Texel is the largest of the Dutch Wadden Islands, located in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. The island stretches about 30 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide, featuring diverse landscapes, including sandy beaches, dunes, forests, and salt marshes. Texel is famous for its natural beauty and rich wildlife, making it a popular destination for birdwatching, cycling, and hiking. The island has charming villages, such as Den Burg and De Koog, offering local markets, restaurants, and cultural experiences. Visitors can enjoy a variety of activities, from relaxing on the wide beaches to exploring the Texel Lighthouse and the Ecomare seal sanctuary. Accessible by ferry from Den Helder, Texel attracts tourists year-round, with the summer months being the busiest due to warm weather and beach activities.
Paal 9 beach on Texel Island is a wide, sandy North Sea beach backed by natural dunes, offering a classic Dutch coastal experience. The area is popular for watersports such as surfing, kitesurfing, and windsurfing due to favorable wind and wave conditions. The webcam provides a live view of the beach, dunes, and sea, allowing visitors to check weather, waves, and crowd levels in real time. Nearby, Strandpaviljoen Paal 9 offers food, drinks, and a relaxing spot to enjoy the seaside atmosphere. The beach is easily accessible from Den Hoorn and is ideal for walking, beach activities, or simply enjoying the scenic North Sea landscape.
Beach Resort De Koog
The webcam provides a moving, real-time view of the area, capturing not just the water but the entire beach, dunes, and surrounding infrastructure. It shows the wide sandy shoreline where visitors relax, walk, or enjoy beach activities, giving a full sense of the coastal atmosphere. Nearby cafés and beach pavilions are visible, along with terraces and seating areas, showing how lively the resort area is at any moment. The dunes behind the beach add a scenic backdrop, highlighting the natural beauty of Texel's west coast.
De Koog Resort
The panoramic webcam offers a sweeping real-time view of the beach, dunes, and the North Sea. It captures the wide sandy shoreline where visitors walk, relax, or enjoy beach activities, providing a full sense of the coastal atmosphere. The dunes behind the beach create a scenic backdrop, highlighting the natural beauty of Texel's west coast. From this vantage point, you can also see parts of the village and beach infrastructure, including cafés, terraces, and walking paths.
Port of Oudeschild
The webcam provides a real-time view of the harbour, showing fishing boats, yachts, and other vessels moving against the scenic backdrop of the Wadden Sea. The port has a rich history dating back to the late 18th century, when it was developed to serve as a safe docking area for local fishermen and maritime traffic. Before the harbour was built, the nearby Rede van Texel anchorage was used by large sailing ships, including Dutch East India Company vessels, waiting for favorable winds and pilots. Today, Oudeschild remains an active port, home to a working fishing fleet as well as pleasure boats, and it hosts seasonal events that bring extra activity to the quayside.
Harbor & Ferry
The webcam overlooking Den Helder provides a real-time view of the port and surrounding waterfront, offering a clear perspective of maritime activity and the busy harbor area. From this vantage point, viewers can watch the TESO ferry live as it operates in the port, traveling between Den Helder and Texel. The camera also allows users to check current crowd levels on and around the ferry before departure, helping plan trips more efficiently.
Paal 17: Beach
The webcam provides a real-time view of one of Texel's most popular beach spots. It captures the wide sandy shoreline, the North Sea, beachgoers, and surfers, giving a full sense of the activity on the beach. Paal 17 is well-known on the island and attracts many visitors for sunbathing, watersports, long walks, and seasonal beach events. The camera allows viewers to check current weather, sea conditions, and crowd levels before visiting.
Paal 33: Beach
The webcam provides a real-time view of the northernmost stretch of Texel's west coast, showing the wide sandy shore, dunes, and the North Sea. It is located near De Cocksdorp, at the beach entrance marked Paal 33, where the dunes meet the open sea. A unique feature of this location is its position at the very north end of the island, offering broad, sweeping views and a sense of open space that is different from the more crowded central beaches. The area tends to be calmer and less busy than beaches near De Koog, making it ideal for nature lovers, wind sports, and peaceful walks.
Lighthouse
The webcam provides a live view focused on the top part of the lighthouse, showing the light and balcony. The Texel Lighthouse, located near De Cocksdorp at the northern tip of the island, was first built in 1864 to guide ships safely through the dangerous sandbanks and shallow waters of the Wadden Sea. Over the years, it has been a crucial navigational aid for both local fishing vessels and larger commercial ships traveling along the North Sea coast. The lighthouse stands 35 meters tall and is a well-known landmark on the island, easily recognizable for its red-and-white stripes.
