Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Germany |
Next Big City |
Berlin, Rostock |
Next Town |
Stralsund, Wiek |
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Type: |
Island |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Stones |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat to choppy water. Big shallow area, about 1km wide. Some parts very shallow and with sea grass and some stones.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Tiny sandy beach. Grassy rigging area next to it from which you can launch or out of the very shallow water.
Weather
Spring:
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Normal |
Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
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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. The water is a bit warmer than in the ocean.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Westerly winds with depressions. Best from fall to spring. Summer lighter. Very windy area, so expect many days with wind. Works best in westerlies. North is sideshore and works as well.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
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No information |
From Stralsund take B196 and B96 to Bergen, then to Sassnitz. Take L30 towards Sagard and Altenkirchen. Stay on the road and follow signs to Wiek and get to the Bodden and find the launch. A faster way is to take B196 from Stralsund, before Bergen onto B96 then on L301 towards Trent. In Trent take L30 to the North. Get to Fischersiedlung and take the Wittower Ferry to cross the Breetzer Bodden. This ferry can get very packed in summer causing a long wait. Once crossed, follow L30 to Wiek.
Extra information
Nightlife
Nightlife in Stralsund and Bergen.