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westende kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Belgium · Région Flamande

Spot currently openIntermediate level 51.16 | 2.76

Overview

Westende is a kitesurf spot at Westende-Bad (West Flanders), between Middelkerke and Nieuwpoort. Wide sandy beach with North Sea conditions. Best winds SW/WSW/W/WNW/NW — the dominant onshore sea breeze directions.

Offshore wind (E/SE) forbidden on the entire Belgian coast. Large tidal range. Westende is a quieter resort than Middelkerke or Oostende — relatively uncrowded outside peak summer.

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Sunrise 08:21 · Sunset 18:46

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

Next tides

  • High tide · 4 m
  • Low tide · 1.6 m
  • High tide · 4 m
  • Low tide · 1.8 m

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westende: 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

239h

in June · 20.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 18 rideable days a month and 239 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is November, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 14 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 8.5 rideable days M April: 10.5 rideable days A May: 13 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d J July: 19.5 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 9 rideable days O November: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d N December: 9 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 14 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 8.5 rideable days M April: 10.5 rideable days A May: 13 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d J July: 19.5 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 9 rideable days O November: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d N December: 9 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 113 mm.

Monthly averages: westende
Monthly averages — westende — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 14.0 98 h 6 °C 102 mm
February 11.5 93 h 9 °C 103 mm
March 8.5 75 h 11 °C 49 mm
April 10.5 111 h 14 °C 66 mm
May 13.0 146 h 17 °C 75 mm
June 20.5 239 h 20 °C 43 mm
July 19.5 210 h 21 °C 63 mm
August 17.5 168 h 22 °C 66 mm
September 11.5 99 h 19 °C 113 mm
October 9.0 85 h 15 °C 102 mm
November 7.5 51 h 10 °C 93 mm
December 9.0 69 h 8 °C 67 mm

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Technical details of westende 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.

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