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Three possibilities, 1) From the Dutch side, park car at the beach Hotel and walk over the dunes to your left is the break. 2) Park your car at the Belgian side then walk along the dike until you see the nature reserve, you're there. 3) Park your car at the parking of 't Zwin Nature Reserve, you see 4 huge granite menhirs, walk between them and follow the concrete road, it first takes a left and after 250m a right turn, after the turn there is a small opening in the bush to your right, go in it, follow it until you reach the beach...
English (Translate this text in English): Three possibilities, 1) From the Dutch side, park car at the beach Hotel and walk over the dunes to your left is the break. 2) Park your car at the Belgian side then walk along the dike until you see the nature reserve, you're there. 3) Park your car at the parking of 't Zwin Nature Reserve, you see 4 huge granite menhirs, walk between them and follow the concrete road, it first takes a left and after 250m a right turn, after the turn there is a small opening in the bush to your right, go in it, follow it until you reach the beach...
English (Translate this text in English): Three possibilities, 1) From the Dutch side, park car at the beach Hotel and walk over the dunes to your left is the break. 2) Park your car at the Belgian side then walk along the dike until you see the nature reserve, you're there. 3) Park your car at the parking of 't Zwin Nature Reserve, you see 4 huge granite menhirs, walk between them and follow the concrete road, it first takes a left and after 250m a right turn, after the turn there is a small opening in the bush to your right, go in it, follow it until you reach the beach...
English (Translate this text in English): Three possibilities, 1) From the Dutch side, park car at the beach Hotel and walk over the dunes to your left is the break. 2) Park your car at the Belgian side then walk along the dike until you see the nature reserve, you're there. 3) Park your car at the parking of 't Zwin Nature Reserve, you see 4 huge granite menhirs, walk between them and follow the concrete road, it first takes a left and after 250m a right turn, after the turn there is a small opening in the bush to your right, go in it, follow it until you reach the beach...
DistanceIn the city
WalkGood walk (15-30 mn)
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessDon't know
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Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyRarely break (5day/year)
Wave
TypeRivermouth
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy with rock
PowerFun
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorth, NorthWest, West
Good wind directionSouth, SouthEast, East
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Webcam urlhttp://www.zwinstrand.nl
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Man-made danger (buoys etc..)
Additional Information
Be aware of the border-marking-poles that get flooded at high tide, they are in the middle of the outflow of the river created by 't Zwin. Be respectful of the nature reserve.
English (Translate this text in English): Be aware of the border-marking-poles that get flooded at high tide, they are in the middle of the outflow of the river created by 't Zwin. Be respectful of the nature reserve.
English (Translate this text in English): Be aware of the border-marking-poles that get flooded at high tide, they are in the middle of the outflow of the river created by 't Zwin. Be respectful of the nature reserve.
English (Translate this text in English): Be aware of the border-marking-poles that get flooded at high tide, they are in the middle of the outflow of the river created by 't Zwin. Be respectful of the nature reserve.
Atmosphere
Beautiful spot with sometimes great waves, try the left at the pier on the Belgian side, the lefts and rights in the middle or the right at the Dutch side. The Dutch right tends to be sectionny and rarely breaks all the way down the line but is a bit more powerful than the Belgian left that does peel off perfectly but as said with less power. Spot receives more swell than spots to the left of it due to favourable bathymetry. In and out flow of the estuary can generate rips and undertow. Laid back atmosphere, peaceful.
English (Translate this text in English): Beautiful spot with sometimes great waves, try the left at the pier on the Belgian side, the lefts and rights in the middle or the right at the Dutch side. The Dutch right tends to be sectionny and rarely breaks all the way down the line but is a bit more powerful than the Belgian left that does peel off perfectly but as said with less power. Spot receives more swell than spots to the left of it due to favourable bathymetry. In and out flow of the estuary can generate rips and undertow. Laid back atmosphere, peaceful.
English (Translate this text in English): Beautiful spot with sometimes great waves, try the left at the pier on the Belgian side, the lefts and rights in the middle or the right at the Dutch side. The Dutch right tends to be sectionny and rarely breaks all the way down the line but is a bit more powerful than the Belgian left that does peel off perfectly but as said with less power. Spot receives more swell than spots to the left of it due to favourable bathymetry. In and out flow of the estuary can generate rips and undertow. Laid back atmosphere, peaceful.
English (Translate this text in English): Beautiful spot with sometimes great waves, try the left at the pier on the Belgian side, the lefts and rights in the middle or the right at the Dutch side. The Dutch right tends to be sectionny and rarely breaks all the way down the line but is a bit more powerful than the Belgian left that does peel off perfectly but as said with less power. Spot receives more swell than spots to the left of it due to favourable bathymetry. In and out flow of the estuary can generate rips and undertow. Laid back atmosphere, peaceful.
General
Nice place, have seen a dolphin and a seal in the surf though very rare. A lot of birds, storks in summer, herons etc... Also a meeting place for gays and nudists in the tourist season so be aware of overfriendly weirdoes. Sunsets in September can be similar to Indonesian sunsets but without the tropical heat. Fossils of shark can be found, Mako, and Megalodon (great white) are common.
English (Translate this text in English): Nice place, have seen a dolphin and a seal in the surf though very rare. A lot of birds, storks in summer, herons etc... Also a meeting place for gays and nudists in the tourist season so be aware of overfriendly weirdoes. Sunsets in September can be similar to Indonesian sunsets but without the tropical heat. Fossils of shark can be found, Mako, and Megalodon (great white) are common.
English (Translate this text in English): Nice place, have seen a dolphin and a seal in the surf though very rare. A lot of birds, storks in summer, herons etc... Also a meeting place for gays and nudists in the tourist season so be aware of overfriendly weirdoes. Sunsets in September can be similar to Indonesian sunsets but without the tropical heat. Fossils of shark can be found, Mako, and Megalodon (great white) are common.
English (Translate this text in English): Nice place, have seen a dolphin and a seal in the surf though very rare. A lot of birds, storks in summer, herons etc... Also a meeting place for gays and nudists in the tourist season so be aware of overfriendly weirdoes. Sunsets in September can be similar to Indonesian sunsets but without the tropical heat. Fossils of shark can be found, Mako, and Megalodon (great white) are common.
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By MerK , 19-08-2006
The Zwin - it's perfect to begin surf AND bodyboard.Let's play there with a boogie, working very often between middle august to end of octobre... after, the water is a little bit cold...