Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Next Big City
Luebeck, Hamburg
Next Town
Travemuende
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Chop, Small wave
Hazards:
Ships, Bridge, Mole
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Small wave. Very nice waves with NE winds, which are not common. Don't surf in the swimmer's zone. Shallow access. 2 small wooden bridge in between and a big dam to the south end. Watch out for boat traffic, do not surf in the shipping channel!

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Big
Hazards:
Other
Beach Users:
July, August

Wide sandy beach. Lots of space, but not in summer. Very packed with tourists, don't kite here when too packed. Lots of beach chairs.

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:
No information
Wind Type:
No information
Best Direction:
N, NNE, NE
Main Direction:
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

Westerly winds with depressions. Summer lighter. Nice NE and E winds in summer, but not very often.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Medium walk

From Hamburg take A1 to Luebeck. Behind Luebeck take A226 and B75 and follow signs to Travemuende. Get to the center and to the beach left of the harbor.

Extra information

Rules
Zones, Time

Very packed in summer, don't surf when too packed. Stay out of the swimmer's zone. Watch out for boat traffic, do not surf in the shipping channel!

Nightlife

Small nightlife.