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surfing in Belgium
  The country isn't known for it's surf,but has a lively surfing community. Belgium has a 60km long coastline,all beach.A lot of wind,rain and cold water-good beer and friendly people.
The best time to visit is from mid May to the end of September, when day temperatures are generally in the 70s-80s F/23-32 C, with nights in the 50s-60sF /10-22 C. The winter months are cold in the 30s-40sF /0-10 C during the day and below freezing at night. It rains a lot year round (though it is usually only a drizzle), so take a folding umbrella. If you?re going strictly for indoor sightseeing (museums, etc.), October can be very nice. If you want to avoid crowds, try mid April to mid June or mid September through October.
Belgium is home to the Flemish in the north and the Walloons in the south; the former speak Flemish (Dutch), the latter French. The second language of both groups is as likely to be English as the other of Belgium's two official tongues.
Location: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Geographic coordinates: 50 50 N, 4 00 E
Coastline: 66 km
Climate: temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
Terrain: flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast
Natural hazards: flooding is a threat in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes
Currency: euro (EUR)

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1 't Zwin right and left rivermouth all surfers
2 Ay of Heist right and left beach-break all surfers
3 Blankenberge Pier 17  right and left breakwater/jetty all surfers
4 Blankenberge-Oosterstaketsel right and left beach-break all surfers
5 Casino break right and left beach-break beginners wave
6 Den Haan 10  right and left beach-break all surfers
7 Klein Strand(Oostende) 29  right and left beach-break beginners wave
8 Li'l J-Bay   right and left sand-bar all surfers
9 Mariakerke right and left beach-break all surfers
10 Middelkerke   right and left beach-break all surfers
11 Nieuwpoort   right and left beach-break all surfers
12 Off Shore Blankenberge right and left beach-break all surfers
13 Ollies point 10  right and left beach-break all surfers
14 Oostende 12  right and left beach-break all surfers
15 Oosterstaketsel(Oostende) right and left beach-break all surfers
16 Raversijde   right and left beach-break all surfers
17 Roje meur right and left beach-break all surfers
18 Surfers Paradise-Knokke 18  right and left sand-bar all surfers
19 Twins-Bredene right and left beach-break beginners wave
20 Westende right and left beach-break all surfers
21 Zeebrugge right and left beach-break all surfers


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Belgium at a glance
 
Location: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Geographic coordinates: 50° 49.9998' N, 4° 0' E
Coastline: 66.5 km km
Climate: temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
Terrain: flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast
Elevation: lowest point: North Sea 0 m highest point: Signal de Botrange 694 m
Natural hazards: flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes
Currency: Euro (Eur)
Population: 10,364,388 (July 2005 est.)
Languages: Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
Capital: Brussels
Divisions: 10 provinces (French: provinces, singular - province; Dutch: provincies, singular - provincie) and 3 regions* (French: regions; Dutch: gewesten); Antwerpen, Brabant Wallon, Brussels* (Bruxelles), Flanders*, Hainaut, Liege, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams-Brabant, Wallonia*, West-Vlaanderen note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities

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Surfing Season
Jan/Feb Mar/Apr May/Jun Jul/Aug Sep/Oct Nov/Dec
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Surf Equipment Survival Kit Survival Kit Fullsuit Springsuit Fullsuit Survival Kit
Water temp. 6°C
43°F
8°C
46°F
13°C
55°F
16°C
61°F
15°C
59°F
11°C
52°F
Air temp. 5°C
41°F
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46°F
14°C
57°F
17°C
63°F
13°C
55°F
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Dominant Swell and Wind Direction :
Most of the waves appear with onshore wind(NW-N)coming from lows hanging over the north sea,wich can happen any time a year,still it's more frequent after summer and the water is still relative warm. W-SW wind is also very common.

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comment by Alvaro , 2007-08-05 11:19:05


Hi!
Is there any surfer studying in UCL? I'm going to be doing an Erasmus for the hole year (Im from Spain)starting this september and I wondered if I could join somebody to go surfing, show me the best places, tips, etc. It would help me a lot!
Thank you!

comment by Anonymous, 2007-06-11 22:33:20

surf season
it s true that surfing months are shifting with changin climatelast three years had july and august great surprisebefore it used to be june and septembreoctober and november are still goodwinter time brings swells who are more powerfull wind more size but more windblownspring is the last few years not spectacular but with some surprises but long flat spellswater is getting more poluted and more sensibledredgingworks in ostend brings polluted sand from out of seawhich ain t goodbut what s the choice with france 1000km away is far

comment by robin, 2007-01-06 18:00:44

August was the bomb!
Yes the water is probably a bit polluted since the Northsea is one of the most used and abused shallow seas in the world. Seems like August is becoming the best month for surfing in Belgium and replacing september.

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