Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Next Big City
Hamburg, Luebeck
Next Town
Burg, Gammendorf
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Camping, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
No information
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Depending on wind directions and strength you have flat to choppy water or waves. Best for waves are NE and NW winds.

Beach

Type:
Grass, Sand
Size:
Small
Hazards:
No information
Beach Users:
July, August

Narrow sandy beach. Big grassy rigging area before the beach.

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:
April, May, September, October
Wind Type:
Frontal
Best Direction:
NE, 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. Best in NE and NW winds.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

Get to Fehmarn. Drive to Puttgarden on the north of Fehmarn. Just after Puttgarden turn right towards Gruener Brink and Gammendorf. In Gammendorf turn right and follow signs to `Niobe`. Free parking about 100m from the beach.

Extra information

Rules
Zones

Do not kite, launch and rig to the west of the water access, in front of the camping ground.

Nightlife

Only in Burg small nightlife.