Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Next Big City
Rostock, Berlin
Next Town
Ueckeritz
 
Type:
Lake
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
School, Shop, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Shallow, Flat, Chop
Hazards:
No information
Quality:
No information
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Very flat water, can get choppy with stronger winds. Big shallow area, about 300m wide and along the whole coast.

Beach

Type:
Grass
Size:
Small
Hazards:
Other
Beach Users:
None

No beach, only a very small, grassy rigging area. You have to launch in the water, but no problem.

Weather

Spring:
Normal
Summer:
Shorty, Normal
Fall:
Normal
Winter:
Thick

Summer nice and warm. Usually a wetsuit is always needed, but high summer just shorts on warm days. Water can get up to 24°C. Fall and spring a thick wetsuit is needed, winter cold but possible to surf.

Wind

Best Months:
No information
Wind Type:
Frontal
Best Direction:
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W
Main Direction:
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

Summer has lighter winds. Fall to spring mainly westerlies. NW and SE is gustier, nicest are W, SW and S.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

Get to the island Usedom and drive on B111 to Ueckeritz. Ueckeritz is located at the smallest part in the middle of Usedom. In Ueckeritz follow the signs to the `Segelschule` which is on the Bodden (lake) side, not the ocean. Drive down the street until it ends in a parking lot at the small harbor. Ask the local school for exact info about how to launch etc.

Extra information

Rules
Other

Launch kites in the water.

Nightlife

No nightlife.