Spot guide Maasvlakte
About this spot
The Maasvlakte is a man-made extension to the Europoort in Rotterdam. Starting in the 1960s, the land was reclaimed from the North Sea. The area now features container terminals and is very important for shipping and transportation in Europe. One part of the Maasflakte, the Slufter, is also popular for recreational use like kite- and windsurfing.
Sports and activities at this spot
Local landscape
Additional information
General
This is the spotguide for Maasvlakte in South Holland, The Netherlands. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.
Spot guide
This is the spotguide for Maasvlakte in South Holland, The Netherlands. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing or paragliding.
Severe Weather Warnings
When a severe weather warning or advisory is provided by the local meteorological institute, we display it as a banner above the wind forecast.
The weather warning, for example a high wind warning, can help you prepare for dangerous weather conditions and avoid weather-related risks. The color scale indicates the intensity of the predicted weather event. For more details click or tap on the warning. General information about severe weather warnings can be found in our help section.
Please be aware that severe weather may occur without a prior severe weather warning being reported.
Units
We use knots and degrees Celsius as our default units. These units are often used by sailors, kiters, surfers, windsurfers and paragliders. Use website settings to switch between units and 7 different languages at any time. For converting between wind speed units such as knots, km/h (kilometers per hour), m/s (meters per second), and mph (miles per hour) use our wind speed calculator.
Help
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