sycod oostduinkerke
Kitesurf spot · Belgium
Is it worth the trip?
23Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 13 kn gusting 25, side-shore, Water: waves 1.1 m
Tue 3 · 57 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 13 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 58 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 13 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 9°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 279, good
- Tue 357, fair
- Wed 458, fair
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 13 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 79, good | wind from the north-east, 15 knots | 28kn | side | 1.6 mwaves | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 57, fair | wind from the north-east, 13 knots | 23kn | side | 1.3 mwaves | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 58, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots | 25kn | side | 1.1 mwaves | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 17kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 4 knots | 9kn | cross-off | chop | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 2 knots | 6kn | offnot safe | chop | 9°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 6 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | flat | 10°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 7 knots | 15kn | cross-off | chop | 7°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 7 knots | 15kn | cross-off | flat | 7°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 NovHigh 05:20 +1.9 mLow 11:54 −1.8 mHigh 18:00 +1.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:42 −1.5 mHigh 06:28 +1.7 mLow 13:15 −1.8 mHigh 19:13 +1.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:01 −1.5 mHigh 07:39 +1.7 mLow 14:30 −1.9 mHigh 20:24 +1.9 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
No month stands out
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About sycod oostduinkerke
Known for kitesurfing and sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.2 km out (1 in 323). 4 sailing schools or clubs and 6 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Oostduinkerke. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 mountain bike area.
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$1,230–US$2,290 each
about US$1,230–US$2,290 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 2 November 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$463–US$966 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$289–US$476 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,290 |
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: Oostduinkerke
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about 5 min by car · 42 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Oostduinkerke 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 15h 25m
About 15h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BRU, direct, then 2h 35m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.