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Kraaijenbergse Plassen kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Netherlands · Noord-Brabant

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 9 m 51.74 | 5.84

Overview

Kraaijenbergse Plassen is a group of sand quarry lakes located in Noord-Brabant, near Cuijk. These inland bodies of water offer excellent flat water conditions for all levels.

Well exposed to the prevailing west and southwest winds, these lakes are popular among kitesurfers and wingfoilers from the south of the Netherlands.

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Spot forecast for Kraaijenbergse Plassen

Sunrise 08:09 · Sunset 18:33

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Kraaijenbergse Plassen: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

280h

in June · 26.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 23 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in June, with 280 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 22 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days20 d M April: 22 rideable days A May: 26 rideable days M June: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d J July: 24 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 22.5 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days20 d O November: 20 rideable days20 d N December: 22.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 22 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days20 d M April: 22 rideable days A May: 26 rideable days M June: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d J July: 24 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 22.5 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days20 d O November: 20 rideable days20 d N December: 22.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is May, with 104 mm.

Monthly averages: Kraaijenbergse Plassen
Monthly averages — Kraaijenbergse Plassen — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 22.0 196 h 5 °C 92 mm
February 22.0 223 h 8 °C 78 mm
March 20.0 209 h 12 °C 45 mm
April 22.0 255 h 15 °C 84 mm
May 26.0 256 h 19 °C 104 mm
June 26.5 280 h 22 °C 54 mm
July 24.0 235 h 23 °C 81 mm
August 22.5 196 h 24 °C 54 mm
September 22.5 244 h 20 °C 81 mm
October 20.0 198 h 15 °C 93 mm
November 20.0 179 h 9 °C 94 mm
December 22.5 195 h 7 °C 71 mm

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Technical details of Kraaijenbergse Plassen spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, NW, NNW.

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