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Today at Palendorp Petten: Excellent for surfing — 87/100 for beginner level. Wind 9 kn E · Waves 0.6 m, 11 s · Tide -1.3 to -0.0 m. Best window around 03:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Palendorp Petten: 0.4m waves with moderate offshore wind. Surfing looks Excellent in the morning, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 60°F.
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Palendorp Petten faces W, straight into the prevailing Atlantic swell window — the reason it has waves at all, and the reason it is rarely flat.
Today's wind is offshore at 9 kn. That is the direction you want for surfing — it holds the face up and clean instead of crumbling it.
Over the published window Palendorp Petten clears 60/100 for surfing at Beginner, Intermediate levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Palendorp Petten ranks 24th for 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 North Sea sand-beach break with left and right waves shaped by two shallow offshore sandbanks. An advanced-level wind and kitesurf spot with strong currents and a powerful shorebreak; kitesurfing is confined to a defined stretch. Rips, undertow, and submerged buoys are hazards, and the nearer sandbank is only 30cm-1m deep at low water. Dogs must be leashed by day in season. Lifeguards with buggy rescue equipment cover it daily in summer.
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Wind at Palendorp Petten today: 9 kn E (gusting 21 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects 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 Palendorp Petten today: 0.6 m, 11 s period from W, 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 surfing at Palendorp Petten today is around 03:00 UTC, when conditions score 63/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Palendorp Petten scores 87/100 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.
Palendorp Petten 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.
Palendorp Petten is a coastal location near Petten 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 Palendorp Petten, 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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