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Zingst ( ID zingst )      Hits: 598
You are here: Europe > Germany > Zingst ( ID zingst )
Continent: Europe
Country: Germany
Next Big City (Airport):  Rostock
Next Town: Zingst
Latitude:   54.4414
Longitude: 12.6698
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

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

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Water
Type:
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Wave Breakers / Groynes

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Choppy water. With stronger winds nice waves on the sandbar. Lots of wave breakers in the water.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
No Information
Beach crowds:
- July
- August


Beautiful beach. Quiet wide but very long with soft sand.

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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:
- ENE
- E
- W
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. Prefer sideshore winds to get away from the wave breakers.

Edit  How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Medium Walk


From Rostock drive towards Stralsund on B105. Before you reach Ribnitz-Damgarten turn left onto L21 and follow the signs to Darss and to Zingst. Best access west of Zingst with parking behind the dune.

Edit  Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Not suited for beginners due to wave breakers. Be careful and stay away from shore.

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