Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Next Big City
Kiel
Next Town
Eckernfoerde, Surendorf
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Camping, Toilet, Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave
Hazards:
Swimmers, Ships
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Flat to choppy water. The water gets deep slowly. Small waves on the sand bar with NE winds. Special entry for surfers between the swimming and boats zone.

Beach

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

Nice sandy beach. Lots of space outside the season. During season the beach can be packed.

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, 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, but with NE winds a nice thermal can hit. Best wind directions: NE, ENE, W, WNW. Sideshore WSW and ENE.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Medium walk

From Kiel take the B503 to the North and get to Surendorf. Turn left onto the Seestrasse and downhill to the water. At the end of the road you will find a camping site directly at the beach with a big parking lot. During season you need to pay for beach access.

Extra information

Rules
Zones, Fees

About 400m to the left a military no-go zone is located. Don't get into the swimming zone and be careful with beach users on hot days.

Nightlife

You can go to the bar Bar "Strandoase", which hosts the legendary full moon parties.