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6.5 KM DAM · NORTH SEA KITE ZONE · BEACH CLUBS ON THE SAND

BrouwersdamTHE DUTCH CLASSIC

The most famous stretch of kite sand in the Netherlands: the Brouwersdam, 6.5 kilometres of dam between the North Sea and the Grevelingen lake, with beach clubs and schools directly on the beach — Natural High has taught here since 2003 and Kiteschool Brouwersdam rigs next door. Sleep at Resort Land & Zee, 150 metres over the dunes at the dam's southern mouth — or bring the family to the mythical Center Parcs Port Zélande on the lake side, two minutes by car from the zone. Know the rules before you pump: the legal kite zone is the SEA side, from pavilion De Kous south to the Scharendijke end — the lake side and the swim zone are off-limits.

Stay & learn on the spot

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Hotels on the water · 2 LIVE
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Family mega-park2 min by carAqua Mundo pool700+ cottages

Center Parcs Port Zélande

The mythical family park on the lake side of the dam: 700+ cottages, Aqua Mundo wave pool, restaurants, marina — 2 min by car or a bike ride to the kite zone. Our one drive-to exception, stated honestly.

To the spot
2 MIN CAR · BIKE
Cottages
700+
Pool
AQUA MUNDO
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Resort150 m to the sandYear-roundDam's south end

Resort Land & Zee

Rooms, apartments and chalets at the Brouwersdam's southern mouth — 150 m over the dunes to the North Sea, at the kite beach's end of the dam. Open year-round.

To the sand
150 M · DUNES
Open
YEAR-ROUND
Style
ROOMS+APTS
Kite schools on the beach · 2 LIVE
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SchoolVDWS · NKVKite + wing + foilOn the kite zone

Kiteschool Brouwersdam

VDWS school on the sea-side sand: kite, kitefoil and wingfoil, privates to multi-day courses, rental and NKV progression clinics.

Cert
VDWS
Foils
KITE+WING
Rental
YES
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SchoolVDWS · since 2003Beach clubSandbank lessons

Natural High

The dam's institution: VDWS school + year-round beach club, 10,000+ students since 2003, beginner courses on the shallow De Ooster sandbank by boat.

Since
2003
Students
10K+
From
€99
Brouwersdam in motion ▶ YOUTUBE

7-day wind forecast

SPOT: BROUWERSDAM, NORTH SEA SIDE · UPDATED DAILY
Brouwersdam, North Sea side · Brouwersdam STATIC · OPEN-METEO · SYNCED 20.07
TODAY
20.07
12KTS · GUST 21
N · 12m
OK
TUE
21.07
12KTS · GUST 20
N · 12m
OK
WED
22.07
13KTS · GUST 24
NNW · 12m
OK
THU
23.07
11KTS · GUST 21
NNW · 12m+
LIGHT
FRI
24.07
6KTS · GUST 16
NNW · 12m+
LIGHT
SAT
25.07
5KTS · GUST 17
NNW · 12m+
LIGHT
SUN
26.07
9KTS · GUST 20
WSW · 12m+
LIGHT
GO 16–24 kts · OK 12–15 · STRONG 25+ · LIGHT <12 — Open-Meteo data, cached & rewritten nightly by the agent as static HTML.
The Kitesurf Camp verdict The Brouwersdam is Dutch kitesurfing's living room: beach clubs on the sand, schools that have seen everything, and a tide that serves flat water or waves depending on when you show up. Respect the two borders — De Kous for the swimmers, the dam crest for the lake — and it's one of Europe's great easy sessions. Families get the rare double: a bed over the dunes at Land & Zee, or the Aqua Mundo life at Center Parcs with a two-minute drive to the flags.

Spot spec sheet

CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT · REV 07.20
Kite zone
Sea side, De Kous pavilion → Scharendijke endOFFICIAL DESIGNATED ZONE
Wind
Best SW → NW; cross to on-shore on the sea side
Water
Shallow and flat-ish at low tide, waves at high tideCURRENT AT SPRING TIDE
Season
Apr-Jun & Sep-Oct best; Jul-Aug lighter wind + crowds
Rules
Swim zone north of De Kous (yellow buoys) = no kites · Grevelingen lake side = kite-banned
Facilities
Beach clubs on the sand: Natural High, De Kous, Beachclub Zee · paid parking ~€5-7/day
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