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Kitesurf Location - Ruegen / Nordstrand ( ID ruegen___nordstrand )      Hits: 2175
 
You are here: Europe > Germany > Kitesurf Location - Ruegen / Nordstrand ( ID ruegen___nordstrand )
Continent: Europe
Country: Germany
Next Big City (Airport):  Berlin, Rostock
Next Town: Stralsund, Varnkevitz, Putgarten
Latitude:   54.6822
Longitude: 13.3912
Type:
- Island
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
No Information

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Ruegen / Polchow (17.21 km) Best Direction: SW WSW NW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
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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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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- Stones
No Information
Location crowds:
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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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