Wijk aan Zee Bunker
Kitesurf spot · Netherlands
Is it worth the trip?
60Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 16 kn gusting 22, side-shore, Water: waves 1.6 m
Mon 2 · 97 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 16 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.6 mwaves
- Air
- 13°C
Tue 3 · 82 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 70 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 56 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 297, good
- Tue 382, good
- Wed 470, good
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 856, fair
- Mon 921, poor
- Tue 1024, 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 12 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 5 knots | 9kn | side-on | flat | 12°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 97, good | wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots | 22kn | side | 1.6 mwaves | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 82, good | wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots | 20kn | cross-off | 1.0 mwaves | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 70, good | wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots | 20kn | cross-off | chop | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 12 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 11 knots | 16kn | offnot safe | chop | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | chop | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 56, fair | wind from the north-west, 14 knots | 19kn | on | chop | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 21, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 15kn | side | chop | 11°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 24, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots | 16kn | side-on | chop | 12°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 03:04 −0.7 mHigh 07:35 +0.7 mLow 15:06 −0.6 mHigh 20:06 +1.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:09 −0.6 mHigh 08:27 +0.5 mLow 16:10 −0.6 mHigh 21:04 +1.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:14 −0.6 mHigh 09:22 +0.5 mLow 17:15 −0.6 mHigh 22:05 +0.9 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).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 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
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec4of 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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- Wijk aan Zee 1.7 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Wijk aan Zee Bunker
Known for kitesurfing, 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 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 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 2.1 km out (1 in 213). The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Wijk aan Zee. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 3 wind sports spots.
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$1,140–US$2,140 each
about US$1,140–US$2,140 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 AMS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$958 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$54–US$87 |
| 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$1,140–US$2,140 |
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: Wijk aan Zee
3 min by car · 19 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Wijk aan Zee 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 13h 30m
About 13h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AMS, direct, then 45 min by road
Flights ORD → AMS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.