Workum (IJsselmeer)

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Kite at Workum (Ijsselmer)

Workum is a spot in the IJsselmeer (Lake IJssel, spelling: Lake Yssel), a shallow lake of some 1250 km² in the central Netherlands.
You have 1 meter shallow water for more than 500m, good for beginners.
There's a camping site and kite/windsurfshop directly at the kitezone.

Kiteboarding Facilities in Workum (IJsselmeer)

Getting there:

Nearest airport:

Schiphol

Nearest big city:

Sneek

Nearest town:

Stavoren

Trip from town:

short

Access:

long walk

Directions:

• From Groningen: take the A7 and exit in Bolsward. Follow the B359 to Workum.
• From Arnheim: on the A50 until Zwolle and then onto the B50 until Emmeloord, then A6, and take exit 17 "Lemmer" and on B359 to Workum.
In Workum follow the signs for "Camping It Soal". Pass the campsite until the end of the street. 20 meters before entering go to the right for the parking. Cross the parking, over the bridge park at the water.

At the beach:

Level required:

all

Best style:

freestyle

Watersports:

kitesurf
windsurf
other

Spot type:

lake

Shore:

soft sand

Bottom:

flat rocks with sand

Crowd:

crowded

Hazards:

- totally safe

Facilities:

+ school
+ launch area
+ gear rental
+ toilets
+ showers
+ food
+ shop
+
+ parking

Beach rules:

Don't come in the Natural protected area. Launch in the kitezone.

Weather:


Members photo shoots:

Wind conditions:

Dominant winds:

SW
W
NW

Respect to shore:

onshore
sideshore
side-offshore

Best direction:

Wind strenght (Bf):

2-3
3-4
4-5
5-6
6-7

Blowing at:

morning
afternoon

Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]


› March
› April
› May
› September
› October
› November

Medium season:
[45-70% >= 4bf]


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Wind details:

. Weather: northern europe • Temperatures: 0-15°C in Autumn-Winter, 15-30°C in Spring-Summer. From September to April you'll need a wetsuit (water can get to 0°C in December-January). • Wind: Best wind is in Autumn-Spring. The spot depends on low pressure an thermical winds in July an August. Best kite sizes are 12-20 sqm. S-SW-W are best winds. E is usually gusty.

On the water:

Water quality:

clean

Best tide:

Waves:

choppy or rough

Consistency:

never

Water details:

When is flat:

Day activities:

Night scene:

Nothing going on here, you need to move.

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