Paal 17 - Texel kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Netherlands · Noord-Holland

Spot currently openIntermediate level 53.08 | 4.74

Overview

Paal 17 is a beach spot located on the west coast of the island of Texel, facing the North Sea. This spot offers wave conditions with direct exposure to the dominant west and northwest winds. The wide beach and ocean conditions make it a spot suitable for intermediate to advanced riders, with regular wave sessions.
Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Paal 17 - Texel

Sunrise 08:16 · Sunset 18:34

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

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

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Swell and waves

Swell and tides over 8 days. Premium members see the swell and tides over 8 days. Without a subscription: 5 days.

Go Premium

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

Swell data by Open-Meteo Marine

Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.2 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:202 m03:072.3 m06:181.2 m07:491.3 m09:231.2 m12:071.9 m13:441.7 m15:332 m18:351.1 m20:261.2 m21:391.2 m00:452.1 m02:002 m03:592.3 m07:121.3 m08:211.4 m10:251.1 m13:071.8 m14:261.7 m16:252.1 m19:281.1 m20:571.2 m22:401.1 m01:492.1 m02:402 m04:492.4 m08:221.4 m08:381.4 m11:200.9 m14:131.8 m15:051.7 m17:172.1 m20:281.2 m21:231.2 m23:340.9 m05:392.5 m12:100.7 m15:281.8 m15:381.8 m18:082.2 m00:240.8 m06:292.6 m12:570.6 m18:572.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 2 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 1.2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 2.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.3 m

Paal 17 - Texel: 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

306h

in August · 27 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in August: 25 rideable days a month and 306 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is September, at 18 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days J August: 27 rideable days27 d A September: 18 rideable days18 d S October: 21 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 22.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days J August: 27 rideable days27 d A September: 18 rideable days18 d S October: 21 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 22.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 47%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 47% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 159 mm.

Monthly averages: Paal 17 - Texel
Monthly averages — Paal 17 - Texel — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 244 h 6 °C 88 mm
February 18.5 185 h 7 °C 97 mm
March 19.0 214 h 10 °C 40 mm
April 21.0 244 h 12 °C 48 mm
May 22.5 272 h 16 °C 55 mm
June 24.0 379 h 18 °C 78 mm
July 25.5 380 h 20 °C 71 mm
August 27.0 306 h 21 °C 34 mm
September 18.0 225 h 19 °C 159 mm
October 21.0 232 h 14 °C 109 mm
November 20.0 187 h 10 °C 147 mm
December 22.5 197 h 8 °C 70 mm

Photo gallery of Paal 17 - Texel

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Paal 17 - Texel spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Depending on conditions SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, S, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

TEXELHORS WP10 kmsource knmi

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from TEXELHORS WP weather station are reserved for Premium members.

  • Real-time readings
  • Last 48 hours history
  • Custom alerts
  • Extended weather forecasts
Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

  • DE KOOY VK17.7 km

    Readings reserved for Premium members

    source knmi

  • DE KOOIJ VK17.7 km

    Readings reserved for Premium members

    source metno

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Paal 17 - Texel

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Comments 0

No comments yet.

    Log in to comment

    Suggest a photo

    Accepted formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC. 10 MB at most per photo.

    Suggest a video

    Your video suggestion will be reviewed by our team before being published. Thank you for your contribution!

    Paste the URL of your video from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, etc.

    Suggest sports for this spot

    Select the sports you think are practiced at this spot:

    Your proposal will be reviewed by our team before publication.

    Sports practiced

    Select all sports available at this spot

    Menu

    Explore

    Log in Sign up Français