Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Germany |
Next Big City |
Kiel, Flensburg |
Next Town |
Westerland, List |
Type: |
Island |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Parking |
Sylt / Ellenbogen Ende Search Add Picture Edit
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Currents, Shells |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Flat to choppy water. Big shallow area. Shoes are recommended due to sharp mussels. Watch out for currents on westerlies and coming low tide which can suck you out.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
Nice, natural sandy beach. Lots of space, but gets packed in summer.
Weather
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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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, ENE, E, ESE, SE |
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. Best in Easterlies.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Medium walk |
Get to Sylt. Here drive all the way north and before you reach List, turn left and follow signs to `Ellenbogen`. Pay an access fee to the private land and drive slowly all the way to its end and park. Access the beach south of the parking lot.
Extra information
Rules |
Zones, Fees |
For windsurfers only. Kitesurfers have their own beach a few hundred meters before. Do not surf to the north of the parking, since the current here is very dangerous.
Nightlife
Small nightlife in Kampen and Westerland, mainly in summer.