Beta 1.0 Version

Type:	Shallow, Flat, Chop
Hazards:	None
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

Waist deep water for hundreds of meters. Flat water. No tide. Only in strong wind conditions some chop. Windsurfers should bring their weed fins.

Type:	Sand
Size:	Small
Hazards:	None
Beach Users:	June, July, August

It's a soft sand beach of 30x100m. There are no shells or rocks on the beach. The south side of the beach is usually used by kitesurfers and the north side by windsurfers. There is more than enough space to launch and land your kite. There are a couple of beaches at the water side and also a big parts of grass. Nice thing here is that dogs are not allowed during spring/summer. Special entry only with east or south winds (gusty).

Best Months:	March, April, May, September, October, November
Wind Type:	Frontal Winds
Best Direction:	NE, SW, WNW
Main Direction:	SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

Depends on high and lows, 5-35 knots. Southwest to Northwest most often. Best with Southwest till Northeast, WNW best direction. The lake has 2 great spots, one at either side of the lake, so you can go there with almost every wind direction. The lake is quite big so the wind is very nice and constant. It can vary from 0 days in a month to 20 days in a month.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

By car, take A9 from Schiphol, A1 highway direction Amersfoort then A 28 direction Zwolle, take exit Strand Horst, pass Mc Donalds and go through the entry.

Rules:

Restricted Zones, Fees

South beach is for kiting. 5 Euro parking per day (no matter how long you stay, 5 min to 24 hrs). 2 Euro after 17:00.