Kite forecast · Netherlands · South Holland
Kite forecast Scheveningen today
Wind, gusts and direction at Scheveningen (South Holland, 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.
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Right now
no kiteable daylight hours.
Today, hour by hour
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Scheveningen kite forecast, next 3 days
- Kiteable
- Gusty
- Too light
- Too strong
Sunday 25 October
Gusty Not kiteable: too gusty.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 29 kn | 47 kn | ↑W | Gusty |
| 12:00 | 28 kn | 46 kn | ↑W | Gusty |
| 15:00 | 29 kn | 46 kn | ↑W | Gusty |
Monday 26 October
Kiteable 4 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 07:00–09:00: 17–29 kn from W.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 15 kn | 27 kn | ↑W | Gusty |
| 12:00 | 10 kn | 19 kn | ↑SSW | Too light |
| 15:00 | 13 kn | 23 kn | ↑S | Kiteable |
Tuesday 27 October
Gusty Not kiteable: too gusty.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 13 kn | 25 kn | ↑S | Gusty |
| 12:00 | 13 kn | 30 kn | ↑S | Gusty |
| 15:00 | 13 kn | 26 kn | ↑SSW | Gusty |
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 Scheveningen
↑On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Scheveningen most often blows from SW (17% of them). Windiest months: June, September, November.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy days | 52% | 54% | 16% | 20% | 58% | 60% | 39% | 42% | 60% | 55% | 73% | 58% |
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 Scheveningen
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Questions
- Is it kiteable at Scheveningen today?
- Gusty: wind 24 kn gusting 44 kn from S (Sat 22:00). Today: no kiteable daylight hours.
- When is the best time to kite at Scheveningen today?
- No kiteable daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- Which way does the wind usually blow at Scheveningen?
- On windy days mostly from SW. Windiest months: June, September, November.
- 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.
Nearby kite spots
Zandvoort 34 km · Brouwersdam 48 km · Knokke 108 km · Oostende 135 km · Wissant 226 km · Le Touquet 257 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Scheveningen, 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.