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Rewa

also known as Cypel Rewski, Szperk

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Wind
- Month by month
Forecast
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
- Rescue
Hazards
Rules & access
Schools
Tips
Getting there
Photos
FAQ

Nearby Jastarnia 14 km · Kuźnica 15 km · Puck 15 km · Hel 17 km · Sopot 18 km · Chałupy 18 km · straight-line distance

SeasonMay to Octthe months riders and schools name How windy10-25 knotsmixed LaunchPlenty of room, though July and August fill it and the spit is narrow in places.access rules on record, below Waterflat/chop19.5°C in summer · 8 things riders flag LevelBeginner to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools6named at this spot From the airportno transfer time publishedGdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)

When it fills in

The westerly and north-westerly gradient days are not tied to a clock. Summer easterlies come with the local sea breeze riders call the rewska bryza, and on warm sunny days that easterly flat-water setup reportedly holds until sunset. No measured onset time is published.

Rewa is a village on the mainland side of Puck Bay, built around Cypel Rewski, the long sand spit locals also call Szperk. The spit gives you two waters, flat behind it and chop or small waves on the exposed face, and you pick your side by the wind.

Depth is around 1 m on average with 200-300 m of shallow water off the beach, which is why the schools cluster here. Dominant winds are western and northwestern, 10-25 knots, with 15-21 knots as the working average, and summer easterlies pick up the local sea breeze riders call the rewską bryzę.

The warm season is May to October, June to September is the wind window most often quoted, and July and August are when the sand and the water fill with people. Mechelińskie Łąki, the reserve next door, is what gets visitors in trouble: movement is restricted to designated routes and dogs are banned inside it (2023 reminder from Gmina Kosakowo).

Storms turn the beach pebbly and shift the spit, so the sandbank you rode last season is not necessarily where you left it.

The wind

locals call it rewską bryzę

Direction

wind blows away from land — rescue cover matters here

Kite sizes

7891011121314151617

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

mixed

fills in: The westerly and north-westerly gradient days are not tied to a clock. Summer easterlies come with the local sea breeze riders call the rewska bryza, and on warm sunny days that easterly flat-water setup reportedly holds until sunset. No measured onset time is published.

Typical strength

10-25 knots

steady but sometimes gusty

Rideable year-round, but the season worth travelling for is May-October. June-September is the warm-season wind window most often quoted, and July-August is the busiest. Summer easterlies get a thermal boost on top.

Also on record

15-21 knots

The quiver, in words

9-14 m is the published range for a rider around 75-85 kg. How it splits across that range is indicative rather than measured: 9-10 m once it is over 20 kt, 12-14 m on the 10-15 kt days.

Direction to shore

The spit gives usable angles all round: onshore, offshore and side to side-on. NW, N, NE and E are the directions to look for.

Forecast

Month by month

Jan84
Feb78
Mar61
Apr63
May, riders' month53
Jun, riders' month52
Jul, riders' month59
Aug, riders' month39
Sep, riders' month48
Oct, riders' month74
Nov66
Dec68

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.

16Jan2°
16Feb3°
12Mar4°
13Apr7°
12May12°
12Jun18°
12Jul21°
11Aug21°
12Sep19°
14Oct14°
13Nov9°
14Dec5°

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

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	84%	16.1 kt	WSW	2.3°C	1.8°C
Feb	78%	15.9 kt	W	3.3°C	3°C
Mar	61%	12.4 kt	W	4.2°C	4°C
Apr	63%	13.2 kt	W	7.1°C	7°C
May	53%	12 kt	ESE	12.9°C	12.2°C
Jun	52%	11.5 kt	ESE	17°C	18.1°C
Jul	59%	12 kt	W	18.5°C	20.6°C
Aug	39%	10.9 kt	WNW	19.5°C	21.2°C
Sep	48%	11.6 kt	E	16.2°C	19.1°C
Oct	74%	14 kt	W	11.4°C	13.7°C
Nov	66%	12.6 kt	WSW	5.3°C	9°C
Dec	68%	13.6 kt	SW	2.7°C	5°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

flat/chop

Standing depth

Shallow around the sand spit: about 1 m average depth depending on the water level, with roughly 200-300 m of shallow water off the beach.

Tides

micro-tidal Baltic; practical water-level changes are small and mainly wind/pressure driven

Temperature

19.5°C summer · 2.6°C winter

Wetsuit

A long 3/2 mm wetsuit covers most sessions, with 5/4 mm in May, June and September. A second set of guidance runs lighter: 3/2 or a shorty in July-August, 4/3 in June and September, and 5/4 with hood, gloves and boots from October to May.

Currents

The sand spit is built by a current running along Gdańsk Bay, but no current dangerous to riding is documented.

2–21°C water

Cypel Rewski splits the water in two, so you can usually choose the flatter or the choppier side by wind direction. Flat water sits behind the spit, chop and small waves on the exposed side.

Your level

beginnerintermediateadvanced

Shallow water and the flat side make it a fair place to learn. The two faces of the spit, the stronger days, the chop and the flat-water freestyle keep intermediates and advanced riders busy on the same day.

The scene

What riders come here for

flat waterfreestylelessonsprogressionmixed conditions

The local spot for Gdynia and Tricity riders, plus school traffic. Social and busy on a warm day with wind, without the camp-corridor intensity of Chałupy.

Launch and rules

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

With a school or a boat

6 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: Plenty of room, though July and August fill it and the spit is narrow in places.

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Jastarnia, 14 km

Jastarnia Kuźnica Puck

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

Rescue

2023: the commune of Kosakowo staffs three guarded bathing areas from 1 July to 31 August, two of them at Rewa - one on the Puck Bay side, one on the Gdansk Bay side - plus one at Mechelinki, each with three qualified lifeguards daily from 09:00 to 17:00. Outside those beaches and those hours nobody is watching the water. Water emergencies go to 601 100 100, the water-rescue coordination number, or 112.

Launch

Big sandy beach around Cypel Rewski. It turns pebbly after storms.

Space

Plenty of room, though July and August fill it and the spit is narrow in places.

Rules & access

2023, Gmina Kosakowo: inside nature reserves such as Mechelińskie Łąki next door, walking, cycling and horse movement are restricted to designated routes and dogs are prohibited. Stay out of signed reserve habitat.

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

Rider tips

Pick your side of Cypel Rewski by the wind: flat behind the spit, chop and small waves on the open face.
Do not take the offshore sections without school or rescue backup and a self-rescue you have practised.
Stay on the designated routes near Mechelińskie Łąki and keep dogs off protected ground.
Pack a 3/2 mm as the default and a 5/4 mm for May, June and September.
Watch for fishing nets and for swimmers in July and August, and give the tip of the spit room after a storm.
Stay on the designated routes near Mechelinskie Laki and keep dogs off protected ground.
Lifeguard cover runs only 1 July to 31 August, 09:00 to 17:00, and only on the two guarded Rewa beaches; the water emergency number is 601 100 100.

Getting there

Airport

Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)

Route

Drive from Gdynia or Gdańsk. The bus from Gdynia takes about 45 minutes.

Cost level

medium

Staying

Guesthouses, apartments and holiday parks in Rewa and nearby Mechelinki and Kosakowo. Gdynia and Gdańsk have the city rooms.

No-wind days

Gdynia and Gdańsk, forest and MTB trails, the beaches, SUP and other rentals.

Photos

'Pierwoszyno - view of the bay', closest at 704m — t.przechlewski / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

titled 'Mechelinki, beach' directly — t.przechlewski / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

pier ('Molo') at Mechelinki on the bay — Fry72, Karel Frydrýšek / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

When is the best time to kitesurf at Rewa?

Rewa is rideable year-round, but the comfortable visitor season is May to October, with June to September cited as the best warm-season wind window.

Is Rewa suitable for beginners?

Yes, the shallow water around the sand spit, roughly 1 m deep for 200-300 m from shore, suits beginners, while the two-sided spit also serves intermediate and advanced riders.

What is the wind like at Rewa?

Dominant wind is W-NW, typically 10-25 knots, with summer easterlies sometimes boosted by a local thermal-style breeze.

Are there rules at Rewa?

The adjoining Mechelińskie Łąki nature reserve restricts movement to designated routes and prohibits dogs, so riders should stay out of the signed protected habitat.

Last updated: August 2026