Netherlands / Zeeland
Dishoek Strand
Dishoek Strand is a 5.2 km-long beach facing west-south-west, 3.0 km south-east of Zoutelande (Zeeland, Netherlands). The sea averages 19.2 °C in August, its warmest month, and 5.6 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Dishoek Strand
Beach-day index 2.3/10 · Netherlands median 2.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 6.3 °C | 5.6 °C | 6.4 °C | 9.0 °C | 12.3 °C | 15.6 °C | 18.0 °C | 19.2 °C | 17.5 °C | 14.5 °C | 11.1 °C | 8.1 °C |
| High °C | 6° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 7° |
| Low °C | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 73 | 63 | 55 | 37 | 55 | 61 | 76 | 84 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 84 |
| Cloud % | 82 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 83 |
| Wind m/s | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Daylight h | 8.3 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 7.9 |
| Record high/low | 13°/-8° | 16°/-10° | 20°/-7° | 24°/-2° | 26°/3° | 29°/7° | 35°/11° | 33°/10° | 30°/7° | 24°/0° | 18°/-3° | 14°/-8° |
| Beach index | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in July–August; August scores 5.8/10 with highs of 22 °C, sea at 19.2 °C and 84 mm of rain.
In August that is 0.3 points above the median of the 81 beaches in Netherlands covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 0.5 °C warmer than the Netherlands median for August (18.7 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 12.0 °C, cooler than 84% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
August is the wettest month (84 mm) and April the driest (37 mm); the yearly total is about 810 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.9 hours in December to 16.6 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 21:11 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces west-south-west (240°). Open water fills about 47% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 22:03 local time on a bearing of 311°.
Straight out to the west-south-west the next coast is roughly 80 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 11 m deep and 5 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 7 m above sea level 500 m inland and 0 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 51% tree cover, 19% grassland and 16% cropland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 54% of that circle.
- Tree 51%
- Grass 19%
- Crop 16%
- Bare 12%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 11Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 8Public toilets
- –Showers
- 8Drinking water
- 22Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 18Hotels & guesthouses
- 5Campsites
- 1Grocery shops
- 6Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 3Bike rental
- 1Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 11 restaurants. Accommodation: 18 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Attractions & museums
- Bunkerverhalen Dishoek museum 350 m NW
Lighthouses & piers
- Vuurtorens van Kaapduinen lighthouse 390 m W
Campsites
- Minicamping Wielemaker 560 m E
- Roompot Camping Dishoek 580 m S
- Camping Duinzicht 770 m NE
- Minicamping Ons Weitje 930 m NE
- Minicamping Westerwijk 940 m E
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ostend-Bruges International Airport Oostende | OST | 53.9 km | south-west |
| Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) Antwerp | ANR | 73.6 km | south-east |
| Rotterdam The Hague Airport Rotterdam | RTM | 83.1 km | north-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 6 bus stops within 1.5 km and 22 mapped car parks within 1 km.
18 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 127.5K residents); within 30 km there are 48 (about 345.7K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dishoek Strand | – | 19.2 °C | 5.2 km | – |
| Zoutelande Strand | 2.9 km NW | 18.9 °C | 844 m | Sand |
| Vlissingen Strand | 5.4 km SE | 19.2 °C | 592 m | – |
| Westkapelle Strand | 7.3 km NW | 18.9 °C | 1.3 km | Sand |
| Domburg Strand | 9.2 km N | 18.9 °C | 682 m | Sand |
| Oostkapelle Strand | 10.0 km N | 19.0 °C | 15.6 km | Sand |
| Vrouwenpolder Strand | 13.1 km NE | 19.0 °C | 323 m | – |
- Zoutelande Strand2.9 km NWCompare
- Vlissingen Strand5.4 km SECompare
- Westkapelle Strand7.3 km NWCompare
- Domburg Strand9.2 km NCompare
- Oostkapelle Strand10.0 km NCompare
- Vrouwenpolder Strand13.1 km NECompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 14.9 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w279842821; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_31UET_20250621_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 5.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.