Overview

Callantsoog is an official NKV kitespot on the North Sea coast of Noord-Holland. The kite zone is located at beach pole 13 (strandpaal 13), near the De Stern beach pavilion. Kitesurfing is only permitted within the designated zone — riding outside it risks fines (Natura 2000 surroundings). Swimmers have absolute priority.

The beach has submerged groynes every ~200m: visible at low tide, hidden at high tide. A 2023 sand nourishment project has improved conditions at the north end. Water conditions range from choppy to medium waves depending on wind and swell. Not suitable for beginners.

Best parking: Strandslag Abbestee (free).

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Sunrise 08:16 · Sunset 18:35

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 15:12 · 1.8 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 18:21 · 0.9 m
High tide Wed 21 · 00:29 · 2.1 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 01:53 · 1.9 m

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Callantsoog: 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

281h

in August · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in August: 25 rideable days a month and 281 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is March, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is November, with 168 mm.

Monthly averages: Callantsoog

Monthly averages — Callantsoog — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.5	230 h	6 °C	96 mm
February	18.0	181 h	8 °C	99 mm
March	16.5	184 h	10 °C	31 mm
April	18.5	230 h	13 °C	53 mm
May	21.0	253 h	17 °C	86 mm
June	24.5	356 h	18 °C	82 mm
July	25.0	359 h	20 °C	78 mm
August	25.5	281 h	21 °C	42 mm
September	19.0	208 h	19 °C	139 mm
October	20.0	210 h	14 °C	116 mm
November	19.5	168 h	10 °C	168 mm
December	21.5	186 h	7 °C	81 mm

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Technical details of Callantsoog spot

The spot works with winds from N, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Local association recommendations

NKV — Kitespot Callantsoog

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Strandslag Abbestee — free parking. Best access point to the kite zone at strandpaal 13.

Hazards

Submerged groynes every ~200m — dangerous at high tide. Kitesurfing outside the designated zone is prohibited (Natura 2000). Strong currents. Waves from choppy to medium. Swimmers have absolute priority in summer.

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