Wijk Aan Zee/Noordpier Spot Guide

This long stretch of beach exudes an oceanic/industrial hybrid vibe with golden sand, beach huts and sun bleached bars all framed against a backdrop of wind turbines, smokestacks and factories, and nestled in the northern lee of the giant breakwater for the Noordzeekanaal. This is a popular spot being close to Amsterdam. Outside of summer there are consistent, small, peaky windswells, and occasionally a long travelled N groundswell which will produce long, walling rights and lefts. The breakwater provides shelter in the predominant southwesterlies.