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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 19:23																																		IFS HD 2.5 km run: 30/04 19:23																																																																GFS 13 km run: 30/04 19:23
Date Optimal	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 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)	8	8	6	5	4	4	4	3	1	3	6	5	5	5	5	4	2	3	3	3	2	4	4	10	6	3	1	5	5	7	6	6	11	10	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	7	9	10	10	11	10	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	3	2	2	3	5	6	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	5	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	5	4	4	4	4	5	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	5	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	8	3	3	2	2	3	4	5	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	4	6	7	7	9	10	11	12	13	13	12	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	6
Gusts (kn)	15	15	14	10	7	8	8	7	7	6	9	9	8	5	8	8	8	5	4	4	4	8	9	16	23	11	6	13	10	12	12	12	19	19	6	8	11	11	11	15	18	21	22	22	23	22	22	23	21	8	9	11	14	17	19	21	23	25	26	28	27	27	27	24	13	13	14	16	17	19	20	22	21	22	23	23	23	23	21	9	9	13	16	20	21	21	21	22	24	25	23	22	21	19	9	10	11	12	13	13	13	13	12	14	15	16	15	15	14	11	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	8	6	5	6	17	16	15	13	12	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	21	20	20	20	20	20	18	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	18	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	13	15	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	20	20	18	16	15	16	16	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	8
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	0.2	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	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.8	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4
Wave Per.	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Energy (Kj)	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	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	5	6	9	11	35	39	41	42	41	43	45	49	52	53	55	56	57	57	58	32	29	26	26	24	24	23	22	22	21	20	19	17	16	14	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Temp. (°C)	17	17	16	16	14	16	19	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	19	17	17	19	19	15	14	18	20	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	10	11	12	14	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	15	13	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	7	8	8	10	10	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	7	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	11	11	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	5	6	6	7	9	10	11	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	7	7	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	6	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8
Rain (mm)																									1.0																																								0.1	0.1																0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1																																																											0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4																																																																	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3								0.1	0.1	0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)	98	100	89	98		44	22	87	84	41			99	99	40	31	100	100	44	87	100	100	4	100	100	2									45	45	40	33	27	26	27	29	31	35	40	52	66	69	50	69	90	93	87	78	68	56	46	40	36	31	23	15	10	10	15	15	21	30	34	29	19	12	12	15	17	15	12	9	6	5	9	27	52	66	60	44	31	26	25	25	25	27	30	34	59	57	55	54	52	51	50	48	48	49	51	52	53	54	53	50	23	21	21	22	23	25	27	29	30	30	29	28	28	28	30	34	98	100	100	89	72	55	37	19	5							8	94	98	100	100	99	97	94	89	82	72	61	49	38	26	17	11	5	7	8	7	6	4	2	1			1	2	3	4	5	4	12	15	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	13	21	26	28	26	21	16	10	4									27	34	42	51	61	69	76	82	82	75	62	49	35	21	10	6	52	39	26	40	55	69	75	81	87	63	38	14	15	16	17	15
Tide Ht.	1.2	1.0	0.5	-0.0	1.3	0.9	0.4	-0.2	-0.5	-0.4	-0.3	-0.6	-0.9	-0.7	0.0	0.8	1.0	0.7	0.3	1.4	1.2	0.8	0.3	-0.2	-0.4	-0.3	-0.3	-0.6	-0.8	-0.5	0.2	0.8	0.8	0.5	0.9	1.2	1.0	0.7	0.4	-0.1	-0.3	-0.2	-0.3	-0.6	-0.7	-0.4	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.2	0.8	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.4	0.0	-0.2	-0.2	-0.3	-0.5	-0.6	-0.2	0.3	0.5	-0.4	0.2	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.5	0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.3	-0.5	-0.5	-0.2	0.2	-0.7	-0.4	0.1	0.5	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.6	0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.3	-0.5	-0.5	-0.2	-0.6	-0.7	-0.7	-0.5	0.0	0.4	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.6	0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.5	-0.6	-0.6	-0.6	-0.7	-0.7	-0.5	-0.0	0.4	0.7	1.0	1.1	0.6	-0.0	-0.3	-0.3	-0.4	-0.6	-0.6	-0.6	-0.6	-0.7	-0.8	-0.5	0.0	0.5	0.8	1.1	1.1	0.4	-0.1	-0.3	-0.4	-0.5	-0.2	-0.6	-0.5	-0.6	-0.7	-0.8	-0.4	0.1	0.6	0.9	1.2	0.9	0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.4	0.3	-0.3	-0.5	-0.5	-0.6	-0.8	-0.7	-0.3	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.1	0.7	0.0	-0.4	-0.4	0.7	0.1	-0.4	-0.5	-0.5	-0.6	-0.8	-0.6	-0.1	0.5	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.4	-0.2	-0.5	0.9	0.6	-0.1	-0.5	-0.4	-0.4	-0.6	-0.8	-0.5	0.2	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.1	-0.4	0.9	0.8	0.3	-0.2	-0.5	-0.4	-0.4	-0.7	-0.7	-0.3	0.5	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.3	-0.2	1.1	0.8	0.5	0.1	-0.3	-0.4	-0.4	-0.5	-0.7	-0.6	0.0	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.4	0.0
Tide Dir.	high								low	high			low			high				high					low	high			low			high				high					low	high		low				high			high						low	high		low				high				low	high							low									high							low				low						high							low		high		low						high							low	low	high		low						high								low	high		low						high				high				low	high		low					high				low	high			low	high			low					high				low				low	high			low				high				low					low	high		low				high									low		high		low			high
Tide Time	18:00								11:10	12:40			15:10			18:50				07:10					12:00	13:30			16:00			19:30				08:00					13:10	14:20		16:50				20:10			08:50						14:20	15:00		17:40				21:00				10:40	11:40							18:30									12:50							19:30				07:40						13:50							20:40		06:40		08:40						14:40							21:30	06:30	07:30		09:40						15:20								07:20	08:10		10:40						16:10				20:20				08:00	09:00		11:30					16:40				20:30	21:20			08:40	09:50			12:10					17:10				21:00				09:20	10:30			13:00				17:10				21:40					10:10	11:20		13:40				17:20									10:50		12:00		14:20			17:50

Level: Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Chop, Small wave, Medium wave

Water hazards: Currents, Mole

Water quality: Cloudy

Infos: The conditions are most of the times with nice waves around 2m. Best waves in strong SW winds. Lots of surfers who will be surfing the waves between the northern harbor mole and the mole further north. Behind the north mole close to the lighthouse wind and kitesurfers can ride. The water can get choppy with small waves and inconsistent winds. Can have stronger currents. The small mole can be under water, so be careful. Not the best beach for beginners.

Beach type & size: Sand - Big

Infos: The beach is a huge soft, sand beach with in summer beach houses. Lots of space, summer can get packed.

Identified hazards: None

Beachgoer: July, August

Weather specificities: The summer temp is around 25C, in the winter around freezing. In the summer the water is around 20C and in winter 8C. The weather in Holland is very variable. From March to October the temperature is pretty good. When you are lucky you can have some days that you don`t have to wear a wetsuit. But normally you definitely need a wetsuit. In the months November to February it's winter time. Only die hards go out kiting with caps and hats.

Wind type: Frontal

Wind specificities: The wind depends on the weather. Best wind directions: SW, W, NE and N.

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

Access description: by Car, Train - Drive to Den Haag then follow the signs Scheveningen Strand and you will find it. The best is with car or train.

Specific rules: Zones

Extra: Special area for kitesurfing, the rules are hanging on the surf clubs. Watch out for the mole on high tide and watch the current. Not suited for beginners.

Nightlife: Very good nightlife in Den Haag.

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

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