Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Germany |
Next Big City |
Hamburg, Flensburg, Sylt |
Next Town |
Wyk auf Foehr, Nieblum |
Type: |
Island |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
School, Shop, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Currents |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
High tide |
Flat to choppy water. Chop about 30-50cm on incoming high tide. Shallow for about 1.5km on high tide.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
April, May, June, July, August, September, October |
Soft sandy beach. Enough space to launch and land on high tide. Huge packed sand area on low tide, excellent for buggy kiting. No obstacles.
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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 shorty or shorts. Fall to spring a wetsuit is needed. Winter very cold.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW |
Main Direction: |
E, ESE, SE, SSE, WSW, W, WNW |
Wind usually westerlies, any strength possible. In summer some days with East winds.
Transport |
Car, Boat |
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Access
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Short walk |
Take A7 and then exit before the Danish boarder onto 199 towards Niebuell. From Niebuell follow signs to Dagebuell and take the ferry to Foehr. From Wyk auf Foehr drive west to Nieblum and get to the water.
Rules |
None |
Long walk on low tide. Works only good for about 6 hours per day.
No nightlife, just chill outs.