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Type:	Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:	Swimmers, Buoys, Wave Breakers / Groynes
Quality:	Cloudy
Best Tide:	No Info

Medium waves, flat to choppy at low tide, shallow areas. Wave breakers every 300m. Big waves can occur during storm.

Type:	Sand
Size:	Medium
Hazards:	Shells
Beach Users:	April, July, August

Long sandy beach. Probably one of the cleanest of the Belgian Coast, almost no dirt laying around. Very good sand quality, hard sand and not too muddy.

Best Months:	March, April, May, September, October, November
Wind Type:	Frontal Winds
Best Direction:	No Info
Main Direction:	SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

Depression winds, in summer we can have a sea breeze when hot. In fall and spring we have an average of 10 good days a month (wind direction, wind speed ok). Best wind conditions in spring and fall. In summer you can ride big gear.

Transport:	Car, Train
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

Along the coast on N34 west of Oostende until you reach Middelkerke. Take the train to Ostend and take the Tram to Middelkerke.

Rules:

Restricted Zones, Time Restrictions

Look out for the wave breakers every 300m. Powerkiting is allowed the whole year through, although coast guards might ask you to go to unsurveillanced parts of the beach during the summer if you fly without respecting the beach crowd and if you fly big stuff. Mountainboarding and Landbuggying is permitted before 10 in the morning and after 6 in the evening during the summer. Surfkiting is only permitted in the unsurveillanced zones during the summer. If you go during the summer, please respect the beach crowd and listen to the coastguards, if you're friendly with them, they will tolerate more.

Carre Casino (club, or something like that), Baranquilla (bar), Minim (cocktail bar). Most things open late are around the casino.