Beach Paal 17

Beach entrance Paal 17 on the Ruijslaan lies south of De Koog, near Ecomare.

• Beach pavilions: Paal 17 aan Zee is open daily for lunch and dinner with a terrace, plus beach shop and rentals; Club 17 hosts club nights and parties.
• Ecomare: in the dunes by this pole lies Ecomare, the nature museum with a seal and bird sanctuary.
• Water sports: kitesurfing and windsurfing are allowed around this pole; Kitesurfschool Texel is on the Ruijslaan, and just to the north is a strip for kite buggies.
• Swimming: this beach is part of the Bleekersvallei swimming location; since 2026 the Texel lifeguards supervise the designated swimming zones from late June to 1 September.

Beach pavilion at Paal 17

At beach entrance Paal 17 you will find 2 beach pavilions, so food and drinks are never far away.

• Paal 17 aan Zee: right at this beach entrance.
• Club 17: right at this beach entrance.
• Peek aan Zee: ±2,0 km further along, at beach entrance Paal 15.
• Paal 19, De Koog: ±2,0 km further along, at beach entrance Paal 19.

Today at the sea

This is the current situation at the sea near beach entrance Paal 17, useful if you are heading to the beach today.

• Weather: 4,2°C, overcast; weather forecast.
• Wind: 3 Bft from the south.
• Sea water: about 9,0°C.
• Tides: high tide at 08:24 and 22:44; low tide at 04:46 and 16:34; all tides.
• Sun: sunrise 08:05, sunset 16:48.

Dogs on the beach

• On the guarded beaches on Texel are only leased dogs allowed during the period March 1 till September 1. More information on: the Dogmap of Texel
• Outside these abovementioned time periods are dogs (both free-running and leashed) allowed on the beaches of Texel.

Please read the information boards carefully, which are at each beach (entrance).

Horses on the beach

On Texel you may ride on the whole beach from 1 October to 1 May; from 1 May to 1 October only on the recreation and sports beaches, from sunrise to 10:00 and from 19:00 to sunset.