Netherlands / South Holland
Nesselande Strand
Nesselande Strand is an 801 m-long sandy beach, 2.6 km north-west of Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel (South Holland, Netherlands). The sea averages 18.9 °C in August, its warmest month, and 5.4 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Nesselande Strand
Beach-day index 2.6/10 · Netherlands median 2.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 6.1 °C | 5.4 °C | 6.2 °C | 8.6 °C | 11.8 °C | 14.9 °C | 17.5 °C | 18.9 °C | 17.6 °C | 14.7 °C | 11.2 °C | 8.0 °C |
| High °C | 5° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 6° |
| Low °C | 0° | -0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 74 | 64 | 54 | 38 | 59 | 63 | 80 | 83 | 63 | 71 | 72 | 79 |
| Cloud % | 74 | 72 | 66 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 74 |
| Wind m/s | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| Daylight h | 8.2 | 9.9 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 7.8 |
| Record high/low | 13°/-13° | 17°/-17° | 21°/-9° | 27°/-4° | 29°/1° | 33°/5° | 36°/8° | 34°/8° | 31°/4° | 25°/-3° | 19°/-5° | 14°/-12° |
| Beach index | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
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 6.4/10 with highs of 23 °C, sea at 18.9 °C and 83 mm of rain.
In August that is 0.9 points above the median of the 81 beaches in Netherlands covered by this atlas.
Across the year the sea averages 11.7 °C, cooler than 85% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
August is the wettest month (83 mm) and April the driest (38 mm); the yearly total is about 800 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.8 hours in December to 16.7 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 21:08 local time.
Setting
Within 1 km, the land is 44% built-up land, 30% grassland and 14% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 36% of that circle.
- Built 44%
- Grass 30%
- Tree 14%
- Wetland 7%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m).
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Zevenhuizerplas Nesselande”, 70 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 11 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Excellent
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 2025Excellent
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
The sea peaks at 18.9 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 14Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 2Public toilets
- –Showers
- 1Drinking water
- 42Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 1Hotels & guesthouses
- 4Grocery shops
- 13Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 5Pharmacies & clinics
- 3Cash machines
- 1Bike rental
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 12 restaurants, 1 café and 1 bar. Accommodation: 1 hotel or guesthouse.
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
- Stichting Beijerinck-Gemaal museum 960 m E
Islands in view
- Hendrikseiland 1.4 km W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam The Hague Airport Rotterdam | RTM | 10.2 km | west |
| Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam | AMS | 38.3 km | north |
| Eindhoven Airport Eindhoven | EIN | 80.7 km | south-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 13 bus stops within 1.5 km, rail station Nesselande (550 m), rail station De Tochten (1.6 km) and 42 mapped car parks within 1 km.
25 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 1.2M residents); within 30 km there are 172 (about 3.8M).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nesselande Strand | – | 18.9 °C | 801 m | Sand |
| Scheveningen Strand | 25.4 km NW | 18.9 °C | 88 m | – |
| Kijkduin Strand | 26.6 km W | 18.7 °C | 1.8 km | – |
- Scheveningen Strand25.4 km NWCompare
- Kijkduin Strand26.6 km WCompare
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 21.1 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w148204606; 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.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_31UFT_20240812_0_L2A.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site NLBW39_S_0058).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 14.8K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.