Day rhythm
05:22
22:02
16.7h of daylight — 05:22 → 22:02
Scheveningen — La Haye
Partial dataNetherlands
Scheveningen — La Haye is a kitesurf spot with choppy water, medium depth, with no significant tide, in Netherlands. Ideal between 15 and 32 knots, May to September.
Level
Intermediate
Optimal wind
15-32 kts
Season
May to September
Today's tide
↗ Rising tide· coef 53
00h06h12h18h24h
Tide impact here
Mer du Nord : amplitude 1,5-2m. Impact modéré sur les conditions.
Comfort & gear
Air
11°C
mild
Water
17°C
mild
Wetsuit
4/3 mm
fullsuit
Sky
100%
overcast
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What riders experienced here
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Weather risk
No risk
40% chance of rain
The spot
Discover Scheveningen — La Haye
Scheveningen is a rugged North Sea spot right in The Hague, below the lighthouse. Deep water, waves, breakwaters and a treacherous current: not a place to learn, but a proper wave and freeride spot. An easterly off the land pushes you out to sea — give that one a miss.
Scheveningen is the big-city spot of The Hague's coast: you kite below the lighthouse, the pier and promenade in view. It's open North Sea — deep water, waves and a rip-like current that can be treacherous, with breakwaters that turn hard to see at high tide. No flat lagoon, no place to learn: a spot for self-reliant riders, for waves, freeride and foil. There's a real astronomical tide; the current runs along the beach and turns with it, strengthened or eased by the wind — watch the ebb above all, but don't bank on a fixed window, which no source gives. The golden rule is the one for the whole North Sea coast: an easterly off the land is a no-go, because it blows you out to open water. Two zones share the name: Jumpteam's Noorderstrand under the lighthouse, and the wider, quieter Zuiderstrand towards Kijkduin. Always read the signs and the zoning, especially in summer when bathers, surfers and dogs share the beach.
Who & when
Level and best time
Who it's for
Advanced, not a spot to start on: deep water, waves and a rip-like current that can catch you out. Schools teach here (the city designated the Zuiderstrand as a lesson area in 2008), so you can learn with an instructor — but the baseline is being self-reliant on open water.
source : kitesurfvereniging.nl ↗Best time
The wind that works is sea wind, from north through west to southwest (35knots: 'safe wind NNE–SSW'). An easterly off the land is off-limits. There's a real astronomical tide here: the current runs parallel to the beach and the wind strengthens or eases it — watch the ebb in particular. No source gives a fixed tide window; don't count on one. Year-round; the dedicated wind/kite zone runs 1 June–31 August.
source : jumpteam.nl ↗On site
Arrival guide
The two zones
'Scheveningen' is really two spots. The Noorderstrand, right under the lighthouse and the 'de Naald' monument, is the Jumpteam club's turf. The Den Haag Zuiderstrand, south of the harbour (towards Kijkduin), is wider and quieter, and it's the designated lesson area. Pick your side before you come: zones, management and access differ.
source : jumpteam.nl ↗Club & on site
Jumpteam is a friendly watersports club (surf, windsurf, kite, SUP) with a canteen, terrace, changing rooms, hot showers, lockers and its own rescue boat. In season there's also a lifeguard brigade on the beach. Membership (around €65/year per an outside source, not shown on the club page) and paid parking: amount and checking to be confirmed on site.
source : jumpteam.nl ↗Before you go
Safety
Easterly offshore = danger
The wind that works comes off the sea, from north through west to southwest. Offshore wind — here from the EAST/southeast — is dangerous: 'offshore is a no-go', because if something goes wrong it carries you off the beach, out to open water, away from help. So you never ride in an easterly; you pick a sea-wind direction.
source : kitegids.nl ↗Current, breakwaters & channel
The current can be treacherous and the breakwaters turn hard to see at high tide — keep your distance. Stay 20 m off the groynes and both harbour heads, clear of the harbour mouth, and not under the pier. And crucially: 'never sail in the shipping channel' of Scheveningen harbour. Daytime only, sunrise to sunset.
source : jumpteam.nl ↗Community
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