Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Next Big City
Rostock
Next Town
Rostock
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, Parking

Water

Type:
Chop, Small wave
Hazards:
Swimmers, Wave breaker
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Choppy water and small waves. Many wooden wave breakers.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Big
Hazards:
None
Beach Users:
July, August

Long, sandy beaches. Beach goers during summer.

Weather

Spring:
Normal
Summer:
Shorty, Normal
Fall:
Normal
Winter:
Thick

Summer is nice and warm. High season a shorty is ok, a few weeks with just shorts is possible. Usually a wetsuit is always needed. Water max 22°C in summer, normally around 15°C. Winter gets cold, but a thick wetsuit, gloves, mask and shoes make kiting almost year-round possible. Air: summer between 20-30°C, spring and fall around 15°C.

Wind

Best Months:
March, April, May, September, October, November
Wind Type:
Frontal
Best Direction:
N, SW, WSW, W
Main Direction:
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

Westerly winds with depressions. Best from fall to spring. Summer lighter. Nice NE and E winds in summer, but not very often. Best in westerlies, but also good in N.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

Take A20 and A19 to Rostock. Take exit Rostock-Ost/Stralsund and get onto B105 towards Ribnitz-Damgarten. In Altheide turn left to signposted `Fischland/Darss`. Then follow signs to Dierhagen.

Extra information

Rules
None

Nightlife

No nightlife.