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Plaat van Oude Tonge kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Netherlands · Zeeland

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 4 m 51.68 | 4.14

Overview

Plaat van Oude Tonge is a spot located on the Grevelingenmeer, the largest saltwater lake in Western Europe, in Zeeland. This enclosed water body offers flat water conditions with good chop in strong winds. The spot is accessible to all levels thanks to shallow water and the absence of tides. Southwest to northwest winds offer the best conditions.
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Spot forecast for Plaat van Oude Tonge

Sunrise 08:16 · Sunset 18:40

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

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Plaat van Oude Tonge: 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

317h

in May · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 26 rideable days a month and 317 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is December, at 20.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 24 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d M June: 26 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 26 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 24 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d M June: 26 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 26 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is January, with 112 mm.

Monthly averages: Plaat van Oude Tonge
Monthly averages — Plaat van Oude Tonge — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 24.0 213 h 6 °C 112 mm
February 22.0 233 h 8 °C 89 mm
March 24.5 248 h 12 °C 39 mm
April 25.5 273 h 15 °C 58 mm
May 27.5 317 h 18 °C 91 mm
June 26.0 357 h 20 °C 54 mm
July 27.5 342 h 22 °C 79 mm
August 26.0 277 h 23 °C 54 mm
September 24.0 261 h 19 °C 95 mm
October 22.5 232 h 14 °C 92 mm
November 22.0 200 h 9 °C 108 mm
December 20.5 197 h 7 °C 76 mm

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Technical details of Plaat van Oude Tonge spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: N, E, ESE, SE, SSE, NW, NNW.

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