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Kitesurf Location - Ruegen / Polchow ( ID ruegen___polchow )      Hits: 2131
 
You are here: Europe > Germany > Kitesurf Location - Ruegen / Polchow ( ID ruegen___polchow )
Continent: Europe
Country: Germany
Next Big City (Airport):  Berlin, Rostock
Next Town: Stralsund, Polchow
Latitude:   54.5422
Longitude: 13.5052
Type:
- Island
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
Features:
No Information

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Ruegen / Juliusruh (12.07 km) Best Direction: NE ENE E ESE SE Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Ruegen / Wiek (16.83 km) Best Direction: SW WSW W WNW NW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Ruegen / Nordstrand (17.21 km) Best Direction: NE W WNW NW Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
No Information

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent
Flat to choppy water, depending on the wind strength and direction. Shallow access for about 50m. Water less salty than on the ocean.

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 Beach
Type:
No Information
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
- Trees
Location crowds:
No Information
Small access. Due to trees on the shore it is better to launch kites in the water.

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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. The water is a bit warmer than the ocean.

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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:
- SW
- WSW
- NW
Main Direction:
- SW
- WSW
- W
- WNW
- NW
Westerly winds with depressions. Best from fall to spring. Summer lighter. Only good in westerlies.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
No Information
From Stralsund take B196 and B96 towards Bergen and then to Sassnitz. Follow signs to Sagard on L30 and then turn left to Polchow. Get to the water (Jasmunder Bodden).

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None
Kiters keep distance from the trees to avoid accidents.

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 Nightlife
Good nightlife in Stralsund.

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