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Nordsee (Schleswig-Holstein e Niedersachsen) · Dithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein · Kreis Dithmarschen · Meldorf
Meldorf Speicherkoog - Nordseeseite
also known as Meldorf, Meldorfer Speicherkoog, Meldorfer Bucht Nordseeseite
Nearby Büsum 8 km · St. Peter-Ording (Hauptstrand) 32 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
Frontal wind, so there is no daily onset and nothing fills in during the afternoon. It can blow at any hour and holds through the night. Your riding time is set by high water, about two hours either side.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
synoptic
fills in: Frontal wind, so there is no daily onset and nothing fills in during the afternoon. It can blow at any hour and holds through the night. Your riding time is set by high water, about two hours either side.
Typical strength
Long-run observations at the Speicherkoog put the year-round average near 10 knots with gusts around 16. Sessions come off the frontal days above that, roughly 15-25 knots. Autumn and winter depressions push well past it.
Also on record
10
The quiver, in words
Indicative sizing from the local wind record, not from reported quivers: a 75-85 kg rider covers the common 15-18 knot frontal days on 12 m, drops to 9 m from about 22 knots, and takes 7 m when a gale sits over the bay. On the 12-14 knot days it is 15 m or a foil.The tide window is short, so you ride whatever is blowing inside it rather than waiting for your favourite size.
Direction to shore
WSW to W is onshore; NNW and S are more sideshore; ENE/easterly flow is offshore on the North Sea side.
Dominant direction
WSW is the prevailing direction over the year. NW to SW is the working sector on the sea side and NNW comes in almost sideshore; westerly builds disordered wind chop rather than swell, because the water is too shallow for a real North Sea sea. Easterly flow is offshore here and also shadows and shallows the near-shore area.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan74
- Feb61
- Mar61
- Apr62
- May50
- Jun48
- Jul68
- Aug39
- Sep47
- Oct66
- Nov63
- Dec65
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
- 74%Jan4°
- 61%Feb5°
- 61%Mar6°
- 62%Apr9°
- 50%May14°
- 48%Jun18°
- 68%Jul20°
- 39%Aug20°
- 47%Sep19°
- 66%Oct14°
- 63%Nov10°
- 65%Dec6°
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+) · water °C below · season highlighted
| Month | Windy days | Force 4+ | 12 kn or more | Knots | From | Peaks at | Air | Water | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74% | 84% | 84% | 18.6 kt | SW | 13:00 | 4.2°C | 4.3°C | 62 |
| Feb | 61% | 79% | 70% | 16.6 kt | WSW | 13:00 | 5.1°C | 4.5°C | 57 |
| Mar | 61% | 74% | 73% | 15.4 kt | WSW | 13:00 | 5.7°C | 5.9°C | 62 |
| Apr | 62% | 77% | 75% | 15.4 kt | W | 15:00 | 8°C | 8.9°C | 60 |
| May | 50% | 69% | 65% | 14 kt | ENE | 15:00 | 13.2°C | 13.6°C | 62 |
| Jun | 48% | 70% | 65% | 14.3 kt | WNW | 15:00 | 15.9°C | 17.8°C | 60 |
| Jul | 68% | 79% | 74% | 16.4 kt | WSW | 12:00 | 17.2°C | 19.6°C | 62 |
| Aug | 39% | 61% | 53% | 13.9 kt | WNW | 14:00 | 18.3°C | 19.9°C | 62 |
| Sep | 47% | 65% | 58% | 13.9 kt | SW | 12:00 | 15.8°C | 18.9°C | 60 |
| Oct | 66% | 81% | 74% | 15.6 kt | SW | 13:00 | 12.1°C | 14.1°C | 62 |
| Nov | 63% | 75% | 70% | 16.2 kt | SW | 12:00 | 6.8°C | 9.5°C | 60 |
| Dec | 65% | 81% | 74% | 17.7 kt | SW | 12:00 | 4.1°C | 5.6°C | 62 |
modelled
A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.
Modelled from the operational forecast archive at 1.5–7 km (2023-2024), daylight hours only, not a ground station: it resolves thermal, lake and valley winds far better than coarse reanalysis but still tends to understate a strong local thermal. A windy day has at least three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. 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.
High-resolution weather model (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical forecast archive — best-match operational model (ICON-D2 / AROME / ICON-EU / GFS by region), not a ground station · 2023-2024
The water
Type
tidal flat
Standing depth
The front area holds standing depth even at high water and the bottom firms up farther out. About two hours either side of high water there is enough clearance between fin and mud; on the ebb it quickly gets too shallow to ride.
Tides
Rideable about two hours before and after high tide; outside that window it is tidal Wadden Sea.
Wetsuit
Use a full wetsuit for most sessions; the exposed German North Sea/Wadden coast is cold outside summer and winter requires thick cold-water neoprene.
Currents
Tidal rise and fall is the main water movement. On the ebb there is considerable current on the right-hand side of the sea-side area; no measured figure exists.
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
3 schools name this spot
On your own
Room to launch: medium
Somewhere else
Büsum, 8 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
VHF 16
Launch
Rig on the large parking area behind the dike or on the seaward grass. Gear has to be carried over the dike, and the shore below is stone-armoured: the way into the water is the concrete ramp, plus two breaks in the stone row, and it takes solid kite control.The ground near the dike entry is silty and you sink a little. Sandbars sit several hundred metres out. The marked flushing field north of the harbour mole narrows the entry from the other side.
Space
medium
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Plan around the local high-water time; the window is about two hours either side and the wind forecast alone will not save the session.
- Stay off the inland Surfsee/Speicherkoog; kites are only allowed on the sea side.
- Enter by the concrete ramp and keep away from the marked flushing field and its posts and lahnungen.
- Skip easterly days on the North Sea side unless Nordseewindsport is watching you; it blows offshore there.
- Check the current signs with Nordseewindsport before your first launch.
Getting there
Airport
Hamburg Airport
Route
Drive or take the train to Meldorf in Dithmarschen, then head west to the Speicherkoog car parks and the dike. There is a front lot for the lake and a rear lot behind the sluice; both are paid, at roughly EUR 3 a day for a car and EUR 6 for a bus or motorhome, tariff year unconfirmed.From the parking you carry over the dike to the concrete ramp.
Cost level
medium
Staying
Campers and local rooms around the Speicherkoog and Meldorf. Motorhome overnighting at the wider Speicherkoog spot reportedly costs a fee; exact 2026 conditions unconfirmed.
No-wind days
Wadden Sea walks only with safe tide knowledge or a guide · birdwatching around Speicherkoog nature areas · cycling in Dithmarschen · Buesum · Meldorf town and cathedral
Photos
FAQ
Are there rules or restricted zones?
Kiting on the inland Surfsee/Speicherkoog is not allowed; kitesurfing is permitted only on the seaward North Sea side.
What is the wind like?
Northwest and west are the better-supported directions, while easterly wind is offshore on this side of the bay.
Is it suitable for beginners?
Independent riders should treat it as intermediate and up, given the stone-armored shore, concrete-ramp access and tidal flats.
How do I get there?
Rigging is possible on the parking area behind the dike, with water access via a concrete ramp near a marked flushing field.
Are there kite schools nearby?
Nordseewindsport offers accompanied kitesurfing and wingfoil sessions in the area.
Last updated: August 2026