Beach Paal 8

Beach entrance Paal 8 lies on the west side of West aan Zee, where the wide beach towards De Noordsvaarder begins.

• Stay: Paal 8 Hotel aan Zee stands in the dunes, on the spot where the island's first bathhouse stood in 1916.
• Naturist beach: west of pole 8 lies one of the two naturist beaches on Terschelling.
• Sand yachting: sand yachts with a fixed mast are only allowed west of pole 8, with a permit from the municipality.
• Views: the Badhuiskuil viewpoint looks out over a restored dune valley.

Beach pavilions nearby

There is no beach pavilion at beach entrance Paal 8, but you can get food and drinks nearby.

• West aan Zee: ±400 m further along, at beach entrance West aan Zee.

Today at the sea

This is the current situation at the sea near beach entrance Paal 8, useful if you are heading to the beach today.

• Weather: 6,4°C, overcast; weather forecast.
• Wind: 4 Bft from the south.
• Sea water: about 9,0°C.
• Tides: high tide at 11:33 and 23:44; low tide at 05:53 and 17:55; all tides.
• Sun: sunrise 08:03, sunset 16:46.

Dogs on the beach

Dogs are allowed (both loose and leased) on the beaches of Terschelling all year round.

Further, we also recommend reading the information board, with the local beach rules, which is often placed near every beach (entrance).