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Today at Strand Bergen aan Zee: Excellent for kite surfing — 82/100 for expert level. Wind 17 kn E · Waves 0.5 m, 11 s · Tide -1.3 to -0.0 m. Best window around 03:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Strand Bergen aan Zee: 0.4m waves with strong offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the late morning, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 61°F.
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Strand Bergen aan Zee faces W, open to the prevailing westerlies, so the wind arrives off the water rather than filtered through the land — the clean, steady flow kite surfing wants, and the reason gusts here are sea breezes rather than land turbulence.
Today's wind is offshore at 17 kn. Offshore is the one to be careful with for kite surfing — a failure blows you away from the beach, so it is a spot for a safety boat or a change of plan rather than a solo session.
Over the published window Strand Bergen aan Zee clears 60/100 for kite surfing at every ability from Beginner to Expert — an unusually broad spot, which normally means a range of conditions rather than one narrow sweet spot. Today, 10 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Strand Bergen aan Zee ranks 16th for kite surfing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A wide, exposed, west-facing North Sea beach break on the Dutch coast, with a sandy bottom and sandbars producing left and right beach-break waves; also a noted kite and windsurf spot with two designated zones. Rip currents are the main hazard; swimming is banned near groynes. In summer (1 May-1 Oct) watersports stay in marked zones; dogs are banned 10:00-19:00, dune access and open fires are prohibited. Volunteer lifeguards patrol May-mid-September.
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Wind at Strand Bergen aan Zee today: 17 kn E (gusting 27 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kite surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Strand Bergen aan Zee today: 0.5 m, 11 s period from NW, mushy character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for kite surfing at Strand Bergen aan Zee today is around 00:00 UTC, when conditions score 71/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Strand Bergen aan Zee scores 86/100 today for surfing — Excellent. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Strand Bergen aan Zee is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Strand Bergen aan Zee is a coastal location near Bergen aan Zee in Netherlands. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Strand Bergen aan Zee, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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