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Rockanje 1e slag Havana kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Netherlands · Hollande-Méridionale

Spot currently openBeginner level 51.87 | 4.05

Overview

Rockanje is a large flatwater kitespot south of Rotterdam, popular with beginners and freestylers. Shallow water and sandbanks block direct ocean swell. Located at the 2e slag, next to Strandpaviljoen Egbert aan Zee. Downwind to Oostvoorne possible. L.A.B. Kitesurfschool based here. More info: NKV Spotkaart

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Spot forecast for Rockanje 1e slag Havana

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

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  • Low tide · 1.7 m
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Rockanje 1e slag Havana: 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

327h

in June · 27 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 327 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is November, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 13.5 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days27 d J July: 22.5 rideable days J August: 23.5 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d N December: 14.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 13.5 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days27 d J July: 22.5 rideable days J August: 23.5 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d N December: 14.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 121 mm.

Monthly averages: Rockanje 1e slag Havana
Monthly averages — Rockanje 1e slag Havana — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.5 141 h 6 °C 110 mm
February 13.0 110 h 8 °C 87 mm
March 13.5 132 h 11 °C 38 mm
April 23.0 238 h 14 °C 60 mm
May 22.5 280 h 18 °C 83 mm
June 27.0 327 h 20 °C 58 mm
July 22.5 270 h 22 °C 77 mm
August 23.5 235 h 23 °C 44 mm
September 18.0 155 h 20 °C 121 mm
October 16.0 135 h 15 °C 91 mm
November 12.5 90 h 10 °C 116 mm
December 14.5 105 h 7 °C 76 mm

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Technical details of Rockanje 1e slag Havana spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Local association recommendations

NKV — Kitespot Rockanje
L.A.B. Kitesurfschool (2e slag, at Strandpaviljoen Egbert aan Zee)

Spot functioning

Free parking behind the dyke. GPS: Rockanje beach, Voorne-Putten, Zuid-Holland. Access via N57/N218 from Rotterdam direction. Beachclub Havana: café and facilities. Check seasonal zone signs before rigging. Sandbank offshore blocks ocean swell — flatter water than typical North Sea spots.

Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Beginner
On the water

North Sea — but sheltered by offshore sandbanks, giving flatter water than typical. Light waves to medium swell. Can do downwinder to Oostvoorne. Above 25 knots gets choppy. Tidal range. Cold year-round.

Wind specificities

W/NW/N/NE onshore best. SW possible. Sandbanks reduce swell — flatter conditions than open North Sea. Good for beginners and freestyle. Downwinder possible to Oostvoorne (ride back upwind or arrange shuttle). Year-round.

Hazards

April–September: kite only north of entry 2 and south of entry 1. Large sandbanks block direct ocean swell — choppy above 25 knots.

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