Beach Paal 28

Beach entrance Paal 28 on the Krimweg near De Cocksdorp lies on the northern tip of Texel, north of De Slufter.

• Beach pavilion: Paal 28 sits in the dunes, is open all year and serves changing fish and whole plaice, until the last glass at sunset; you can book a beach wheelchair here.
• Swimming: this is the De Krim swimming location; since 2026 the Texel lifeguards supervise the designated swimming zones from late June to 1 September.
• Nature: to the south lies De Slufter, a salt marsh that turns purple with sea lavender in July and August; there is a naturist beach between poles 26.4 and 27.5.
• Stay: Sluftervallei is on the Krimweg, with the Sluftervallei viewing tower.

Beach pavilion at Paal 28

At beach entrance Paal 28 you will find beach pavilion Paal 28, so food and drinks are never far away.

• Paal 28: right at this beach entrance.

Today at the sea

This is the current situation at the sea near beach entrance Paal 28, useful if you are heading to the beach today.

• Weather: 4,0°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 16:47.

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.