Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Germany |
Next Big City |
Flensburg, Kiel |
Next Town |
Dagebuell, Wittduen |
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Type: |
Island |
Rider Ability: |
No information |
Features: |
No information |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Ships |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Flat to choppy water. Shallow on low tide. If too shallow, you can ride in the boat channel.
Beach
Type: |
Sand, Rocks |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
Concrete |
Beach Users: |
No information |
On high tide no beach, access over stairs. Launch in the water or at low tide, then a sand bar comes out of the water.
Weather
Spring:
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Normal |
Summer:
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Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
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Normal |
Winter:
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Thick |
Summer is nice and warm. High season a short 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: |
NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Best winds in fall to spring. Can be any force with depressions (mainly Westerlies). Summer lighter winds. Best wind directions:
SE, E, NE.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Take A7 to Flensburg. Take the last exit before the border to Denmark and follow signs to Niebuell/Dagebuell. Get to the harbor of Dagebuell and take the ferry to Amrum (takes about 2 hrs). The beach is directly next to the harbor where the ferry arrives.
Extra information
Be careful when launching on high tide. The boat channel is very close, keep distance.
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