Français

heist kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Belgium · Flanders

Spot currently openIntermediate level 51.34 | 3.23

Overview

Heist is a kitesurf spot at Heist-aan-Zee (West Flanders), the westernmost village of the Knokke-Heist municipality. Sandy beach catching SW/WSW/W/WNW/NW onshore winds. Located between Zeebrugge port and the Knokke area, just east of the port's influence zone.

Offshore wind (E/SE) forbidden on the entire Belgian coast. Large tidal range. Quieter than the main Knokke beach further east. The proximity to Zeebrugge port may affect wind quality from western directions. A local spot for the Heist community.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for heist

Sunrise 08:19 · Sunset 18:44

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 3.8 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 Now03:051.5 m08:513.3 m15:351.2 m21:343.3 m04:071.4 m10:013.3 m16:351.1 m23:013.5 m05:101.4 m11:193.5 m17:340.9 m00:283.8 m06:101.2 m12:243.7 m18:280.8 m01:044.1 m07:041 m13:114 m19:170.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 3.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 0.6 m

heist: 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

249h

in June · 20.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to September, peaking in June: 18 rideable days a month and 249 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is November, at 8 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 14.5 rideable days J February: 11 rideable days F March: 9 rideable days M April: 11.5 rideable days A May: 12 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d J July: 20 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 9.5 rideable days O November: 8 rideable days8 d N December: 9 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 14.5 rideable days J February: 11 rideable days F March: 9 rideable days M April: 11.5 rideable days A May: 12 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d J July: 20 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 9.5 rideable days O November: 8 rideable days8 d N December: 9 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 113 mm.

Monthly averages: heist
Monthly averages — heist — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 14.5 104 h 6 °C 102 mm
February 11.0 89 h 8 °C 90 mm
March 9.0 83 h 11 °C 51 mm
April 11.5 116 h 14 °C 81 mm
May 12.0 138 h 17 °C 84 mm
June 20.5 249 h 20 °C 47 mm
July 20.0 231 h 21 °C 79 mm
August 17.5 182 h 22 °C 53 mm
September 14.0 106 h 19 °C 113 mm
October 9.5 94 h 15 °C 98 mm
November 8.0 51 h 10 °C 95 mm
December 9.0 73 h 8 °C 68 mm

Photo gallery of heist

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 heist spot

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

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

Rideable 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

Zeebrugge - Weather station1.4 kmsource meetnetvlaamsebanken.be

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from Zeebrugge - Weather station 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

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near heist

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Belgium

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