Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Germany |
Next Big City |
Bremen, Emden, Aurich |
Next Town |
Norddeich, Norderney |
|
Type: |
Island |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Flat to choppy water. Further outside a nice wave can build up with NW winds.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Big sandy beach. Lots of space.
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: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, ENE, E, 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, NW, NE and E.
How to get there
Transport |
Car, Boat |
Access
|
Medium walk |
From Bremen take A28 to Emden. Here take B210 towards Aurich and before Aurich take B72 to Norden and Norddeich. Here take a boat/ferry to Norderney. On Norderney get to Detmold on the north shore east of the Januskopf. Park at the clinic and walk for a bit. Special rules for using your car during the season. Check the internet before you go.
Extra information
Kiting allowed from April until October from 10 am until 1 hour before sunset.
Nightlife
Small nightlife, better in summer.