Texel / Paal 15, Netherlands is a Chop, Small waves and Medium waves spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for riders of Any Level.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, SW and NW
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Low Tide
.
There is
Food
available on the spot.
Have fun after the ride: enjoy
Nightlife
close to Texel / Paal 15, Netherlands !
Safety first! There is
Rescue/Lifeguards
on the spot.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
Texel / Paal 15, Netherlands is a Chop, Small waves and Medium waves spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for riders of Any Level.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, SW and NW
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Low Tide
.
There is
Food
available on the spot.
Have fun after the ride: enjoy
Nightlife
close to Texel / Paal 15, Netherlands !
Safety first! There is
Rescue/Lifeguards
on the spot.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
How to get there
Texel is the first island in the North from the Netherlands. From the airport in Amsterdam you have do drive up to the north towards "Den Helder". Then you have to take the ferry there to the island "Texel". There you have to drive on the main road until the crossing number "11". There you drive left and then you have to follow the way to "Westerslag".
Texel is the first island in the North from the Netherlands. From the airport in Amsterdam you have do drive up to the north towards "Den Helder". Then you have to take the ferry there to the island "Texel". There you have to drive on the main road until the crossing number "11". There you drive left and then you have to follow the way to "Westerslag".
The weather is very different on the island. The sun is shining very often, so in the summer you often have temperatures from 20-35°C. But it's also raining very often. But in any case, you need a wetsuit, because the water is only 8-18°C warm. You can go surfing here anytime in the year you want, but it's only very cold in winters.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, SW and NW
.
There is
Frontal wind
at Texel / Paal 15, Netherlands.
Usually, in spring you have middle-strong winds from the West to the North. In summer there are winds from Southwest to Northeast. Never go there surfing with offshore winds, because there are also very fast streams depending on the tide, the wind and the waves. But then you can go surfing at the "Surfstrandje" in Nieuweschild.
Wind
usually
blows
from SW, WSW, W, WNW and NW
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Texel / Paal 15, Netherlands are
March, April, May, September, October and November
.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
The weather is very different on the island. The sun is shining very often, so in the summer you often have temperatures from 20-35°C. But it's also raining very often. But in any case, you need a wetsuit, because the water is only 8-18°C warm. You can go surfing here anytime in the year you want, but it's only very cold in winters.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, SW and NW
.
There is
Frontal wind
at Texel / Paal 15, Netherlands.
Usually, in spring you have middle-strong winds from the West to the North. In summer there are winds from Southwest to Northeast. Never go there surfing with offshore winds, because there are also very fast streams depending on the tide, the wind and the waves. But then you can go surfing at the "Surfstrandje" in Nieuweschild.
Wind
usually
blows
from SW, WSW, W, WNW and NW
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Texel / Paal 15, Netherlands are
March, April, May, September, October and November
.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Low Tide
.
Texel / Paal 15, Netherlands is a
Chop, Small waves and Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Medium size.
The beach is about 60m wide and many kilometers long. There are 20-30 catamarans on the right hand side so you have to be careful there while launching the kite! There are small beach houses and there is a restaurant 50-100m from the launching area away. The sand is soft and sometimes there are small shells near to the water, so you could better go surfing with your wet shoes. There is enough space for launching the kite, be careful in summer with the crowds.
The spot's water has a very own flair. It is deep everywhere, except the first 20m, when it's low tide. Then you also have long stonewalls in the water, every 300m one crosses the beach. So you have to be careful, when it's half low and half high tide, because the water above the stones is only a fem centimeters deep and you can't see them because they are not marked! If it's high tide, then you normally have waves from 1-3m, but they haven't got any clear direction. Most of them are running in the wind direction but because of the stone walls there are differences in the waves near to the coast.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Low Tide
.
Texel / Paal 15, Netherlands is a
Chop, Small waves and Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Medium size.
The beach is about 60m wide and many kilometers long. There are 20-30 catamarans on the right hand side so you have to be careful there while launching the kite! There are small beach houses and there is a restaurant 50-100m from the launching area away. The sand is soft and sometimes there are small shells near to the water, so you could better go surfing with your wet shoes. There is enough space for launching the kite, be careful in summer with the crowds.
The spot's water has a very own flair. It is deep everywhere, except the first 20m, when it's low tide. Then you also have long stonewalls in the water, every 300m one crosses the beach. So you have to be careful, when it's half low and half high tide, because the water above the stones is only a fem centimeters deep and you can't see them because they are not marked! If it's high tide, then you normally have waves from 1-3m, but they haven't got any clear direction. Most of them are running in the wind direction but because of the stone walls there are differences in the waves near to the coast.
Need to know
Careful about the other beach users, especially in
June, July and August
.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Currents and Wavebreakers
.
Beach risk reported:
Other
.
There are
riding zones
on the spot, be sure you respect them.
Need to know
Need to know
Careful about the other beach users, especially in
June, July and August
.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Currents and Wavebreakers
.
Beach risk reported:
Other
.
There are
riding zones
on the spot, be sure you respect them.
We don’t know if a parking is available at Texel / Paal 15, Netherlands.
The spot has
Showers
and
Toilets
facilities.
There is
Food
available on the spot
You have to launch the kite on the right-hand side after the yellow board which says "Ende Bewaakt Strand", which means end of the safe beach, because there aren't as many people as directly near to the restaurant and the entrance near to the road. But despite this, the lifeguards will see you if you are in big trouble and will help you with rescuing. You can wear what you want, but never go surfing there without a flotation vest, because it isn't really the easiest spot and there is stream in the water and you sometimes can't see it from the beach. So always check the water by going shortly a few meters in the water and you will see, whether it's fast or slow streaming on this day!
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