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Strand Oostvoorne

Submitted by surfensoul on Wed, 2007/02/21 - 3:49pm.

Country:

Zuid Holland, Netherlands

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A seaside bay, with shallow water, good winter winds from almost every direction except east. Ideal training ground for lessons, beginners and intermediates and freestyle oreinted kitesurfers.

No crowds, no shorebreak and loads of flat shallow water.
In Holland we kitesurf all year round, we get a lot of wind in the spring and the autum.


Nearest airport:

Rotterdam airport

Nearest big city:

Rotterdam

Nearest town:

Oostvoporne

Trip from town:

snap

Access:

immediate

Directions:

Car: drive into the town of Oostvoorne and follow the signes STRAND.
At the end of this route there is a big car park where to park your car (it's safe no worries). After a short walk of 5 minutes you are at the Beach of Oostvoorne.


Level required:

all

Best style:

freestyle
bump & jump

Watersports:

kitesurf

Shore:

heavy sand

Bottom:

sandy

Water quality:

acceptable

Crowd:

sparse

Beach rules:

Hazards:

Facilities:


Beach facing:

north-east

Dominant winds:

SW
W
NW

Respect to shore:

side-onshore
sideshore

Wind strenght (Bf):

4-5

Best direction:

Blowing at:

morning
afternoon
evening

Spot type:

Best tide:

Waves on big days:

Consistency of big waves:

Details:

Wind in Holland is mostly related to a depression. In the summer we do get the good thermal wind days also in this area due to the fact that there are a lot of dunes in the neighbourhood. So on a yearly basis you can get a lot of days with 4bft or more in Oostvoorne.

Medium season:
45-70% >= 4 bf

› July
› August

Best season:
70% >= 4 bf

› April
› May
› June
› September
› October
› November


Day activities:

Hiking, mountain-biking, wakeboarding, scuba diving in het Oostvoornse meer (very clear water and loads of trouts), paintball, indoor sportclimbing, a visit to the biggest indoor watersports center in Zoetermeer (flowrider and a whitewater rafting courses).

Night scene:

Rotterdam, Renesse for the party people. A few good pubs and restaurants in Oostvoorne.


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