The Port of Amsterdam has its own meteorological service. The data collected are used for the supervision and planning of shipping in the entire region.

Weather

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Due to activities the weather information of IJmuiden will temporarily not be refreshed. 

This information is refreshed every 10 minutes. Measuring points are the Fort island in IJmuiden and the embankment by the Hout harbour in Amsterdam. To convert metres per second to Beaufort use this conversion table  (only available in Dutch) of the KNMI.

More information?

• KNMI, (in Dutch) weather predictions and warnings for shipping
• Weeronline, offering current weather conditions and climate details for the whole world

Tides

The tide is the movement of water as a result of the gravitational pull of the moon. Tides cause currents and changes in depth which is necessary data for ships.

More information?

• Tidal tables for the Netherlands (in Dutch) by the Ministry of Transport
• Tidal table for IJmuiden (in Dutch) for this week