Flat to choppy water. Very big shallow area. Tidal, works only 2.5 hours before and after high tide, also depending on the wind directions: more water in W and NW, and less water in easterlies. Muddy bottom, shoes are recommended.
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.
Get to Leer and take A31 towards the border. Get onto A280/A7 and take the first exit. Drive west on Neuschanzer Strasse. Then drive up north along the border on Charlottenpolder. Follow it for about 15km and turn left onto Wattweg. Here you will get to the water.
