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Continent:	Europe
Country:	Germany
Next Big City (Airport):	Cuxhaven, Bremen
Next Town:	Otterndorf
Latitude:	53.8274
Longitude:	8.8842
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Toilet - Food - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Flat - Chop	Hazards: - Currents

Quality:	- Cloudy	Best Tide: - Falling Tide

Flat to choppy water. Strong current. Tidal spot, but works all the time. Good about 2hrs after high tide then the access is much easier since some sand shows up. Great in W and NW wind after high tide and in NE before high tide. Kitesurfers always downwind of the windsurfers.

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Beach

Type:	- Grass	Size: - Small

Hazards:	- Concrete - Bystanders - Other	Beach crowds: - July - August

No real beach, just a dyke and a grassy area. Do not launch between the beach chairs. Either go 500m to the left where no beach chairs are around or wait until about 2 hrs after high tide and launch from the sand that the lower tide provides, otherwise you have to walk over stones. Launching from the dyke is not recommended for beginners.

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Weather

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

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

A wetsuit is necessary nearly all over the year. The water is between 5-20°C (spring to summer), air temperature is in the average 18°C (in summer) and can go up to 30°C. If you have the adequate wetsuit you can surf from April to November. Off-season is possible but very cold.

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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:	- N - NNE - NE - W - WNW - NW - NNW	Main Direction: - SW - WSW - W - WNW - NW

Winds depend on depressions. Best winds in autumn to spring. Any strength possible. Wind feels stronger about 300m from shore, but that's due to the current. Good in W, NW, N, NE and E.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Medium Walk

From Cuxhaven drive about 15km towards Hamburg on the B73. In Otterndorf get to the water and find the street `Spielstrasse`. Do not park here as you will get a ticket! Just unpack your gear and park your car about 300m away on the carpark (1 Euro per day).

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- Other

Do not kite alone due to a strong current! Do not launch or land your kites between the beach chairs!

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Nightlife Cuxhaven has some nightlife.

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