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

Water

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

Choppy water and waves with stronger winds. Lots of wave breakers, for experts only.

Beach

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

Long sandy beach. About 20m wide. Packed in summer with tourists.

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:
NE, SW
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. Sideshore winds needed to get away from the wave breakers. Best in SW and NE.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
No information

From Rostock take A19 to its end and get onto L22. Drive towards Niederhagen and Hinrichshagen and here turn left towards Markgreifenheide. Once reached, get to the beach and park.

Extra information

Rules
None

For kite experts only due to wave breakers.

Nightlife

Good nightlife in Rostock.