Parsteiner See / Strandbad Parstein has no other spot on this map within 40 km of it. straight-line distance
On the clock
04:00 · 14:00
No daily rhythm to wait for. The wind here is frontal and blows around the clock, with October and November hours averaging much the same at 04:00 as at 14:00, so the forecast sets the session rather than the time of day. Modelled for the lake, not timed at the beach.
The marks are the clock times the record names, laid on a 24-hour day. The bar between the first and the last covers those hours; it is not a promise of wind.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
synoptic
fills in: No daily rhythm to wait for. The wind here is frontal and blows around the clock, with October and November hours averaging much the same at 04:00 as at 14:00, so the forecast sets the session rather than the time of day. Modelled for the lake, not timed at the beach.
Typical strength
Nothing is measured on the lake. The nearest inland station, 11 km away at Angermünde, averages 8 knots over the year from WSW with gusts around 13. Modelled October and November hours on the lake sit near 7-8 knots whatever the time of day, with the windiest tenth of hours around 12, and roughly one October day in ten reaching 15 knots or more. Midwinter is stronger, closer to one day in five in January and February, though whether the beach is usable then is unconfirmed. This is a wait-for-a-front lake, not a windy one.
Thermal or synoptic
synoptic inland wind
The quiver, in words
Indicative, with no measurement on the lake. A 75-85 kg rider gets going on 14-15 m on the marginal days that make up most of the autumn, sits on 12 m when a front brings 15-18 knots, and takes out 9-10 m when it pushes past 20. Flat water and a long standing area make the big kite workable here.
Direction to shore
Onshore. The bathing beach sits at the eastern end of the lake, with the open water running away west and north-west, so the best direction, west, comes in across roughly 4 km of fetch and lands on the beach; SW and NW arrive side-onshore. Read off the lake's shape rather than from a rider report.
Dominant direction
SW, W and NW work, west best; S, SSW, SW, NW and NNW are also reported rideable.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan34
- Feb37
- Mar18
- Apr13
- May18
- Jun8
- Jul16
- Aug8
- Sep17
- Oct, riders' month21
- Nov, riders' month23
- Dec27
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Oct, Nov.
- 34%Jan
- 37%Feb
- 18%Mar
- 13%Apr
- 18%May
- 8%Jun
- 16%Jul
- 8%Aug
- 17%Sep
- 21%Oct
- 23%Nov
- 27%Dec
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+) · season highlighted
| Month | Windy days | Force 4+ | 12 kn or more | Knots | From | Peaks at | Air | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34% | 56% | 47% | 11.8 kt | W | 13:00 | 2.6°C | 62 |
| Feb | 37% | 56% | 44% | 11.7 kt | W | 12:00 | 4.4°C | 57 |
| Mar | 18% | 37% | 31% | 10.5 kt | SW | 14:00 | 5.7°C | 62 |
| Apr | 13% | 38% | 33% | 10.8 kt | NNE | 15:00 | 8.6°C | 60 |
| May | 18% | 47% | 27% | 10.5 kt | E | 15:00 | 14.9°C | 62 |
| Jun | 8% | 35% | 25% | 9.9 kt | NE | 15:00 | 18.6°C | 60 |
| Jul | 16% | 48% | 40% | 10.5 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 19.6°C | 62 |
| Aug | 8% | 27% | 18% | 9.6 kt | W | 14:00 | 20.3°C | 62 |
| Sep | 17% | 38% | 23% | 9.8 kt | SE | 14:00 | 16.4°C | 60 |
| Oct | 21% | 34% | 31% | 10.2 kt | W | 12:00 | 11.8°C | 62 |
| Nov | 23% | 43% | 37% | 10.6 kt | WSW | 12:00 | 5.5°C | 60 |
| Dec | 27% | 53% | 39% | 11.2 kt | WSW | 13:00 | 2.9°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
lake
Standing depth
Standing depth for more than 100 m out at the Strandbad/Campingplatz Parstein launch; the exact extent of the kiteable shallows is unconfirmed by the operator.
Tides
No tides; inland lake.
Temperature
22°C summer
Wetsuit
Summer water is warm, 20.7-25.0 C measured at Parstein in June-July 2026, but kite access only opens in October after the bathing and camping season, so plan on a full wetsuit.
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
No school names this spot
Nobody has been recorded teaching or running a boat here.
On your own
Room to launch: medium
Somewhere else
No neighbour on record
No other spot in the atlas sits within reach of this one.
Rescue
Launch
Access from Strandbad/Campingplatz Am Parsteiner See, rigging on the bathing meadow and water-starting from the shallow area. Parking is directly at the Strandbad close to the water.
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
- Do not plan summer kiting here; the beach belongs to bathers until the campsite closes.
- Ring the Campingplatz Am Parsteiner See operator before a session if there is any doubt about bathers or site operations.
- Wait for west; it is the direction that works best here.
- Bring full autumn neoprene; the kite window starts in October.
- Keep clear of the bathing area, the boat rental and the protected shore zones.
- Do not plan summer kiting here; the beach belongs to bathers until the campsite closes on 3 October.
- Ring the Campingplatz Am Parsteiner See operator on +49 33365 362 before a session if there is any doubt about bathers or site operations.
- Wait for west; it is the direction that works best here and it comes in across the length of the lake.
- Watch the forecast rather than the clock. The wind is frontal and blows as readily at dawn as at four in the afternoon.
- Bring full autumn neoprene; the kite window starts in October and the water only gets colder from there.
- Take a 14 or 15 m for the marginal days. Most autumn sessions here are made, not found.
- Ride with somebody. There is no lifeguard at this bathing site and nothing else on the water in autumn.
Getting there
Airport
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
Route
From Berlin Alexanderplatz it is about 83 km and 1 h 10 min: A11 to Althüttendorf, then B196 toward Angermünde and Parstein. Public transport to the launch is unconfirmed.
Cost level
low
Staying
Naturcampingplatz Parsteiner See is the campsite at the launch, but kiting reportedly starts only after it closes for the season; otherwise stay in Parsteinsee, Angermünde, Chorin or Eberswalde.
No-wind days
Cycling and hiking in Schorfheide-Chorin · Kloster Chorin · Schiffshebewerk Niederfinow · Brodowin / Parsteiner See nature walks · Bathing and paddle/row-boat rental in season when kiting is not allowed
Photos
FAQ
When is the best time to go?
Kiting is reported as allowed only from 4 October, after campsite operations stop and only when no bathers are present.
What is the wind like?
West is the most consistently cited best direction, with southwest and northwest also rideable.
Are there rules or restricted zones?
The spot can be used only outside the bathing season, and riders should coordinate with the adjacent camping operator.
Is it suitable for beginners?
Independent beginners are not confirmed as suitable, since no dedicated kite rescue or school support was verified at the launch.
Last updated: August 2026