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knmi_harmonie

MF Arome 1.3

UKMO UK 2

DMI HARMONIE 2

KNMI 2

DWD Icon D 2

MF Arome 2.5

KNMI EU 5.5

DWD ICON EU 7

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

MF Arpege EU 11

GFS global 13

GFS GRAPES 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF IFS 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	knmi_harmonie_arome_netherlands run: 30/04 16:09																																						IFS HD 2.5 km run: 30/04 16:09																																																																GFS 13 km run: 30/04 16:09
Date Optimal	We 30 14h	We 30 15h	We 30 16h	We 30 17h	We 30 18h	We 30 19h	We 30 20h	We 30 21h	Th 1 7h	Th 1 8h	Th 1 9h	Th 1 10h	Th 1 11h	Th 1 12h	Th 1 13h	Th 1 14h	Th 1 15h	Th 1 16h	Th 1 17h	Th 1 18h	Th 1 19h	Th 1 20h	Th 1 21h	Fr 2 7h	Fr 2 8h	Fr 2 9h	Fr 2 10h	Fr 2 11h	Fr 2 12h	Fr 2 13h	Fr 2 14h	Fr 2 15h	Fr 2 16h	Fr 2 17h	Fr 2 18h	Fr 2 19h	Fr 2 20h	Fr 2 21h	Sa 3 7h	Sa 3 8h	Sa 3 9h	Sa 3 10h	Sa 3 11h	Sa 3 12h	Sa 3 13h	Sa 3 14h	Sa 3 15h	Sa 3 16h	Sa 3 17h	Sa 3 18h	Sa 3 19h	Sa 3 20h	Sa 3 21h	Su 4 7h	Su 4 8h	Su 4 9h	Su 4 10h	Su 4 11h	Su 4 12h	Su 4 13h	Su 4 14h	Su 4 15h	Su 4 16h	Su 4 17h	Su 4 18h	Su 4 19h	Su 4 20h	Su 4 21h	Mo 5 7h	Mo 5 8h	Mo 5 9h	Mo 5 10h	Mo 5 11h	Mo 5 12h	Mo 5 13h	Mo 5 14h	Mo 5 15h	Mo 5 16h	Mo 5 17h	Mo 5 18h	Mo 5 19h	Mo 5 20h	Mo 5 21h	Tu 6 6h	Tu 6 7h	Tu 6 8h	Tu 6 9h	Tu 6 10h	Tu 6 11h	Tu 6 12h	Tu 6 13h	Tu 6 14h	Tu 6 15h	Tu 6 16h	Tu 6 17h	Tu 6 18h	Tu 6 19h	Tu 6 20h	Tu 6 21h	We 7 6h	We 7 7h	We 7 8h	We 7 9h	We 7 10h	We 7 11h	We 7 12h	We 7 13h	We 7 14h	We 7 15h	We 7 16h	We 7 17h	We 7 18h	We 7 19h	We 7 20h	We 7 21h	Th 8 6h	Th 8 7h	Th 8 8h	Th 8 9h	Th 8 10h	Th 8 11h	Th 8 12h	Th 8 13h	Th 8 14h	Th 8 15h	Th 8 16h	Th 8 17h	Th 8 18h	Th 8 19h	Th 8 20h	Th 8 21h	Fr 9 6h	Fr 9 7h	Fr 9 8h	Fr 9 9h	Fr 9 10h	Fr 9 11h	Fr 9 12h	Fr 9 13h	Fr 9 14h	Fr 9 15h	Fr 9 16h	Fr 9 17h	Fr 9 18h	Fr 9 19h	Fr 9 20h	Fr 9 21h	Sa 10 6h	Sa 10 7h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Sa 10 18h	Sa 10 19h	Sa 10 20h	Sa 10 21h	Su 11 6h	Su 11 7h	Su 11 8h	Su 11 9h	Su 11 10h	Su 11 11h	Su 11 12h	Su 11 13h	Su 11 14h	Su 11 15h	Su 11 16h	Su 11 17h	Su 11 18h	Su 11 19h	Su 11 20h	Su 11 21h	Mo 12 6h	Mo 12 7h	Mo 12 8h	Mo 12 9h	Mo 12 10h	Mo 12 11h	Mo 12 12h	Mo 12 13h	Mo 12 14h	Mo 12 15h	Mo 12 16h	Mo 12 17h	Mo 12 18h	Mo 12 19h	Mo 12 20h	Mo 12 21h	Tu 13 6h	Tu 13 7h	Tu 13 8h	Tu 13 9h	Tu 13 10h	Tu 13 11h	Tu 13 12h	Tu 13 13h	Tu 13 14h	Tu 13 15h	Tu 13 16h	Tu 13 17h	Tu 13 18h	Tu 13 19h	Tu 13 20h	Tu 13 21h	We 14 6h	We 14 7h	We 14 8h	We 14 9h	We 14 10h	We 14 11h	We 14 12h	We 14 13h	We 14 14h	We 14 15h	We 14 16h	We 14 17h	We 14 18h	We 14 19h	We 14 20h	We 14 21h	Th 15 6h	Th 15 7h	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h	Th 15 18h	Th 15 19h	Th 15 20h	Th 15 21h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	7	7	6	6	5	2	4	5	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	5	4	2	1	1	1	3	1	3	4	3	4	5	6	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	5	7	9	9	9	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	11	12	12	12	11	9	8	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	3	4	6	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	7	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	4	3	3	2	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	10	11	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	6	6	7	7	8	10	11	12	12	12	11	10	8	7	6	6	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8	9	8	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	12	11	10	9	8
Gusts (kn)	14	15	13	12	12	10	7	8	5	6	7	7	9	9	8	8	7	10	9	7	5	3	1	3	10	6	8	8	9	12	14	14	16	16	15	15	14	13	3	4	10	11	12	13	16	18	19	20	21	21	21	21	19	16	17	18	19	20	22	23	24	25	26	26	26	26	26	24	16	16	8	9	10	12	14	16	19	22	25	25	26	26	23	10	11	11	13	15	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	20	12	12	12	14	15	17	18	19	20	14	16	18	19	20	22	23	24	23	22	23	24	24	23	21	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	21	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	11	9	9	12	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	22	22	21	20	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	13	14	14	12	12	15	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	20	20	19	17	16	18	18	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	13
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6
Wave Per.	5	5	4	3	2	2	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Energy (Kj)	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	8	8	9	10	11	11	12	14	15	21	30	41	52	67	84	144	149	152	158	167	174	183	194	204	215	227	238	242	242	242	114	105	97	91	89	83	77	75	70	67	63	60	58	54	52	30	29	26	25	24	22	21	20	19	17	16	15	14	14	13	12
Temp. (°C)	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	16	9	12	16	19	21	20	21	21	22	21	20	19	19	18	16	11	12	14	15	17	19	19	19	20	19	18	17	16	15	13	9	10	11	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	8	9	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	6	7	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	7	8	9	9	10	11	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	4	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	7
Rain (mm)																																																											0.1	0.1	0.1								0.1	0.1							0.1	0.1	0.1																																																																								0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6											0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1																																					0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1					0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)	97	91	22	99	100	88	95	80		9	60		7	1				100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	78		28	61	65	79	1					21	27	29	30	30	29	27	28	35	44	49	44	35	25	15	79	90	90	84	78	74	68	60	42	20	12	31	64	82	69	18			4	8	8	7	6	4	2						39	74	100	100	100	99	98	95	91	83	72	62	52	42	36	36	75	77	76	72	66	60	54	48	44	44	45	47	49	51	52	50	20	19	18	19	21	23	26	28	30	30	28	27	26	26	30	40	65	52	41	33	28	23	19	15	12	9	6	5	5	7	13	25	97	94	89	83	76	69	61	53	46	40	35	30	25	21	17	13										1	3	5	6	8	8	8				4	10	15	20	26	28	26	22	17	12	8	5	6	8	3								1	3	4	5	6	7	6	1	3	9	23	42	60	77	93	100	94	79	63	46	27	13	7	50	30	9	26	43	60	72	83	95	66	38	9	9	10	10	9
Tide Ht.	-0.8	-1.1	-1.1	-0.4	0.6	1.0	0.7	0.4	1.2	1.1	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.4	-0.8	-1.1	-0.9	-0.2	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.7	1.2	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.1	-0.1	-0.4	-0.8	-1.0	-0.7	-0.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.8	1.1	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.1	-0.2	-0.4	-0.7	-0.8	-0.6	0.1	0.5	-0.5	0.1	0.7	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	-0.2	-0.4	-0.6	-0.7	-0.4	0.1	-0.6	-0.5	0.0	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	-0.2	-0.3	-0.5	-0.6	-0.4	-0.5	-0.5	-0.6	-0.5	-0.1	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.3	-0.0	-0.2	-0.3	-0.5	-0.6	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	-0.6	-0.6	-0.1	0.4	0.6	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.3	-0.0	-0.2	-0.3	-0.5	-0.3	-0.4	-0.4	-0.5	-0.7	-0.7	-0.2	0.4	0.6	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.2	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	0.1	-0.2	-0.4	-0.4	-0.6	-0.8	-0.7	-0.1	0.4	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.2	-0.1	-0.2	0.5	0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.6	-0.9	-0.7	-0.0	0.5	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.5	0.1	-0.1	0.7	0.4	0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.7	-0.9	-0.6	0.2	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.0	-0.2	-0.3	-0.5	-0.8	-0.9	-0.4	0.4	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.3	-0.0	-0.2	-0.4	-0.7	-0.9	-0.7	-0.1	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.2	-0.1	-0.3	-0.5	-0.7	-0.9	-0.5	0.2	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.8	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.1	-0.1	-0.4	-0.6	-0.8	-0.7	-0.2	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.3
Tide Dir.		low				high			high									low			high				high									low			high				high									low			high			high									low				low				high	low	high							low				low						high							low	low	high		low						high								high			low					high												low					high												low					high											low					high					high							low				high													low				high				high								low				high				high									low				high
Tide Time		15:30				19:00			07:20									16:20			19:50				08:10									17:00			20:30				09:00									18:00			21:20			09:50									18:50				07:00				11:00	12:20	13:20							20:00				08:10						14:10							21:10	06:30	07:10		09:20						15:00								07:50			10:30					15:50												11:20					16:30												12:10					17:20											12:50					17:50					06:00							13:40				17:50													14:20				18:00				06:10								14:50				18:30				06:40									15:20				19:00

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Small wave

Water hazards: None

Water quality: Cloudy

Infos: Salty water, short waves in the wind direction. Shallow on sandbars.

Beach type & size: Sand - Big

Infos: Nice wide beach, but you have to walk about 5 minutes to get to the beach. From the end of April until the end of October there are beach pavilions located on the beach for food and beverages.

Identified hazards: None

Beachgoer: June, July, August

Weather specificities: Wetsuit almost all year-round. In summer shorty possible. Winter thick wetsuit needed.

Wind type: Frontal

Wind specificities: The wind is blowing (side)onshore for about 90% of the time.

Best months: March, April, May, September, October, November

Access description: by Car - From Amsterdam follow the signs Zaandam/Leeuwarden to the A7. Then go to Alkmaar and Bergen aan Zee.

Specific rules: None

Extra: Local authorities are trying to move the kiters to a less crowded spot in from of beach pavilion "Offshore", which is located some 500 m south of the pavilion "Joep". So far the kiters are allowed to use the beach everywhere, but kiters are instructed to launch their kite quickly and get on the water in order not to bother people walking on the beach. Parking is only a problem during hot days of the year in July and August. When the wind is blowing at 4 Bft or higher parking becomes less of a problem.

Accommodations: Rooms, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

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