Overview

IJmuiden Zone 1 (Zuidpier beach, gemeente Velsen) is the main year-round kitespot at IJmuiden South Pier. The pier creates a natural wave current ideal for wind sports and slightly reduces currents close to shore. The beach gently slopes into the sea, allowing kitesurfers to stand in the water for a considerable distance — good for beginners with NW wind.

Zone 1: open year-round. A 40m strip above the tideline is always reserved for walkers. Yellow flags mark the kite launch/landing zone. Beach pavilions: Paviljoen Noordzee, Zilt aan Zee, Zuidpier, Makai Beach. Parking at KNRM IJmuiden (winter weekdays: first 30 min free, then €0.60/30 min, max €10/24h).

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Sunrise 08:16 · Sunset 18:36

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

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 05:56 · 0.8 m
High tide Tue 20 · 10:54 · 1.7 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 12:59 · 1.5 m
High tide Tue 20 · 13:44 · 1.5 m

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ijmuiden: 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

173h

in January · 20.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to January, peaking in January: 19 rideable days a month and 173 hours of usable wind, at 7 °C. The low point is November, at 13 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 01/04 to 30/09. Zone 2 gesloten / Zone 2 closed (Zone 1 open year-round)

Rideable days per month

Closed month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is November, with 156 mm.

Monthly averages: ijmuiden

Monthly averages — ijmuiden — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.5	173 h	6 °C	99 mm
February	15.0	135 h	8 °C	93 mm
March	14.0	136 h	11 °C	32 mm
April closed	21.0	221 h	14 °C	64 mm
May closed	21.5	272 h	17 °C	91 mm
June closed	25.5	335 h	19 °C	66 mm
July closed	24.0	304 h	21 °C	79 mm
August closed	23.5	229 h	21 °C	57 mm
September closed	18.5	178 h	19 °C	171 mm
October	17.0	165 h	15 °C	117 mm
November	13.0	120 h	10 °C	156 mm
December	16.5	129 h	8 °C	80 mm

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Technical details of ijmuiden spot

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

Depending on conditions: NNE, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Local association recommendations

NKV — Kitespot IJmuiden Zone 1
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Spot functioning

Zone 3 (IJmuiderslag): park at top of steep access road — long walk down to beach (~300m). Summer: max 2h free or pay again every 2h. Zone 1 (Zuidpier): large parking lot. GPS IJmuiderslag: IJmuiderslag beach, IJmuiden. GPS Zuidpier: Zuidpier, IJmuiden. Access from A9/A22, follow signs to IJmuiden then beach.

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date

Closed : from 01/04 to 30/09
Zone 2 gesloten / Zone 2 closed (Zone 1 open year-round)

Required level

Intermediate

On the water

North Sea — choppy to light waves. Zone 1 (Zuidpier): shallow up to 100m, ideal beginners/foiling. Zone 3 (IJmuiderslag): currents stronger offshore. Large tidal range. Cold: 3/2mm summer, 5/4mm winter.

Parking

Large car park near KNRM IJmuiden beach entrance. Winter weekdays: first 30 min free, then €0.60/30 min, max €10/24h. Summer: busy — arrive early or use IJmuiderslag parking.

Wind specificities

SW/W/NW/N/NE onshore. SW dominant. Consistent sea breeze. Year-round. Best Oct–Mar (strongest wind). Zone 1 more sheltered near pier. Zone 3 more exposed. 30 min from Amsterdam — perfect after-work session spot.

Hazards

Strip of 40m above the tideline free for walkers at all times. Swimmers have absolute priority. Currents from the South Pier — increase with tidal flow. Waves can be choppy to medium. In summer, busy with day visitors — arrive early or go to IJmuiderslag.

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