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Kitesurf Location - Sylt / Rantum Ost ( ID sylt___rantum_ost )      Hits: 1406
 
You are here: Europe > Germany > Kitesurf Location - Sylt / Rantum Ost ( ID sylt___rantum_ost )
Continent: Europe
Country: Germany
Next Big City (Airport):  Kiel, Flensburg
Next Town: Westerland, Rantum
Latitude:   54.8574
Longitude: 8.3052
Type:
- Island
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
No Information

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Near Locations
Sylt / Rantum K4 (1.64 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Sylt / Sansibar 2 (1.96 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Sylt / Westerland (6.12 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Sylt / Hoernum (7.54 km) Best Direction: S SSW SW WSW WNW NW NNW Type: Shallow Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Sylt / Wenningstedt (8.9 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Sylt / Kampen (11.99 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Sylt / Buhne 16 (12.99 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
No Information

Quality:
- Cloudy
Best Tide:
- High Tide


Flat to choppy water. Big shallow area. Works only 2.5 hours before and after high tide.

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 Location
Type:
- Grass
Size:
- None

Hazards:
No Information
Location crowds:
- None


Small access. No 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

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Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- NE
- ENE
- E
- ESE
- SE
- SSE
- S
Main Direction:
- SW
- WSW
- W
- WNW
- NW


Westerly winds with depressions. Summer lighter. Nice NE and E winds in summer, but not very often. Works best in NE, E, SE and S.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
No Information


Get to Sylt and drive from Westerland south to Rantum. In Rantum get to the east coast.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Recommended to windsurfers. Kiters should launch from the water if they decide to give it a go.

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 Nightlife
Small nightlife in Kampen and Westerland, mainly in summer.

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