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Kägsdorf

also known as Kaegsdorf, Kägsdorf bei Kühlungsborn

advanced onlymedium crowds

Nearby Boiensdorf 16 km · straight-line distance

Seasonno season namedthe months riders and schools nameHow windy17-21 ktsynopticLaunchlargeaccess rules on record, belowWatersea18°C in summer · 10 things riders flagLevelIntermediate to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level sectionSchools2named at this spotFrom the airportno transfer time publishedRostock-Laage (RLG)

When it fills in

Synoptic, not thermal. The wind arrives with fronts and can blow at any hour, overnight included, so there is no daily fill-in time to plan a session around and no local sea-breeze onset is documented. Read the forecast, not the clock.

Kägsdorf is an open Baltic wave beach west of Kühlungsborn and northeast of Wismar, and it wants southwest. In SW the wind is sideshore from the left and the waves stand up on the sandbar: 2-3 m from about 5 Bft, up to 3 m in top conditions, reportedly around 2 m at 7 Bft, so do not bank on a number.
West works too, but the waves get steeper and messier; northwest comes in side-on if you launch a little further northeast, behind the bend in the coastline. Northeast has been ridden at about 15 kt, flatter at first, but once the beach in front of the parking ends the coast downwind is low and rocky, so keep your height.
The beach is long, stony sand next to the beach parking area, with plenty of rigging room, a stony entry and water that is waist-deep for a narrow strip and then drops off fast. Not a beginner spot, and not a Bodden flatwater venue either: shorebreak, stones, deep water in a few steps.
In cold April weather you can have it to yourself; on a good July or August wave day the parking is full. There is no school on the beach and no confirmed rescue, so be able to self-rescue in open Baltic water.

The wind

Direction

beachwater
cross-shore

Kite sizes

4567891011121314151617

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

synoptic

fills in: Synoptic, not thermal. The wind arrives with fronts and can blow at any hour, overnight included, so there is no daily fill-in time to plan a session around and no local sea-breeze onset is documented. Read the forecast, not the clock.

Typical strength

Waves start working from about 5 Bft, roughly 17-21 kt, and one northeast session was ridden at about 15 kt. The long-run annual mean at the Bastorf-Kagsdorf station is 10 kt with 16 kt average gusts across 2000-2026, so a lot of days are simply too light for the wave.

Best in southwest when the wind is sideshore and cleaner waves break on the sandbar. West can make the waves steeper and more disorderly, and northeast can be flatter initially but carries downwind risk toward the rocky low coast.
The windiest and most reliable stretches are December to February and September to November; the summer half is the light half. No month-by-month breakdown by direction exists. In cold April conditions the spot can be nearly empty; on good summer days it is full.

Also on record

10

The quiver, in words

No local size table exists. One documented light northeast session ran on a 15 m at about 15 kt.Indicative for a 75-85 kg rider: 13-15 m below 14 kt, 10-12 m at 15-17 kt, 8-9 m for the 17-21 kt (5 Bft) that gets the sandbar breaking, 7 m from 25 kt and 5-6 m in the autumn and winter gales. Riders working the wave here tend to take a size down.

Direction to shore

SW is sideshore from the left; W and NW are sideshore to side-onshore when launching a little farther northeast behind the bend in the coastline.

Dominant direction

Southwest is the classic direction. West and northwest also work, and northeast has been ridden, usable but not classic. Across a full year the prevailing direction at the Bastorf-Kagsdorf station is west-southwest. The wider working sector runs N, NNE and then SW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Forecast

Next three days, from Windfinder · full forecast

Month by month

  1. Jan92
  2. Feb87
  3. Mar70
  4. Apr80
  5. May68
  6. Jun63
  7. Jul71
  8. Aug53
  9. Sep57
  10. Oct76
  11. Nov80
  12. Dec73

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

  1. 18Jan4°
  2. 18Feb4°
  3. 13Mar5°
  4. 14Apr8°
  5. 13May12°
  6. 12Jun18°
  7. 13Jul19°
  8. 12Aug20°
  9. 12Sep18°
  10. 15Oct14°
  11. 15Nov10°
  12. 15Dec6°

avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted

MonthForce 4+KnotsFromAirWater
Jan92%17.6 ktWSW3.7°C4.4°C
Feb87%17.5 ktW4.7°C3.8°C
Mar70%13.1 ktENE5.5°C4.7°C
Apr80%14.1 ktNE7.7°C7.6°C
May68%12.7 ktWNW13.4°C12.2°C
Jun63%11.8 ktWNW16.7°C17.6°C
Jul71%13.4 ktW18.2°C19.4°C
Aug53%11.7 ktWNW19.1°C19.8°C
Sep57%12.3 ktESE16.2°C17.9°C
Oct76%14.6 ktWSW12.2°C13.8°C
Nov80%14.5 ktSSW6.6°C9.6°C
Dec73%15.1 ktWSW3.7°C5.9°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

Limited nearshore standing depth only: the beach shelves moderately so the immediate front strip is waist-deep standing water, but the water deepens quickly a short distance further out, so the standing zone is narrow rather than a large flat shallow area.

Tides

No tide dependence at this open Baltic spot.

Temperature

18°C summer · 4°C winter

Wetsuit

Cold-water Baltic gear is needed outside warm summer; no spot-specific wetsuit guidance is published.

4–20°C water
Open Baltic wave spot on a long, somewhat stony sand beach. A nearshore/offshore sandbar can make waves break, with shorebreak and quickly deepening water.

Your level

not for beginners hereintermediateadvanced
Kägsdorf is not a beginner spot because of shorebreak, stones, waves and deepening water. It suits intermediate and advanced riders who can handle Baltic wave/chop and self-rescue.

The scene

What riders come here for

wavesfreeridejumpingstrapless wave riding
Natural Baltic wave spot with a surf/van culture history around the beach parking area and Zuparken festival. It can be empty in cold spring weather but full on good summer wave days.

Launch and rules

three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you

With a school or a boat

2 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: large

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Boiensdorf, 16 km

Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.

Rescue

No rescue boat, lifeguard station or school rescue is confirmed for independent riders. Water police patrol this stretch of coast, mostly at weekends, which is enforcement rather than cover.

Launch

Rig on the long, stony sand beach beside the beach car park at Kagsdorf. The lot is a large paid nature car park right at the water with mown grass strips to lay kites out on, and there is a snack kiosk in the village. Day tickets are charged per vehicle.

Space

large

Hazards riders report 10

  • stony beach
  • shorebreak
  • quickly deepening water
  • rocky low coast downwind in northeast wind
  • Stony sand beach and individual stones in the water.
  • Shorebreak, especially when waves build.
  • Water can get deep quickly.
  • At northeast wind, losing height can push riders toward the low rocky coast after the parking-area beach ends.
  • West wind can make waves steep, high and disorderly, increasing difficulty.
  • Summer crowding on good days.
Rules & access
2026: no Kagsdorf-specific kite rule, permit or zone boundary is published. The car park is a paid day-ticket lot and the coastline here is protected: wild overnight camping at the beach lot is reportedly not tolerated and has drawn fines, and water police patrol the coast at weekends. Across Mecklenburg-Vorpommern keep clear of reed belts and nature-protection zones, some of which are closed to water sports all year and others only seasonally; in the Wismarbucht and Salzhaff area follow the voluntary navigation and bird-protection rules.

Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.

Rider tips

  • Go on southwest: sideshore from the left and the cleanest waves on the sandbar.
  • Wear booties; the beach and the first metres of water have stones.
  • In northeast wind keep your height, because past the end of the parking beach the coast downwind is low and rocky.
  • In west or northwest, launch a little further northeast behind the bend in the coastline to get side-on rather than onshore.
  • Do not come as a beginner or without a solid self-rescue; there is no rescue on the beach.
  • A good summer wave day fills the parking; a cold April session can be empty.
  • Autumn and winter carry the wind: September to November and December to February are the strong stretches, and the annual mean is only 10 kt.
  • The beach lot is a paid day-ticket nature car park, and sleeping in a van there is reportedly not tolerated.

Getting there

Airport

Rostock-Laage (RLG) is the nearest regional airport for this part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; Hamburg (HAM) and Berlin Brandenburg (BER) are larger alternatives for the Baltic coast.

Route

From the B105 between Wismar and Rostock turn off at Neubukow toward Rerik/Kühlungsborn, follow the signs to Kägsdorf and carry on to the beach parking area; the route via Rerik and Meschendorf ends at the same place.

Cost level

medium

Staying

Kühlungsborn, Rerik and the resorts along this coast have plenty of beds. Vans do use the beach parking area, but whether overnighting there is allowed in 2026 is unconfirmed.

No-wind days

Kühlungsborn and Rerik beach towns, coastal walks, cycling and cafes; day trips along the Mecklenburg Baltic coast.

Photos

Kägsdorf NSG Riedensee Strandabschnitt 2013-07-22 6
Niteshift, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

Is it suitable for beginners?

No. Shorebreak, stones and quickly deepening water make Kägsdorf an intermediate-to-advanced spot.

What is the wind like?

Southwest is the classic sideshore direction with waves reported from about 5 Beaufort, roughly 17-21 knots; west and northwest also work but with messier waves.

What hazards should I know about?

A stony beach with shorebreak, water that deepens quickly, and a low rocky coast downwind in northeast wind.

How do I get there?

Rig at the natural beach parking area by Kägsdorf, reached via the B105 through Neubukow toward Rerik or Kühlungsborn.

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Last updated: August 2026