Overview

Hondenhemel is a kitesurf spot on the eastern shore of the IJsselmeer in Noord-Holland. The IJsselmeer's flat freshwater environment offers predictable choppy conditions ideal for freeride and freestyle. Being on the eastern shore, this spot works with westerly winds — the most dominant wind direction in the Netherlands.

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Spot forecast for Hondenhemel

Sunrise 08:13 · Sunset 18:33

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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 · 06:00 · 0.9 m
High tide Tue 20 · 11:31 · 1.8 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:26 · 1.5 m
High tide Tue 20 · 14:40 · 1.6 m

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Hondenhemel: 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

208h

in January · 23 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, June and July, at 22 rideable days and 16 °C. The low point is May, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is November, with 141 mm.

Monthly averages: Hondenhemel

Monthly averages — Hondenhemel — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.0	208 h	5 °C	91 mm
February	17.5	186 h	7 °C	85 mm
March	15.5	139 h	11 °C	25 mm
April	15.5	174 h	14 °C	73 mm
May	13.0	153 h	18 °C	76 mm
June	21.5	297 h	20 °C	68 mm
July	20.5	250 h	22 °C	89 mm
August	20.0	216 h	23 °C	52 mm
September	16.5	183 h	19 °C	128 mm
October	19.0	206 h	14 °C	138 mm
November	18.5	163 h	9 °C	141 mm
December	20.5	174 h	7 °C	69 mm

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Technical details of Hondenhemel spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Hazards

⚠️ Hondenhemel is an IJsselmeer spot — verify current regulations before each session. Some IJsselmeer areas have Natura 2000 restrictions.

⚠️ Check permitted wind directions and stay within designated zone.

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