Kijkduin

Kijkduin (The Hague) · Netherlands and Belgium · Netherlands

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The beach of Kijkduin, the small resort just south of Scheveningen. It is a sand beach break with lefts and rights; short jetties help shape the banks, and the waves are often more hollow than the Dutch average. Bodyboarders like the hollow sections.

Level
Intermediate
Break
Beach break, sand
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Some company
Season
autumn, winter, spring
Boards
A shortboard or fish when it is hollow; a longboard on small, soft days.

When it works

✓ A north-west swell of 1 m or more with a light east to south-east wind, from low to mid tide on the rising tide.

When it doesn't

✕ Onshore west wind, and a south-west wind, which makes the current along the beach much stronger.

Watch out for

  • rips
  • currents

Best months

January, February, March, April, October, November, December

Local tips

Light winds bring out the best shape. In a south-west wind the side current gets strong, so pick a landmark and check your drift. The North Sea is about 5–7 °C in winter: a 5/4 wetsuit with boots, gloves and a hood.

Getting there

Kijkduin has a bus and tram link from The Hague and parking (free and paid) behind the beach; walk down at the main beach entrances (strandslag 3 to 5).

Travel notes

How often it works
Fairly consistent for the Dutch coast in autumn and winter, but like everywhere here it needs a North Sea storm, and summer is mostly flat.
Crowd and vibe
Usually quiet with few surfers; busier with local bodyboarders when it gets hollow.
Camping and vans
Camping Duinhorst, inland near Wassenaar, is about 10 km away. Nearest campsite about 10 km away.
Facilities
Beach pavilions, toilets, showers and summer lifeguards; kitesurf and surf schools on the beach.
Water quality
The EU bathing-water site Den Haag Kijkduin is rated good for 2025 in the European Environment Agency data, as in 2023 and 2024.

Ideal conditions

Swell
WNW–NNW best, SW–NNE works
Size
1–1.8 m offshore swell; starts at 0.8 m, holds to 2.5 m
Period
5 s minimum, best from 8 s
Wind
Offshore E–S; handles onshore up to 15 km/h
Tide
low, mid best, on the rising tide
Faces
NW (312°)

Live cam

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