Overview

Knokke-Heist is the main kitesurf spot at Knokke-Heist (West Flanders), Belgium's most upscale seaside resort near the Dutch border. Wide sandy beach with SW/WSW/W/WNW/NW onshore winds. Multiple kite schools and clubs operate here including RBSC, Anemos and Surfers Paradise.

Offshore wind (E/SE) forbidden. Large tidal range. Busy beach in summer. The Zwin nature reserve is east of Knokke — respect protected zones near the Dutch border. Belgium's premier kite destination with good infrastructure.

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Spot forecast for Knokke heist

Sunrise 08:19 · Sunset 18:43

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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 · 08:55 · 3.3 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 15:41 · 1.1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 21:40 · 3.3 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 04:13 · 1.4 m

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Knokke 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

241h

in June · 20 rideable days

The season runs from June to September, peaking in June: 18 rideable days a month and 241 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is November, at 7.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 111 mm.

Monthly averages: Knokke heist

Monthly averages — Knokke 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	15.0	104 h	6 °C	102 mm
February	11.0	87 h	8 °C	87 mm
March	9.0	81 h	11 °C	51 mm
April	11.0	112 h	14 °C	78 mm
May	12.0	137 h	17 °C	85 mm
June	20.0	241 h	20 °C	48 mm
July	20.0	217 h	21 °C	78 mm
August	17.5	164 h	22 °C	54 mm
September	13.5	97 h	19 °C	111 mm
October	9.0	85 h	15 °C	95 mm
November	7.5	49 h	10 °C	98 mm
December	8.5	73 h	8 °C	68 mm

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Technical details of Knokke heist spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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