Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Next Big City
Bremen
Next Town
Norden, Norderney
 
Type:
Island
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

Water

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

At this beach the conditions vary from flat to wave. Tidal spot, so tide can make a big difference. On high tide with onshore winds you can find excellent waves. On coming or going tide with sideshore winds the water can be flat and choppy. Further out a big sandbar is located, therefore the waves break further out on normal conditions. Beware of the long wave breakers, which you can't see during high tide. Further west the beach vanishes on high tide and you will only be able to land on a promenade. You should be able to stay upwind in N and NE winds. Same for SW and W winds, since a swimming zone is located to the East.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Tidal
Hazards:
No information
Beach Users:
No information

Big sandy beach. It can get quiet small on high tide and onshore winds. On low tide the beach gets huge. No beach to the West on high tide, just a promenade.

Weather

Spring:
Normal
Summer:
Shorty, Normal
Fall:
Normal
Winter:
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, WSW, W
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: W, WSW, WNW, E, ENE, NE.



How to get there

Transport
Car, Boat
Access
Medium walk

Take A28 and A31 to Emden. Exit at Emden-Nord onto B210 and Georgsheil turn left onto B72 direction Norden. In Norden towards Norddeich. Now you need to take a ferry for about 45min. On Norderney get to the North beach and find the Januskopf. Park at the parking lot of Cafe Nordstrand and walk for about 300m. Special rules for using your car during the season. Check the internet before you go.

Extra information

Rules
Zones, Time

Kiting allowed from April until October from 10 am until 1 hour before sunset. Watch out for the wave breakers and stay within the surf zone.

Nightlife

Small nightlife, fun in summer.