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Continent:	Europe
Country:	Germany
Next Big City (Airport):	Berlin, Rostock
Next Town:	Stralsund, Varnkevitz, Putgarten
Latitude:	54.6822
Longitude:	13.3912
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Type:	- Island	Rider Ability: - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: No Information

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Water

Type:	- Chop - Small Wave (< 1m) - Medium Wave (1-3m)	Hazards: - Currents - Stones

Quality:	- Clean	Best Tide: - Tide Independent

Big and nice waves with stronger winds. Choppy in lighter winds. Watch out for the current and for bigger stones in the water.

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Beach

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Medium

Hazards:	- Stones No Information	Beach crowds: No Information

Sandy beach. Lots of space. Watch out for bigger stones on the beach.

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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:	- NE - 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 only in NW, W and NE winds. Onshore winds will cause wind holes at the beach.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Long Walk

From Stralsund take B196 and B96 to Bergen, then to Sassnitz. Take L30 towards Sagard and Altenkirchen. In Altenkirchen to Kap Arkona. Find the access to the beach between Putgarten and Varnkevitz. It's a small way and then you need to walk for about 400m and then down the cliffs.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- None

Don't go out alone here and avoid onshore winds.

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Nightlife Good nightlife in Stralsund.

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