Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Germany |
Next Big City |
Wilhelmshaven, Bremen |
Next Town |
Harlesiel, Wangerooge |
Type: |
Island |
Rider Ability: |
No information |
Features: |
Toilet, Food |
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Wave breaker |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Waves can get really big here. Best waves with winds from NW. Small wave breakers in the water.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Big sandy beach with lots of space.
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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.
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
W, WNW, NW |
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. Works best in W and NW.
Transport |
Boat |
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Access
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Long walk |
Drive on A29 to ist end and continue on B210 to Jever and Wittmund. Before Wittmund exit onto B461 and drive to Harlesiel. Now take a boat to get to Wangerooge. No cars allowed on the island. On Wangerooge arrived get to the north shore and its Surf Strand.
Rules |
Time |
Kiting allowed from April until October from 10 am until 1 hour before sunset. Watch out for small wave breakers in the water.