Noordwijk
Noordwijk aan Zee · Netherlands and Belgium · Netherlands
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A resort beach with a long promenade and a straight beach break. Waves are usually short and soft, best for longboards and learners. It works on north-west swells of around a metre.
- Level
- Beginners
- Break
- Beach break, sand
- Waves
- Lefts and rights
- Crowd
- Some company
- Season
- autumn, winter, spring
- Boards
- A longboard or soft-top.
When it works
✓ A north-west swell of 0.8–1.2 m with a south-east wind, at mid to high tide.
When it doesn't
✕ West or south-west onshore wind.
Watch out for
- rips
Best months
January, February, March, April, October, November, December
Local tips
Mid to high tide on a rising tide is usually best. The beaches north of the boulevard are quieter. The North Sea is about 5–7 °C in winter: a 5/4 wetsuit with boots, gloves and a hood.
Getting there
From the boulevard there are many stairs down to the beach; parking is paid.
Travel notes
- How often it works
- Like the rest of the coast, it needs a storm in the North Sea. Expect many flat days in summer.
- Crowd and vibe
- Usually relaxed with few surfers, more at weekends.
- Camping and vans
- Camping Op Hoop van Zegen is about 2.5 km away; Molecaten Park Noordduinen about 4 km. Nearest campsite about 2.5 km away.
- Facilities
- Beach pavilions, surf schools, toilets and summer lifeguards along the boulevard.
- Water quality
- The EU bathing-water site Noordwijk aan Zee Boulevard is rated good for 2025 in the European Environment Agency data. It was also good in 2023 and 2024.
Ideal conditions
- Swell
- WNW–NNW best, WSW–N 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–SSE; handles onshore up to 15 km/h
- Tide
- mid, high best, on the rising tide
- Faces
- WNW (298°)
Live cam
No cam at this spot yet: the forecast and the guide are on the map.
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