Overview

Harlingen Strand is a spot located on the Wadden Sea coast in Friesland. This spot offers tidal conditions with mudflats that are exposed at low tide. The spot is suited to intermediate riders, with moderate tidal currents. Westerly and northwesterly winds are most favorable for riding at this spot.

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Spot forecast for Harlingen Beach / Wadden Sea

Sunrise 08:14 · Sunset 18:32

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 27.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:46 · 2.1 m Low tide 01:47 · 2.1 m High tide 03:52 · 2.4 m Low tide 10:09 · 1 m High tide 13:06 · 1.8 m Low tide 14:10 · 1.8 m High tide 16:21 · 2.2 m Low tide 22:28 · 1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:45 · 2 m Low tide 02:23 · 2 m High tide 04:47 · 2.5 m Low tide 11:08 · 0.9 m High tide 14:09 · 1.7 m Low tide 14:44 · 1.7 m High tide 17:16 · 2.2 m Low tide 23:27 · 0.9 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:40 · 2.6 m Low tide 12:05 · 0.8 m High tide 18:09 · 2.3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:22 · 0.8 m High tide 06:31 · 2.7 m Low tide 12:57 · 0.6 m High tide 19:00 · 2.5 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:14 · 0.7 m High tide 07:20 · 2.8 m Low tide 13:46 · 0.4 m High tide 19:48 · 2.6 m

Harlingen Beach / Wadden Sea: 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

395h

in June · 28 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 395 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is February, at 17.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 54% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is November, with 168 mm.

Monthly averages: Harlingen Beach / Wadden Sea

Monthly averages — Harlingen Beach / Wadden Sea — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	24.5	236 h	6 °C	85 mm
February	17.5	181 h	7 °C	100 mm
March	20.0	225 h	10 °C	32 mm
April	24.5	267 h	13 °C	64 mm
May	25.0	314 h	17 °C	75 mm
June	28.0	395 h	19 °C	90 mm
July	28.0	409 h	21 °C	88 mm
August	26.0	318 h	22 °C	54 mm
September	19.0	225 h	19 °C	157 mm
October	20.5	215 h	14 °C	120 mm
November	21.0	185 h	9 °C	168 mm
December	22.5	194 h	7 °C	70 mm

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Technical details of Harlingen Beach / Wadden Sea spot

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

Depending on conditions: NNE, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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