Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Germany |
Next Big City |
Berlin, Rostock |
Next Town |
Stralsund, Varnkevitz, Putgarten |
|
Type: |
Island |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
No information |
Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Currents, Stones |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Big and nice waves with stronger winds. Choppy in lighter winds. Watch out for the current and for bigger stones in the water.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Stones |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Sandy beach. Lots of space. Watch out for bigger stones on the beach.
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, W, WNW, NW |
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. Works only in NW, W and NE winds. Onshore winds will cause wind holes at the beach.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Long walk |
From Stralsund take B196 and B96 to Bergen, then to Sassnitz. Take L30 towards Sagard and Altenkirchen. In Altenkirchen to Kap Arkona. Find the access to the beach between Putgarten and Varnkevitz. It's a small way and then you need to walk for about 400m and then down the cliffs.
Extra information
Don't go out alone here and avoid onshore winds.
Nightlife
Good nightlife in Stralsund.