German North Sea
- Borkum Südstrand →
Region German North Sea
- Fehmarn Orth →
Region German Baltic
- Hvidbjerg Strand →
Region Danish North Sea
- Kloster →
Region Danish North Sea
- Krik Vig →
Region Danish North Sea
- Sydvestpynten →
Region Danish inner waters
- Lynæs →
Region Danish inner waters
- Åkrogen →
Region Danish inner waters
- Le Havre →
Region French Channel coast
- La Baule (K13) →
Region French Atlantic coast
- Saint-Jean-de-Monts (La Davière) →
Region French Atlantic coast
- Île de Ré (Le Petit Sergent) →
Region French Atlantic coast
- Gruissan (Vieille Nouvelle) →
Region French Mediterranean
- L'Espiguette (Le Grau-du-Roi) →
Region French Mediterranean
- Maguelone (Cathédrale) →
Region French Mediterranean
Here a south wind is offshore (no-go)
At these spots a south wind blows off the land and pushes you onto open water if something goes wrong: Vlieland, Ameland (Buren), Ouddorp, Vrouwenpolder, Terschelling (Noordzee), Kamperland (Banjaard), De Panne, Sint-André (Koksijde), Oostduinkerke, Wenduine, Blankenberge, Heist (Knokke-Heist), Duinbergen, Knokke, Het Zoute (Knokke), Cuxhaven-Döse, Hooksiel, Norderney Nordstrand, Flyvesandet, Dunkirk (Malo-les-Bains), Ouistreham (Riva-Bella). How Windulu judges wind direction and safety is explained on the method page.