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Watersportcentrum Het Bastion

Windsurf spot · Netherlands

Is it worth the trip?

0Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
10°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 12 kn
Gusts
24kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
9°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 8 kn
Gusts
15kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
8°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
6°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
8°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
10°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in four facts

  • Faces NWopen to the NW
  • Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SEblows out to sea
  • Best Dec–Feb2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Watersportcentrum Het Bastion
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots10knside–12°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots17kncross-off–10°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots24kncross-off–9°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots15kncross-off–8°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots9kncross-off–8°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south, 4 knots9kncross-off–6°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south, 2 knots7kncross-off–8°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots7knoffnot safe–10°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots16knoffnot safe–8°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots9knoffnot safe–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

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 Dec–Feb

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Watersportcentrum Het Bastion

Known for sailing and windsurfing, 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).

A spot for sailing and windsurfing, 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. 1 sailing school or club within 10 km. For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Nijmegen. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites and 1 kayak spot.

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$2,310 each

about US$1,240–US$2,310 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to AMS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$463–US$959
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$295–US$490
Food7 days eating outabout US$329–US$611
Totalabout US$1,240–US$2,310

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: Nijmegen

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Closest

Nijmegen

about 5 min by car · 49 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 49 places to stay in Nijmegen · Booking.com

About Nijmegen 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 14h 40m

About 14h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AMS, direct, then 1h 55m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.