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Zeeland, Netherlands

Aug · 65% rideable

Brouwersdam

What it's actually like

Compiled by WindChaser, 25 September 2026

Six and a half kilometres of dam between two islands, with the North Sea on one side and the Grevelingen on the other, and it is worth slowing down on the dam road to look at both. The sea side is the kite beach: wide sand, shallow water a long way out, and on a windy weekend a sky so full of kites that you pick your gap before you launch.

The lake side is salt water behind the dam, out of the North Sea swell and quieter, and it belongs to the windsurfers and the sailing school. That first look at the water from the top of the dune path tells you what the day holds.

Natural High says De Ooster, about 5 km offshore, takes some of the rough sea out of it.

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Your month

When it's good

12 kt+ for 3+ daylight hours · kite

August · 65%. 20 rideable days in 31, 5.8 hours a day over 12 kt. Come.

Where else it blows in August

At a glance

Is it for you?

Skill levelGetting there
WaterBit of chop
Wind · AugUsually turns up
Crowds · AugHeavy in season
Local vibeFriendly enough
Water qualityUsually clean
NightlifeA bar or two
CostMid

Geek analysis

August in the record

65% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

In August the wind most often sits at 8 to 11 kt (32% of daylight hours). No daylight hour is over 12 kt on at least half the days. The best hours are 2pm and 4pm, each on 48% of days. See both charts in the full report

No weather station near enough to check these figures against.

August on the record

The month's own figures, not the year's average.

Rideable days20 of 31Four Augusts in the record
Wind, rideable hours16 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air21.7°CMaximum
Waves0.6 m6% of days run big

Take it with you

The full Brouwersdam report

Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Per-launch tide windows05Sandbanks, sluice & closed zones06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits

When it gets busy

Crowds

Feb · Low

Busy from May to September, when the schools are teaching and the holiday season is on. November to February it is hoods, gloves and room to ride, and some schools close for the winter.

On the water

What August usually does

August sits outside the best months here. 65% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

Your playground

Launches & safety

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

  • Launch
  • Hazard
  • Parking
  • School
  • Stay
  • Webcam
  • Approximate

Local intel

Getting there & on the ground

Nearest airportRotterdam The Hague (RTM)About 46 km in a straight line. Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) and Brussels (BRU) are the bigger hubs.
On the groundOctober to MarchHoods, gloves and room to ride. The record finds rideable wind in every month of the year.
Getting aroundBy car on the N57The road runs along the dam. Free parking at the spot, and a bus stop at Port Zélande.

Stay, schools & kit

Who works this beach

© Natural High BeachclubNatural HighSchoolGoogle MapsKite · WingKite, kitefoil and wingfoil lessons, based on the main beach. Kite lessons booked all year.
© Kiteschool BrouwersdamKiteschool BrouwersdamSchoolGoogle MapsKiteKite lessons from a first introduction to private coaching, on the main beach.
© KBC Brouwersdam - Kiteschule & Wingfoilschule - Kitesurf & Wingfoil, Verleih und CampsKBC BrouwersdamSchoolGoogle MapsKite · WingMobile station based at De Hoge Blok, Noordwelle. Teaches from late March to 1 November.
© Zeil- & Surfcentrum BrouwersdamBrouwersdam SurfschoolSchoolGoogle MapsWindsurfWindsurf and windfoil courses at the Zeil- en Surfcentrum on the lake side.

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