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middelkerke kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot
Belgium · Vlaams Gewest
Overview
Middelkerke is a kitesurf spot at Middelkerke (West Flanders), a popular Belgian seaside resort between Oostende and Westende. Wide sandy beach typical of the Belgian coast. Best winds SW/WSW/W/WNW/NW onshore from the North Sea.
Offshore wind (E/SE) forbidden on the entire Belgian coast. Large tidal range — wide beach at low tide, narrow at high tide. Busy resort in summer — strictly respect swimmer zones and beach regulations. Good infrastructure nearby.
Spot forecast for middelkerke
Sunrise 08:20 · Sunset 18:46
Next tides
- High tide · 4 m
- Low tide · 1.6 m
- High tide · 4 m
- Low tide · 1.8 m
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middelkerke: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
241h
in June · 21 rideable days
The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 18 rideable days a month and 241 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is November, at 8 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is January, with 104 mm.
Monthly averages: middelkerke
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.5 | 97 h | 6 °C | 104 mm |
| February | 11.5 | 92 h | 8 °C | 104 mm |
| March | 8.5 | 75 h | 11 °C | 50 mm |
| April | 11.0 | 113 h | 14 °C | 67 mm |
| May | 13.0 | 146 h | 17 °C | 74 mm |
| June | 21.0 | 241 h | 19 °C | 41 mm |
| July | 19.0 | 219 h | 21 °C | 65 mm |
| August | 17.0 | 175 h | 22 °C | 62 mm |
| September | 12.5 | 104 h | 19 °C | 104 mm |
| October | 9.5 | 86 h | 15 °C | 104 mm |
| November | 8.0 | 52 h | 10 °C | 92 mm |
| December | 8.5 | 66 h | 8 °C | 66 mm |
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Technical details of middelkerke spot
The spot works with winds from SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Intermediate
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