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Kite forecast Brouwersdam today

Wind, gusts and direction at Brouwersdam (Zeeland, Netherlands) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.

Right now

Wind31 kn57 km/h
Gusts45 kngust spread 14 kn
DirectionSfrom S · 181°
KiteGustysmall kite (5–8 m)

no kiteable daylight hours.

Today, hour by hour

No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.

Brouwersdam kite forecast, next 3 days

  • Kiteable
  • Gusty
  • Too light
  • Too strong

Sunday 25 October

Gusty Not kiteable: too gusty.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:0033 kn46 knWGusty
12:0033 kn46 knWGusty
15:0033 kn46 knWGusty

Monday 26 October

Kiteable 10 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 14:00–17:00: 17–26 kn from S.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:0013 kn20 knSSWKiteable
12:0014 kn23 knSSWKiteable
15:0016 kn24 knSKiteable

Tuesday 27 October

Kiteable 1 kiteable daylight hour. Best window 09:00–10:00: 15–26 kn from S.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:0015 kn26 knSKiteable
12:0016 kn32 knSGusty
15:0017 kn29 knSWGusty

Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.

Forecast for Sat 22:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 20:26 UTC

Typical wind at Brouwersdam

On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Brouwersdam most often blows from WSW (15% of them). Windiest months: May, November, December.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Windy days55%71%42%63%81%70%55%65%77%55%80%81%

From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.

Wind map around Brouwersdam

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The live wind map is a global model on a coarse grid: around headlands and channels the local wind can be stronger.

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Questions

Is it kiteable at Brouwersdam today?
Gusty: wind 31 kn gusting 45 kn from S (Sat 22:00). Today: no kiteable daylight hours.
When is the best time to kite at Brouwersdam today?
No kiteable daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
Which way does the wind usually blow at Brouwersdam?
On windy days mostly from WSW. Windiest months: May, November, December.
What counts as kiteable?
A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Brouwersdam, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.