Paulinapolder
Kitesurf spot · Netherlands
Is it worth the trip?
17Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 13 kn gusting 25, side-onshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 40 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 46 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 13 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 225, poor
- Tue 340, poor
- Wed 454, fair
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 12 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
- Best Jan–Apr1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 25, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 24kn | on | chop | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 40, poor | wind from the north-east, 11 knots | 22kn | side-on | flat | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 54, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots | 25kn | side-on | flat | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 17kn | side-on | flat | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 10kn | side-on | flat | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 5kn | offnot safe | flat | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | flat | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 9kn | cross-off | flat | 11°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 15kn | side | flat | 9°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:06 −1.1 mHigh 06:43 +1.3 mLow 12:32 −1.3 mHigh 19:30 +1.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:42 −0.9 mHigh 07:54 +1.2 mLow 14:07 −1.3 mHigh 20:42 +1.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:22 −0.9 mHigh 09:02 +1.3 mLow 15:36 −1.4 mHigh 21:47 +1.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jan–Apr
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Paulinapolder
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 95). The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hoek.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,240–US$2,320 each
about US$1,240–US$2,320 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to BRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$965 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$295–US$489 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$328–US$610 |
| Total | about US$1,240–US$2,320 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Hoek
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about 10 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Hoek its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 14h 25m
About 14h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BRU, direct, then 1h 35m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.