Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Germany |
Next Big City |
Duisburg |
Next Town |
Wesel, Wardt |
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
School, Shower, Toilet, Parking |
Xantener Nordsee / Wardt Search Add Picture Edit
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Bridge |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat to choppy water.
Beach
Type: |
Grass |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
The spot is a meadow with enough space to rig your gear.
Weather
|
Spring:
|
Normal |
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Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
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Fall:
|
Normal |
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Winter:
|
Thick |
Good on warm summer days. Wetsuit needed on colder summer days. Otherwise a wetsuit is always needed, during winter a thick wetsuit.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
WSW, W |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Frontal driven winds, best in spring and autumn. Usually westerly depressions. Works with E and NE, best with W and WSW.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
|
Short walk |
Take A57 and exit to Alpen, here take B57 and B58 towards Xanten. Follow signs to the Nordsee and Wardt. The spot is west of the harbor. A big parking lot is just next to it.
Extra information
Rules |
Fees, License |
To surf on this lake you need a surf license. If you have a license, you have to pay 5 Euro for a day pass, and 3 Euro if you come after 17:00. A yearly pass costs 80 Euro and with gear storage in Wardt 126 Euro.
Nightlife
No information