Nearby Wiek 6 km · Nonnevitz 6 km · Kreptitz 8 km · Dranske 10 km · Suhrendorf 24 km · Rosengarten 37 km · Alt Reddevitz 39 km · Zingst Strandaufgang 6 48 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
Frontal wind with no daily cycle: it arrives with the pressure pattern and can hold through the night, so read the synoptic chart rather than an hour of the day. A warm-afternoon sea breeze adding to onshore days is plausible but unconfirmed here.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
synoptic
fills in: Frontal wind with no daily cycle: it arrives with the pressure pattern and can hold through the night, so read the synoptic chart rather than an hour of the day. A warm-afternoon sea breeze adding to onshore days is plausible but unconfirmed here.
Typical strength
No measurement on this beach. The long-run record at Kap Arkona, about 6 km up the coast, averages roughly 14 kt with mean gusts near 20 kt over 1999-2026 and a WSW bias, which at Drewoldke is the offshore side. A normal session runs 15-22 kt; a deep Scandinavian low or a firm high over Poland pushes it past 25 kt, and that is when the east swell arrives. Indicative and taken from the neighbouring headland, not from the launch.
The quiver, in words
Indicative, no local quiver is published: at 75-85 kg, a 12 m on a 14-17 kt day, a 9 m at 18-24 kt, a 7 m once it is over 25 kt, which the strong easterlies reach.The school on the campground rigs 7 to 20 m² across its teaching, the big end being light-wind and lesson kites rather than what you ride on this beach. In NE swell take one size down from the flat-water choice.
Direction to shore
NE is side-onshore from the left; E is onshore; W is offshore over the Schaabe.
Dominant direction
NE is the setup the spot is known for; W gives offshore flat speed water and strong E/NE gives waves.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan94
- Feb89
- Mar80
- Apr86
- May81
- Jun72
- Jul84
- Aug67
- Sep79
- Oct87
- Nov87
- Dec84
per cent of the month at force 4 or more
- 21Jan4°
- 20Feb4°
- 16Mar5°
- 17Apr7°
- 15May12°
- 14Jun18°
- 16Jul20°
- 13Aug20°
- 15Sep18°
- 17Oct13°
- 17Nov9°
- 18Dec5°
avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted
| Month | Force 4+ | Knots | From | Air | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 94% | 20.9 kt | WSW | 3.6°C | 3.8°C |
| Feb | 89% | 20.3 kt | WSW | 4.2°C | 3.6°C |
| Mar | 80% | 15.5 kt | SE | 4.9°C | 4.5°C |
| Apr | 86% | 16.8 kt | W | 6.9°C | 7.4°C |
| May | 81% | 15.1 kt | E | 12.4°C | 12.4°C |
| Jun | 72% | 13.8 kt | W | 16.5°C | 18°C |
| Jul | 84% | 15.6 kt | W | 18.1°C | 19.9°C |
| Aug | 67% | 13.4 kt | WSW | 19.1°C | 19.8°C |
| Sep | 79% | 14.5 kt | ESE | 16.5°C | 17.8°C |
| Oct | 87% | 17.4 kt | W | 12.3°C | 13.3°C |
| Nov | 87% | 16.7 kt | SSW | 7°C | 9.1°C |
| Dec | 84% | 17.8 kt | WSW | 4°C | 5.4°C |
modelled
A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.
Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.
ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024
The water
Type
sea
Standing depth
Gently shelving wave beach with standing depth out to about 30 m. In offshore west wind the inside is flat speed water; in east or northeast wind the swell breaks over sandbars about 100 m off the beach.
Tides
Baltic open-coast spot; no tide-dependent riding window was found.
Temperature
17.8°C summer · 4°C winter
Wetsuit
A wetsuit nearly always. Juliusruh water averages about 17.8 C in summer and 4 C in winter: a shorty or thin full suit in high summer, thick neoprene with hood, gloves and boots in the cold months.
Your level
The scene
What riders come here for
Launch and rules
three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you
With a school or a boat
1 school names this spot
On your own
Room to launch: large
Somewhere else
Wiek, 6 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Access is through the camping areas north of Juliusruh at the northern end of the Schaabe; Campingplatz Drewoldke is at Zittkower Weg 27, 18556 Altenkirchen. Long sandy Baltic beach, with the kite school based at the campground.
Space
large
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Do not ride west wind alone; it is offshore and the next coast downwind is Poland.
- In strong pure east wind drive to Glowe, which gives a better side-onshore angle.
- Ask at Fly-A-Kite or the campground reception about beach access and seasonal signs before you rig.
- Read the Juliusruh and Kap Arkona forecast and wave data; Bodden conditions do not apply on this beach.
- For lessons or a refresher, book the Bodden side at Wiek or Dranske rather than launching here.
- Turn right to Drewoldke shortly after Juliusruh where the road bends east; the campground is at Zittkower Weg 27.
- The prevailing wind here is WSW, which is offshore; the NE days the beach is known for are the rarer ones, so do not build a trip around them.
Getting there
Airport
Berlin Brandenburg, Hamburg and Rostock-Laage are the practical airports for Rügen; transfer time to Drewoldke is unconfirmed.
Route
Drive onto Rügen on the B96 toward Sassnitz, turn left at Sagard toward Glowe and Altenkirchen, then shortly after Juliusruh, where the road bends east, turn right to Drewoldke.
Staying
Campingplatz Drewoldke puts you on the beach; otherwise hotels, pensions and apartments around Juliusruh and Altenkirchen.
No-wind days
SUP with Fly-A-Kite · Camping and beach time on the Schaabe · Kap Arkona · Juliusruh and Breege · nearby Bodden spots such as Wiek or Dranske
Photos
FAQ
Is Drewoldke suitable for beginners?
No, it is an open Baltic wave beach rather than a sheltered lagoon; even the local Fly-A-Kite school runs its beginner courses on the standing-depth Wieker Bodden at Wiek or Dranske instead.
What is the wind like?
Northeast wind gives the main side-onshore wave setup, sometimes wrapping swell around Kap Arkona, while west wind is offshore and can produce very flat but hazardous speed conditions.
What are the main hazards?
West wind is offshore with no nearby lee shore, so riders are warned not to go out alone in it, and strong east to northeast wind can build Baltic waves reported up to about 4 m with shorebreak.
Are there kite schools nearby?
Kiteschule Fly-A-Kite is based at the Drewoldke campground, but it holds its kite courses on the sheltered Wieker Bodden rather than on the open Drewoldke beach.
Last updated: August 2026