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Kitesurfing in Frisia
6 spots · 1 destination · 10 schools
Frisia splits into two kinds of water: sheltered IJsselmeer lake bays at Makkum and Workum, shallow and flat enough that schools teach here from October through April, and the open Wadden/North Sea beaches on Terschelling, Schiermonnikoog and Ameland, where tide windows and current do the filtering.
Lauwersoog only rides in a two-hour bracket either side of high tide. Six spots, one lake for learning and four sea coasts for everyone who's moved past it.
Frisia holds 6 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. Riding here is mostly flat water, waves and lagoons. Something is rideable here in every month of the year. 3 of them suits beginners. 10 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are IJsselmeer - Workum/Makkum.
When you may ride
the rules these spots carry, with the year on each
WorkumIJsselmeer - Workum/Makkum2026has a date window2026: free kitesurfing at Workum is reportedly allowed year-round, but ride the marked kite zone only, stay out of the swim zone, then launch and land in or near the water, lay the kite down before you roll up the lines, and do not ride or jump within 60 m of shore.
Ameland (Hollum / Noordzee)Ameland (Wadden island)2026has a date window2026: kitesurfing on the Ameland North Sea side is allowed from 1 March to 1 November only between beach poles 17.400-19 near Buren, 8.200-11.300 between Ballum and Nes, and 3-4 near Hollum; gear may only be brought on and off the beach between those poles.
Lauwersoog (Waddenzee)Lauwersoog / Wadden coast2026two versionshas a date window2026: Lauwersoog Waddenzee is open all year, safe directions N, NW, W, NE, shallow water, grass launch with very little space.
MakkumIJsselmeer - Workum/Makkum2026has a date window2026: kitesurfing at Makkum is allowed from 1 October to 30 April and prohibited from 1 May to 30 September, when the beach belongs to bathers and holidaymakers.
Midsland aan ZeeWadden Islands2026has a date window2026: Terschelling Noordzee is open all year. From 1 May to 1 October, kitesurfing is only allowed outside a 200 m zone left and right of each beach crossing, and that no-go zone runs 100 m seaward from the waterline.
SchiermonnikoogWadden Islands20262026: kitesurfing and other wind-powered beach activities are allowed only on the activity beach between the Badweg beach crossing east of Strandpaviljoen Paal 3 and beach post 5 west of Jacobspad; outside that stretch wind sports and kite flying are prohibited on the beach.
Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.
The winds here
what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote
No wind is named across this region
Fewer than two of its spots give the wind a local name. Each spot page carries its own directions and knots.
The spots this region is known for
tier 2 of the 6 spots here
Destinations in Frisia
All spots in Frisia
Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.
Last updated September 2026