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Suhrendorf

also known as Ummanz, UMMAII, Rügen Suhrendorf, Regenbogen Suhrendorf

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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 Wiek 19 km · Dranske 23 km · Kreptitz 23 km · Drewoldke 24 km · Nonnevitz 26 km · Rosengarten 26 km · Zingst Strandaufgang 6 28 km · Alt Reddevitz 38 km · Gager 39 km · straight-line distance

SeasonMar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Novthe months riders and schools name How windy12-20 knotssynoptic Launchlarge on water, constrained at the actual kite entryaccess rules on record, below WaterBaltic lagoon / Bodden flatwater20°C in summer · 11 things riders flag LevelBeginner to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools5named at this spot From the airportno transfer time publishedHeringsdorf Airport

When it fills in

No daily clock. The wind is synoptic: it comes in with the system and leaves with it, blowing through the night as readily as through the afternoon, so the session is picked off the forecast rather than by waiting for a fill-in. No sea-breeze reinforcement is documented for the Bodden here.

Suhrendorf sits on Ummanz, off the west coast of Rügen, in the Schaproder Bodden with Hiddensee blocking the fetch. The standing-depth area is enormous, reportedly Germany's largest, and the water is flat to choppy over sand with patches of seagrass and the odd boulder.

This is the only place in the Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft national park where kiting is allowed at all, and the rules are tight: launch and land only from Campingplatz Suhrendorf, enter over the fixed ramps, stay inside the buoyed zone, keep 50 m from reed and rush, never cross the fairway.

West-sector wind is what works, SW through NW, with SSW and NNE sideshore. Come March to May or September to November: monthly averages run 14-17 knots from November to March and sink to 10-11 knots from April to August, which is also when the campsite is fullest. Winter is windy and cold, about 5 C in the water.

The entry is the bottleneck, a narrow grass-and-stone bank at the dike that gets crowded in season, and then a riding area big enough to swallow everyone once you are out. There is a VDWS school on site; first-timers should use it, because the entry and the zoning are the hard part, not the water. Day access fees are unconfirmed beyond 2018 pricing.

The wind

Direction

cross-shoreSW

Kite sizes

567891011121314151617

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

synoptic

fills in: No daily clock. The wind is synoptic: it comes in with the system and leaves with it, blowing through the night as readily as through the afternoon, so the session is picked off the forecast rather than by waiting for a fill-in. No sea-breeze reinforcement is documented for the Bodden here.

Typical strength

The working band is roughly 12-20 knots. Days reaching at least 4 Bft (12 knots) run 22 to 29 a month, most of them from November to March; monthly means sit at 14-17 knots in that stretch and fall to 10-11 knots from April to August, so a fair share of summer days are under kite wind. The monthly figures are model-derived rather than a local station reading.

Best documented with west-sector wind. Spring and autumn are the best seasons, winter is also windy but cold, and summer wind is lighter.

Best months are March to May and September to November. All months are reported favorable by windy-day count, though average speeds are lower in late spring and summer.

Also on record

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The quiver, in words

No local size guidance is published; indicative for a 75-85 kg rider on flat water. Around 12 m for the 12-15 knot summer days, 9-10 m at 16-20 knots, 7-8 m on the winter and shoulder-season fronts. April to August is where the big kite and the foil earn their place.

Direction to shore

SSW and NNE are sideshore; west-sector wind is the best documented working direction.

Dominant direction

SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

Forecast

Month by month

Jan77
Feb76
Mar, riders' month59
Apr, riders' month68
May, riders' month48
Jun47
Jul67
Aug40
Sep, riders' month48
Oct, riders' month58
Nov, riders' month66
Dec54

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.

16Jan3°
16Feb3°
12Mar5°
13Apr8°
12May14°
11Jun19°
12Jul21°
10Aug21°
11Sep19°
13Oct13°
12Nov8°
13Dec4°

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

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	77%	15.9 kt	WSW	3.3°C	3.2°C
Feb	76%	15.7 kt	WSW	4.1°C	3.2°C
Mar	59%	11.8 kt	W	5°C	4.6°C
Apr	68%	12.9 kt	ENE	7.3°C	8.1°C
May	48%	11.6 kt	E	13.4°C	13.9°C
Jun	47%	11 kt	WNW	16.8°C	19.1°C
Jul	67%	12.3 kt	W	18.1°C	20.7°C
Aug	40%	10.4 kt	WNW	19°C	20.5°C
Sep	48%	10.8 kt	W	16.1°C	19°C
Oct	58%	13 kt	WSW	11.8°C	12.8°C
Nov	66%	12.3 kt	SSW	6.1°C	8.1°C
Dec	54%	13.2 kt	WSW	3.3°C	4.3°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

Baltic lagoon / Bodden flatwater

Standing depth

Standing-depth water over a very wide area, reportedly the largest such area in Germany, with the school teaching in knee-deep water. In onshore wind you can ride kilometres parallel to the coast without leaving the shallows. Sandy bottom with seagrass patches, and boulders that are sometimes unmarked and just under the surface near shore.

Tides

No meaningful tide dependence on record for the Bodden spot.

Temperature

20°C summer · 5°C winter

Wetsuit

Wetsuit nearly all year; shorts/shorty may work in summer, normal suit in spring/fall, thick suit for winter or off-season.

3–21°C water

The spot is sheltered by Hiddensee, with flat water to chop rather than real waves. The bottom is sandy with some seagrass and isolated boulders.

Your level

beginnerintermediateadvanced

Works for every level on the water: the flat, standing-depth water is the beginner draw, and freestylers use the same flatwater. Beginners should book the school because of the entry and the zoning.

The scene

What riders come here for

beginner lessonsfreerideflatwaterfreestylecamping-based sessions

Popular campsite and school spot, one of Germany's busiest kite camping spots, but the water area is big enough that traffic thins out once you are past the entry.

Launch and rules

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

With a school or a boat

5 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: large on water, constrained at the actual kite entry

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Wiek, 19 km

Wiek Dranske Kreptitz

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

Rescue

No public rescue service and no safety boat for independent riders. The VDWS school on site runs supervised sessions instead, Thursdays and Fridays or by arrangement, three hours, 50 EUR with your own gear and 99 EUR with theirs as listed in 2026, covering rigging, launching and landing help and someone watching if it goes wrong on the water; a completed basic course is a precondition, and visitors who are not staying need a campsite day pass to use the spot. School line 038305 82240. Emergencies go to 112.

Launch

Rig on grass at or near the camping/water-sports area; enter over fixed ramps or a narrow grass-and-stone bank section at the dike.

Space

large on water, constrained at the actual kite entry

Hazards riders report 11

National-park red and green zones outside the approved kite area
Kiting outside Suhrendorf's approved kite area is forbidden in the national park
Do not cross reed beds; keep 50 m distance from reed and rush vegetation
Crossing the fairway is forbidden for windsurfers and kiters
Use only fixed ramps/approved access
Isolated boulders in the water
Some seagrass
Narrow or sloped grass-and-stone entry
Crowded launch/start-and-land zone during busy periods
Boulders near shore are sometimes unmarked and sit just under the surface
Adders have been reported in the grass by the water

Rules & access

2026: Kitesurfing is forbidden throughout the Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft except in the approved kite area at Suhrendorf on Ummanz. Launching and landing are allowed only from Campingplatz Suhrendorf, kiting only in a small zone marked by buoys; reed and rush areas must not be crossed, a 50 m distance must be kept, the fairway must not be crossed, and entry is only via fixed ramps.

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

Rider tips

Study the national-park kite-zone map before you go out; the approved area is small and buoyed.
Keep 50 m from reed and rush beds and never cross the fairway.
Enter only over the fixed ramps or the approved dike access at the campsite.
Wear booties for the grass-and-stone entry and the isolated boulders.
Expect a tight, crowded launch in June-August and a wide-open riding area once you are past it.
If you are not staying at the campsite you still need a day pass to use the spot; budget for it before you drive out.
Supervised sessions run Thursdays and Fridays if you want eyes on you, but only once you have a basic course behind you.

Getting there

Airport

Heringsdorf Airport

Route

Reach Rügen via Stralsund/B96, continue toward Gingst and Mursewiek to Ummanz, then Suhrendorf; the access is via the Regenbogen/Ostseecamp Suhrendorf water-sports area.

Cost level

medium

Staying

Regenbogen Ummanz/Suhrendorf camping, UMMAII Surfhostel, tiny lodges and bungalows are listed on or near the spot.

No-wind days

SUP · windsurfing · winging · cycling on Rügen/Ummanz · Putbus · Prora · Rügen island sightseeing

Photos

Sunset over the Bodden lagoon at the Waase lighthouse pier on Ummanz, the island Suhrendorf sits on — XoMEoX / CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

Is Suhrendorf suitable for beginners?

The flat, standing-depth water is beginner-friendly, but the restricted entry and rules mean first-timers should ride with the local school.

What is the wind like at Suhrendorf?

Wind is synoptic and works best from the west sector; spring and autumn are considered the most reliable periods, while summer is lighter.

Are there rules or restricted zones?

Kiting is banned throughout the national park except the approved zone at Suhrendorf, where launch and landing are limited to marked areas near the campsite.

Is there a kite school at Suhrendorf?

UMMAII runs a VDWS kite and surf school on site.

When is the best time to kite at Suhrendorf?

Local guides recommend March to May and September to November, with west-sector wind as the best documented setup.

Last updated: August 2026