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Introduction on surfing in Belgium: Belgium has some beachbreaks,
but you'll need a fair bit of time, luck and patience to find
anything over 2-3' .
Climate: Belgium
has a cool and temperate climate with strong maritime influences.
The lowland areas are characterized by changing winds, summer
thunderstorms with drizzle and an overcast sky. The northwest area
is characterized by a mild climate with fog. The interior
experiences more extreme summers while winters in the upland regions
are colder and have greater frost and rain. Average annual
precipitation varies from 510 to 760 mm (20 to 30 inches) to 1,200
mm (47 inches) in the hills of the south. Average temperature ranges
in Brussels are from -1 to 4 degrees Celsius (30 to 39 degrees
Fahrenheit) in January to 12 to 23 degrees Celsius (54 to 73 degrees
Fahrenheit) in July.
Location: Western
Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands.
Coordinates: 50 50 N, 4 00
E
Coastline: 66 km
Languages: Dutch (official) 60%,
French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally
bilingual (Dutch and French)
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