Brouwersdam21h · 18 kt
95GOKitesurfing atBrouwersdam
NetherlandsPick your slot
Min. level
Beginner
Optimal wind
14-30 kts
Season
All year
Live · now
What to check
Discover the spot
The spot
Discover Brouwersdam
Six and a half kilometres of dam, two bodies of water back to back. For kiting, it all happens on the sea side: an offshore sandbank breaks the waves, and at low tide it turns into a real lagoon — flat and even beginner-friendly. The lake side is reserved for foil and boards — no kiting there. From SW to NW a side almost always works: it's the Dutch benchmark.
Brouwersdam isn't a spot, it's a menu. The same 6.5 km dam that links Goeree to Schouwen-Duiveland keeps the North Sea and Lake Grevelingen apart. For kiting, it's the sea side: an offshore sandbank breaks the waves, and at low tide the water closes into a flat lagoon, beginner-friendly; on the flood and near the sluice the current wakes up. The flat, mirror-smooth lake side is reserved for foil and boards: no kiting there. Still the busiest spot in the country — summer weekends mean a packed car park, kites in the air and right-of-way you actually have to mind. Loud, generous, rarely empty.
Who & when
Level and best time
Who it's for
For kiting, it's the sea side (North Sea): an offshore sandbank breaks the waves, and at low tide it becomes a flat lagoon, beginner-friendly. On the flood it gets choppier (waves, current near the sluice) and it's more for confident riders. The flat lake side (Grevelingen) is reserved for foil and boards — kiting isn't allowed there.
source : hanglos.nl ↗Best time
Directions that work: SW, W, NW, N (onshore to side-onshore). On the sea side the tide calls it: low tide gives you flat water to learn, an incoming tide brings the waves. Skip the east wind — offshore on both sides. Cold water here: wetsuit all year.
source : hanglos.nl ↗On site
Arrival guide
Parking & access
Parking runs the length of the dam, with numbered passages on the sea side (P14-P17), and it's campervan-friendly. Free per one source, ~€5-7/day per another — it likely varies by section, so check on site.
source : web.kite-and-windsurfing-guide.com ↗Schools & rinse
Schools: Kiteboarding Club (KBC), Natural High, Kiteschool Brouwersdam, Kitesurfschool Progression. Showers, changing rooms and gear-rinse tanks at Natural High.
source : kiteboarding-club.com ↗Eat / drink after
Beachclub Natural High (restaurant with a sea-view terrace), Strandpaviljoen Brouw (on the dam), De Kou (beach pavilion to the south, marking the edge of the official kite zone).
source : brouw.nl ↗Before you go
Safety
Current & sluice (sea side)
Spring tide is the day to watch on the sea side. The current along the dam and by the drainage sluice runs 2-3 knots parallel to the shore, and that sluice becomes a real trap if you drift downwind onto it. Don't go out alone on the sea side on an outgoing tide.
source : hanglos.nl ↗East wind = offshore
East wind shuts the whole dam down: both faces go offshore at once and push you out to sea. Strongly discouraged — and never solo.
source : hanglos.nl ↗Zone & yellow buoys
Yellow buoys mark the kite zone, but the sources don't agree on the exact rule (authorised limit on one side, forbidden bathing zone on the other). Check with the local club or the signage on site before your first session.
Community
Soon, by the riders
These spaces will fill up with the community’s feedback.
Session reports on the sea side (tide, current at the sluice)
Car park full by what time on weekends?