Overview

Hargen aan Zee is a quiet North Sea spot between Camperduin and Bergen aan Zee on the Noord-Holland coast. The beach offers a direct approach to the lagune at Camperduin and serves as an alternative parking/access point for that complex. The North Sea stretch itself is suitable for intermediate riders. At low water, groynes help break the current and create smaller wave pockets. NNE wind can produce nice breaks between the groynes. Three beach restaurants in the area.

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Sunrise 08:16 · Sunset 18:36

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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 · 11:31 · 1.8 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:26 · 1.5 m
High tide Tue 20 · 14:40 · 1.6 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 18:13 · 0.7 m

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Hargen aan Zee: 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

320h

in June · 24 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 22 rideable days a month and 320 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is March, at 15.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is November, with 157 mm.

Monthly averages: Hargen aan Zee

Monthly averages — Hargen aan Zee — 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	200 h	6 °C	100 mm
February	17.0	166 h	8 °C	95 mm
March	15.5	141 h	10 °C	30 mm
April	19.0	214 h	13 °C	53 mm
May	23.0	257 h	17 °C	83 mm
June	24.0	320 h	18 °C	76 mm
July	19.5	246 h	20 °C	73 mm
August	19.5	188 h	21 °C	41 mm
September	16.5	170 h	19 °C	139 mm
October	16.5	164 h	15 °C	120 mm
November	17.0	141 h	10 °C	157 mm
December	17.0	152 h	7 °C	75 mm

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Technical details of Hargen aan Zee spot

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

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking Hargen aan Zee — €1.95/hour, max €6/day (1 Mar–1 Nov). Good access to both the beach and the Camperduin lagoon.

Hazards

⚠️ Groynes every ~200m partially submerged at high tide — watch carefully, especially when riding downwind.

⚠️ Strong currents typical of this Noord-Holland coast — water gets deep quickly.

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