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Today at Texelse: Epic! for surfing — 91/100 for beginner level. Wind 14 kn E · Waves 1.5 m, 7 s · Tide -1.2 to -0.1 m. Best window around 15:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Texelse: 1.1m waves with moderate offshore wind. Surfing looks Excellent in the afternoon, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 15°C / 59°F.
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Texelse faces NW, 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 cross-offshore at 14 kn. Leaning offshore, so the face should still stand up clean for surfing — not the glassy hold of a straight offshore, but the right side of neutral.
Over the published window Texelse clears 60/100 for surfing at Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 10 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Texelse is the best of them for surfing — so if you are travelling for it, this is the one.
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A wide, flat, west-northwest-facing North Sea sandy beach with shifting sandbanks, known as a wind and kite destination rather than for wave quality — clean rideable waves occur only around 4% of the time in the best month, with strong rips noted. Kitesurfing near the pavilion is confined to a marked zone. It borders a protected dune National Park inland. A lifeguard brigade covers the area July–August, daily. A strong current develops at low tide.
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Wind at Texelse today: 14 kn E (gusting 27 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 Texelse today: 1.5 m, 7 s period from SW, peeling 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 Texelse today is around 13:00 UTC, when conditions score 87/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Texelse scores 91/100 today for surfing — Epic!. 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.
Texelse 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.
Texelse is a coastal location near De Koog 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 Texelse, 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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