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Ruegen / Prora ( ID ruegen___prora )      Hits: 735
You are here: Europe > Germany > Ruegen / Prora ( ID ruegen___prora )
Continent: Europe
Country: Germany
Next Big City (Airport):  Berlin, Rostock
Next Town: Stralsund, Prora
Latitude:   54.4431
Longitude: 13.5759
Type:
- Island
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

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

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Near Beaches
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Ruegen / Polchow (11.93 km) Best Direction: SW WSW NW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Ruegen / Neu Reddevitz (12.15 km) Best Direction: S SSW SW WSW W Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Ruegen / Baabe (12.78 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Ruegen / Gross Banzelvitz (13.29 km) Best Direction: NE ENE E ESE SE Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Ruegen / Neuendorf (13.4 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Ruegen / Gager (16.23 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Flat Chop
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Water
Type:
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
- Swimmers

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Choppy water. Nice waves with NE winds, can get quiet high with onshore winds, for experienced riders. Shallow access. During high summer watch out for swimmers.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
No Information
Beach crowds:
- July
- August


Nice sandy beach. Very long with lots of space. During summer it can get packed with beach goers, then go somewhere else, early in the morning or in the afternoon.

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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

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Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- N
- NNE
- NE
- ENE
- E
- ESE
- SE
Main Direction:
- SW
- WSW
- W
- WNW
- NW


Westerly winds with depressions. Summer lighter. Nice NE and E winds in summer, but not very often. Best directions: N, NE, E and SE.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


From Stralsund take B96 (E22) and then B196 towards Binz. Exit B196 onto B196A to Prora. In Prora get to the beach. Lots of parking, packed in summer, parking fees.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Time Restrictions


Packed beach during summer, then it should be avoided by kitesurfers.

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 Nightlife
Good nightlife in Stralsund.

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