Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Next Big City
Rostock
Next Town
Darss, Wustrow
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
No information

Water

Type:
Flat, Chop, Small wave
Hazards:
Currents, Wave breaker
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

From flat to waves. Depending on the wind strength and direction. Be careful with wave breakers in the water. Flat between the wave breakers in sideshore winds. In onshore winds quiet some shore break can form. Strong current on SW winds, but nice waves on the sandbar.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Big
Hazards:
No information
Beach Users:
No information

Long sandy beach. Lots of space.

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:
N, NNE, SSW, SW, WSW, NNW
Main Direction:
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

Best winds in fall to spring. Can be any force with depressions (mainly Westerlies). Summer lighter winds. Best wind directions: SSW, SW, WSW, NNW, N, NNE.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
No information

Take A20 and A19 to Rostock. Take exit Rostock-Ost/Stralsund and get onto B105 towards Ribnitz-Damgarten. In Altheide turn left to signposted `Fischland/Darss`. Then follow signs to Wustrow.

Extra information

Rules
No information

Lots of wave breakers in the water make it very dangerous to beginners. Only for very experienced kitesurfer in controllable conditions.

Nightlife

No information