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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 GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

GEM Global 15

BOM ACCESS 15

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF IFS 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

MF Arpege 55

JMA gSM 55

Model	knmi_harmonie_arome_netherlands run: 17/05 22:42																																				IFS HD 2.5 km run: 17/05 22:42																																																																GFS 13 km run: 17/05 22:42
Date Optimal	Sa 17 18h	Sa 17 19h	Sa 17 20h	Sa 17 21h	Su 18 6h	Su 18 7h	Su 18 8h	Su 18 9h	Su 18 10h	Su 18 11h	Su 18 12h	Su 18 13h	Su 18 14h	Su 18 15h	Su 18 16h	Su 18 17h	Su 18 18h	Su 18 19h	Su 18 20h	Su 18 21h	Mo 19 6h	Mo 19 7h	Mo 19 8h	Mo 19 9h	Mo 19 10h	Mo 19 11h	Mo 19 12h	Mo 19 13h	Mo 19 14h	Mo 19 15h	Mo 19 16h	Mo 19 17h	Mo 19 18h	Mo 19 19h	Mo 19 20h	Mo 19 21h	Tu 20 6h	Tu 20 7h	Tu 20 8h	Tu 20 9h	Tu 20 10h	Tu 20 11h	Tu 20 12h	Tu 20 13h	Tu 20 14h	Tu 20 15h	Tu 20 16h	Tu 20 17h	Tu 20 18h	Tu 20 19h	Tu 20 20h	Tu 20 21h	We 21 6h	We 21 7h	We 21 8h	We 21 9h	We 21 10h	We 21 11h	We 21 12h	We 21 13h	We 21 14h	We 21 15h	We 21 16h	We 21 17h	We 21 18h	We 21 19h	We 21 20h	We 21 21h	Th 22 6h	Th 22 7h	Th 22 8h	Th 22 9h	Th 22 10h	Th 22 11h	Th 22 12h	Th 22 13h	Th 22 14h	Th 22 15h	Th 22 16h	Th 22 17h	Th 22 18h	Th 22 19h	Th 22 20h	Th 22 21h	Fr 23 6h	Fr 23 7h	Fr 23 8h	Fr 23 9h	Fr 23 10h	Fr 23 11h	Fr 23 12h	Fr 23 13h	Fr 23 14h	Fr 23 15h	Fr 23 16h	Fr 23 17h	Fr 23 18h	Fr 23 19h	Fr 23 20h	Fr 23 21h	Sa 24 6h	Sa 24 7h	Sa 24 8h	Sa 24 9h	Sa 24 10h	Sa 24 11h	Sa 24 12h	Sa 24 13h	Sa 24 14h	Sa 24 15h	Sa 24 16h	Sa 24 17h	Sa 24 18h	Sa 24 19h	Sa 24 20h	Sa 24 21h	Su 25 6h	Su 25 7h	Su 25 8h	Su 25 9h	Su 25 10h	Su 25 11h	Su 25 12h	Su 25 13h	Su 25 14h	Su 25 15h	Su 25 16h	Su 25 17h	Su 25 18h	Su 25 19h	Su 25 20h	Su 25 21h	Mo 26 6h	Mo 26 7h	Mo 26 8h	Mo 26 9h	Mo 26 10h	Mo 26 11h	Mo 26 12h	Mo 26 13h	Mo 26 14h	Mo 26 15h	Mo 26 16h	Mo 26 17h	Mo 26 18h	Mo 26 19h	Mo 26 20h	Mo 26 21h	Tu 27 6h	Tu 27 7h	Tu 27 8h	Tu 27 9h	Tu 27 10h	Tu 27 11h	Tu 27 12h	Tu 27 13h	Tu 27 14h	Tu 27 15h	Tu 27 16h	Tu 27 17h	Tu 27 18h	Tu 27 19h	Tu 27 20h	Tu 27 21h	We 28 6h	We 28 7h	We 28 8h	We 28 9h	We 28 10h	We 28 11h	We 28 12h	We 28 13h	We 28 14h	We 28 15h	We 28 16h	We 28 17h	We 28 18h	We 28 19h	We 28 20h	We 28 21h	Th 29 6h	Th 29 7h	Th 29 8h	Th 29 9h	Th 29 10h	Th 29 11h	Th 29 12h	Th 29 13h	Th 29 14h	Th 29 15h	Th 29 16h	Th 29 17h	Th 29 18h	Th 29 19h	Th 29 20h	Th 29 21h	Fr 30 6h	Fr 30 7h	Fr 30 8h	Fr 30 9h	Fr 30 10h	Fr 30 11h	Fr 30 12h	Fr 30 13h	Fr 30 14h	Fr 30 15h	Fr 30 16h	Fr 30 17h	Fr 30 18h	Fr 30 19h	Fr 30 20h	Fr 30 21h	Sa 31 6h	Sa 31 7h	Sa 31 8h	Sa 31 9h	Sa 31 10h	Sa 31 11h	Sa 31 12h	Sa 31 13h	Sa 31 14h	Sa 31 15h	Sa 31 16h	Sa 31 17h	Sa 31 18h	Sa 31 19h	Sa 31 20h	Sa 31 21h	Su 1 6h	Su 1 7h	Su 1 8h	Su 1 9h	Su 1 10h	Su 1 11h	Su 1 12h	Su 1 13h	Su 1 14h	Su 1 15h	Su 1 16h	Su 1 17h	Su 1 18h	Su 1 19h	Su 1 20h	Su 1 21h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	11	9	9	9	7	8	8	7	6	6	6	7	6	4	4	8	8	11	10	9	6	5	6	5	6	6	6	7	8	8	7	8	8	17	15	11	8	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	9	11	11	10	9	8	5	6	7	7	7	8	9	10	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	8	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	8	4	5	7	8	10	11	12	12	11	11	9	8	6	4	3	1	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	8	9	9	10	11	12	12	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	9	8	7	7	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	6	3	2	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	7	6	6	5	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	12	14	15	15	15	14	11	8	6	4	3	2	2	2	3	4
Gusts (kn)	19	17	17	16	13	14	14	14	13	11	12	13	13	10	10	15	17	19	18	17	8	8	10	10	12	13	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	27	29	24	14	13	8	8	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	20	20	20	18	18	14	15	16	16	17	18	19	21	22	24	26	28	26	24	23	23	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	13	5	5	4	4	3	2	4	6	8	9	10	11	12	12	12	9	18	22	25	26	28	29	27	25	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	22	24	26	26	25	24	23	23	23	24	24	25	26	26	25	24	24	27	29	28	26	24	23	22	20	19	18	19	20	22	23	24	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	20	21	21	21	21	20	19	18	16	15	17	19	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	10	8	10	17	14	12	13	15	17	17	17	17	15	14	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	8	6	5	3	3	3	3	4	6	8	9	11	12	12	21	21	21	21	20	19	16	13	10	7	4	3	2	3	4	5
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3
Wave Per.	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Wave Energy (Kj)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Temp. (°C)	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	13	13	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	10	10	11	14	16	18	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	18	18	17	12	12	13	15	18	20	21	22	22	22	22	21	20	19	18	16	10	11	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	9	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	7	9	11	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	10	11	11	13	14	15	16	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	12	12	13	15	17	18	20	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	21	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	15	15
Rain (mm)													0.1																																																																																											0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	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	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.7				0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2		0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2																																								0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1							0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3
Cloud Cov. (%)					100	100	100	100	100	91	99	100	100	1	5	100	100	1		76				2										81	46		62	98	30	30	29	32	42	55	59	43	18			6	11	9	19	7		4	14	22	24	24	24	24	24	23	21	19	21	31	12	15	19	27	37	45	48	49	47	42	33	25	16	6			21	22	21	15	6				4	11	21	31	41	51	60	66	73	70	70	73	79	85	91	96	100	100	99	97	95	93	92	93	100	100	100	87	70	53	37	22	16	24	40	57	74	91	100	96	43	48	53	56	59	61	63	64	65	65	65	65	64	63	61	59	57	61	66	73	81	88	94	99	100	94	83	72	60	48	38	32	14	12	10	7	4	2				4	11	17	23	30	34	35	29	29	28	27	26	25	24	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	14	48	58	65	66	64	61	57	51	44	37	29	21	13	5			34	43	49	49	46	43	39	35	34	37	43	49	55	62	66	67	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Tide Ht.	1.4	1.8	1.0	-0.2	1.1	1.8	1.5	0.3	-0.5	-0.4	-0.4	-0.9	-1.2	-0.8	0.0	0.5	0.8	1.4	1.6	0.6	0.6	1.1	1.6	1.2	0.1	-0.4	-0.2	-0.4	-1.0	-1.2	-0.7	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.4	1.3	0.3	0.6	1.1	1.5	1.0	0.1	-0.2	-0.1	-0.4	-1.1	-1.2	-0.6	0.2	0.5	0.7	1.3	-0.3	0.3	0.5	1.1	1.6	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	-0.6	-1.3	-1.3	-0.5	0.1	0.3	0.6	-1.2	-0.3	0.1	0.4	1.2	1.7	1.3	0.6	0.4	0.0	-0.8	-1.5	-1.3	-0.5	-0.0	0.1	-1.9	-1.2	-0.4	-0.1	0.3	1.3	2.0	1.6	0.9	0.5	-0.1	-1.1	-1.6	-1.3	-0.6	-0.2	-2.0	-1.9	-1.2	-0.5	-0.3	0.4	1.6	2.3	1.8	1.0	0.4	-0.4	-1.3	-1.7	-1.3	-0.6	-1.4	-2.1	-1.9	-1.1	-0.6	-0.4	0.5	1.9	2.5	1.8	1.0	0.2	-0.7	-1.5	-1.7	-1.2	-0.6	-1.6	-2.1	-1.8	-1.1	-0.7	-0.4	0.7	2.2	2.6	1.7	0.8	-0.0	-0.9	-1.7	-1.7	0.1	-0.8	-1.6	-2.0	-1.6	-1.0	-0.7	-0.4	0.9	2.4	2.5	1.4	0.4	-0.3	-1.2	-1.7	0.9	-0.0	-0.9	-1.6	-1.8	-1.4	-0.8	-0.7	-0.2	1.2	2.4	2.2	1.1	0.1	-0.6	-1.3	1.8	0.7	-0.1	-0.9	-1.5	-1.6	-1.1	-0.7	-0.6	-0.0	1.4	2.4	1.9	0.7	-0.2	-0.8	2.5	1.4	0.5	-0.2	-0.8	-1.4	-1.4	-0.9	-0.6	-0.5	0.2	1.6	2.2	1.4	0.3	-0.3	2.4	2.2	1.1	0.4	-0.1	-0.7	-1.3	-1.3	-0.8	-0.4	-0.3	0.5	1.7	2.0	1.0	0.1	1.3	2.2	1.8	0.9	0.4	0.0	-0.7	-1.2	-1.2	-0.7	-0.3	-0.1	0.7	1.7	1.7	0.7
Tide Dir.	high					high			low	high			low					high					high			low	high		low						high					high		low	high			low						high					high		low	high			low											high						low											high						low				low							high						low				low						high						low					low						high						low					low						high						low				low							high										low							high										low						high					high						low						high					high						low						high
Tide Time	18:50					07:20			10:20	11:30			14:00					19:40					08:10			11:00	12:20		14:50						20:30					09:00		11:50	12:50			15:40						21:30					10:00		12:50	13:20			16:30											11:00						17:20											12:00						18:10				06:30							13:00						19:00				07:20						13:50						19:40					08:10						14:40						20:30					09:00						15:30						21:20				09:40							16:20										10:40							17:10										11:30						17:50					06:20						12:30						18:40					07:10						13:30						19:30

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Lake

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop

Water hazards: None

Water quality: Cloudy

Infos: The water you see is called the Oosterschelde. It's connected to the sea, so it's salty, but there is no relevant current. The water is shallow. At low tide you'll have a shallow area for some kilometers. Actually it is so shallow that you'll feel ground when you miss your landing. Only at the top of high tide, you'll have the water between breast and hip. Cause of this shallow water the shoreline moves pretty fast with the tide. At very low tide you'll not even see the water. When the tide is high or coming up, there is 'chop' in the direction of the wind. When the tide is low or getting back, it's pretty flat.

Beach type & size: Grass, Sand - Small

Infos: The dry beach with soft sand has a triangle form +/- 100x150x180 m. Normally people launch on the soft sand to keep their kite dry. When the tide gets low, the beach will soon change into a very wide plain. Take care of some sharp shells that also might occur in the shallow waters. So wear booties! Especially when you stand more than being on your board. Out of the season, there is enough place on the concrete and grass to park your car for free, and pack your kite without 2kg of fine sand. Depending the season and circumstances there are heaps of seaweed. It might sound stupid, but when you do the walk to the water with a powered up kite, it's damn slippery! Also when winding your lines, keep it out of the seaweed.

Identified hazards: Other

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Due to the shallow water, it warms up quicker as the sea. During summer the water can be 20+C. But off course it also cools down faster. So in fall 10C and winter not more than 5C. The advantage of the shallow water is that you'll not freeze dead when having a problem. The season doesn't stop, only thing you need to check is, good wind, more than 5C air temperature, and no top low tide.

Wind type: Frontal

Wind specificities: Best directions are NW, N, NE, E. Unfortunately we don't have strong local winds, you'll have to check the internet! Generally the winds are less strong during summer, and stronger in spring and fall. During summer, in the afternoon, you might have a small enforcing thermal effect.

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

Access description: by Car - When on the autoway A58 direction Vlissingen, take exit 31. At the end of the exit go right, take the long turn, and at the end take again right. Follow for 3km, take the 2nd on your right after you crossed the railway. Go straight and cross the railway again and after 300m straight to the beach.

Specific rules: Other

Extra: When cruising after some kilometers with winds from the East you'll find some sticks in the water for oyster banks. Go further if you want to fight with the local oyster and mussel fishermen! If you come with a camping car, you are not allowed to "overnight" on the parking between "sunrise" and "sunset". On a good day there are 25+ kiters. For general peace and safety, look out for downwind people, kites, spectators, and other objects like trees, cars. And please don't cross your lines too much with others.

Accommodations: Parking

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