Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Next Big City
Rostock
Next Town
Ahrenshoop
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Expert
Features:
No information

Water

Type:
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
Currents, Wave breaker
Quality:
No information
Best Tide:
No information

Choppy water, but can form nice waves as well with stronger winds. Nicest waves in W and SW winds. Wave breakers close to the beach. Stronger current. For experts only.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Medium
Hazards:
No information
Beach Users:
July, August

Nice, soft sandy beach. Enough space, but can get packed in 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:
SW, WSW, W
Main Direction:
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

Westerly winds with depressions. Best from fall to spring. Summer lighter, but can have nice NE winds. Best in W and SW winds.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
No information

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 Wustrow. Pass it and keep driving until you reach Ahrenshoop. Get to the beach.

Extra information

Rules
None

Wave breakers in the water, for experts only.

Nightlife

No nightlife.