Overview

Gouw Westzaan is a spot located on a polder body of water in the Zaanstreek area of North Holland. This calm body of water offers perfect flat water conditions for beginners.

Well exposed to the prevailing west and southwest winds, this spot is a popular training ground for kitesurfers and wingfoilers in the area.

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Spot forecast for Gouw Westzaan

Sunrise 08:15 · Sunset 18:35

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

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Gouw Westzaan: 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

301h

in May · 28 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, June and August, at 26 rideable days and 20 °C. The low point is March, at 21 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 173 mm.

Monthly averages: Gouw Westzaan

Monthly averages — Gouw Westzaan — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.0	200 h	6 °C	101 mm
February	23.0	230 h	8 °C	96 mm
March	21.0	218 h	12 °C	43 mm
April	23.0	273 h	14 °C	70 mm
May	28.0	301 h	19 °C	93 mm
June	26.0	325 h	20 °C	72 mm
July	23.0	255 h	22 °C	74 mm
August	24.0	229 h	22 °C	41 mm
September	22.5	253 h	19 °C	173 mm
October	22.5	222 h	15 °C	138 mm
November	21.5	185 h	10 °C	156 mm
December	23.5	210 h	8 °C	78 mm

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Technical details of Gouw Westzaan spot

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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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

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