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Continent:	Europe
Country:	Germany
Next Big City (Airport):	Bremen, Emden
Next Town:	Borkum
Latitude:	53.6076
Longitude:	6.7086
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Type:	- Island	Rider Ability: No Information

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: No Information

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Borkum / Surfstrand (3.75 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Flat Chop Medium Wave (1-3m)

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Water

Type:	- Medium Wave (1-3m)	Hazards: - Currents

Quality:	No Information	Best Tide: No Information

Excellent waves with winds from W and NW. Stronger current.

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Beach

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Big

Hazards:	No Information	Beach crowds: No Information

Big sandy beach with lots of space.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorty - Normal Wetsuit

Fall:	- Normal Wetsuit	Winter: - Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit

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.

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Wind

Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report

Best Months:	- March - April - May - September - October - November	Wind Type: - Frontal Winds

Best Direction:	- 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 and NW winds. Sideshore WSW and ENE.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car
- Boat

Access:

- Long Walk

From Bremen take A28 to Emden. In Emden take a ferry to Borkum, takes about 2 hours to get there. On Borkum go to the North shore. Be prepared for a long walk.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- None

With stronger winds this beach becomes a rough area. Never go out alone here.

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Nightlife

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