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Surendorf
also known as Schwedeneck Surendorf
Nearby Grönwohld 3 km · Lindhöft 7 km · Bülker Leuchtturm 8 km · Falckensteiner Strand 11 km · Laboe 12 km · Heidkate 16 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
Frontal wind, so there is no onset hour to wait for - a depression blows day and night until it moves on. The exception is a summer northeast day, when a thermal can add to it during the afternoon heating. Indicative, with no local onset measurement.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
mixed
fills in: Frontal wind, so there is no onset hour to wait for - a depression blows day and night until it moves on. The exception is a summer northeast day, when a thermal can add to it during the afternoon heating. Indicative, with no local onset measurement.
Typical strength
10-16 kt annual range: about 15-16 kt in January-February, dropping to about 10 kt from May to August
Thermal or synoptic
synoptic Baltic wind
Also on record
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The quiver, in words
No local size table exists. Against monthly averages of 15-16 kt in January and February and about 10 kt from May to August, a 75-85 kg rider is on a 12 m most of the time, drops to a 9 m when a front pushes it past 20 kt, takes a 7 m on the winter days that go further, and needs a 15 m or a foil to get anything out of the summer months. Indicative, derived from the wind statistics rather than from local practice.
Direction to shore
The spot works best on NW and NE, which both arrive side-onshore. North is fully onshore and brings moderate waves. West and east are the sideshore options and both carry wind shadow near the shore plus gusty air.The long jetty is the reason: it takes the edge off a west wind and genuinely gets in the way of getting out on north to northeast.
Dominant direction
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan77
- Feb60
- Mar, riders' month56
- Apr, riders' month63
- May, riders' month52
- Jun55
- Jul63
- Aug40
- Sep, riders' month53
- Oct, riders' month68
- Nov, riders' month72
- Dec73
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 77%Jan4°
- 60%Feb4°
- 56%Mar5°
- 63%Apr8°
- 52%May13°
- 55%Jun18°
- 63%Jul19°
- 40%Aug19°
- 53%Sep18°
- 68%Oct14°
- 72%Nov10°
- 73%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 | 77% | 94% | 89% | 19.6 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 3.9°C | 4.3°C | 62 |
| Feb | 60% | 75% | 65% | 17.1 kt | W | 11:00 | 4.9°C | 3.8°C | 57 |
| Mar | 56% | 76% | 73% | 16 kt | E | 14:00 | 5.4°C | 4.9°C | 62 |
| Apr | 63% | 80% | 77% | 15.8 kt | ENE | 14:00 | 7.6°C | 7.6°C | 60 |
| May | 52% | 66% | 60% | 14.3 kt | E | 14:00 | 12.7°C | 13°C | 62 |
| Jun | 55% | 68% | 67% | 14.4 kt | E | 15:00 | 16°C | 17.9°C | 60 |
| Jul | 63% | 79% | 76% | 16.2 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 17.2°C | 18.8°C | 62 |
| Aug | 40% | 60% | 55% | 13.6 kt | W | 14:00 | 18.3°C | 19.4°C | 62 |
| Sep | 53% | 68% | 60% | 14.5 kt | E | 14:00 | 15.8°C | 18.4°C | 60 |
| Oct | 68% | 85% | 79% | 17.6 kt | SW | 14:00 | 11.9°C | 13.8°C | 62 |
| Nov | 72% | 80% | 78% | 16.9 kt | SSW | 12:00 | 6.6°C | 9.9°C | 60 |
| Dec | 73% | 89% | 84% | 18.3 kt | WSW | 12:00 | 3.9°C | 5.8°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
Baltic Sea bay beach with sandbanks, shallow water, chop and small waves
Standing depth
The beach shelves fairly quickly, so standing room is the odd offshore sandbank rather than a shallow strip you can wade out along. A gently shelving first 100 m is claimed elsewhere and stays unconfirmed; plan on being off your feet close in.
Tides
No significant tide dependence / tide independent
Temperature
22°C summer
Wetsuit
Usually a wetsuit is needed; shorty or shorts may work for short high-summer periods, and thick wetsuit with gloves/hood/boots is needed for winter.
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
4 schools name this spot
On your own
Room to launch: large outside bathing season, constrained by zones and beach users in season
Somewhere else
Grönwohld, 3 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
The entry is to the right of the long jetty. Beach chairs fill the sand directly in front of the car park, so free ground is a little to the left or right of it. The kite zone is roughly 200 m wide and sits about 300 m east of the 200 m water-sports lane.Parking is the paid car park in front of the campsite, 100-200 m from the water; the car park at the village entrance is further back again, about 400 m out.
Space
large outside bathing season, constrained by zones and beach users in season
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Read the kite-zone signs before you rig: the zone is about 200 m wide and about 300 m east of the water-sports lane, and the boundary has moved before.
- Stay out of the swimming and boat lanes even in the shoulder season when the beach looks empty.
- In July and August the beach is packed with bathers; keep launches and landings inside the kite zone and well away from the swimming area.
- The military no-go zone is about 400 m to the left; do not ride that way.
- In strong NE wind expect small waves over the sandbank instead of flat water.
- Park at the paid car park by the campsite, off Seestrasse and Zum Kurstrand; it is set back from the beach, so plan the carry.
Getting there
Airport
Hamburg International (HAM)
Route
From Kiel take the B503 north to the Surendorf exit, then Seestrasse and Zum Kurstrand down to the large paid car park in front of the campsite. Hamburg airport to the beach is about 107 km and roughly 75 minutes by car with clear roads.There are no parking spaces at the water, so plan the carry: 100-200 m from the campsite car park, about 400 m from the one at the village entrance.
Transfer
75 min
Cost level
medium
Staying
Camping- und Ferienpark Surendorf is at Zum Kurstrand 5; other accommodation nearby is bookable through the local tourism office.
No-wind days
SUP · catamaran sailing · windsurfing · diving · beach facilities · Kiel and Eckernförde trips
Photos
FAQ
Is Surendorf suitable for beginners?
Local tourism sources call it good for beginners, with different sandbank areas used by beginners and more advanced riders.
Where is the current kite zone?
Kiters use a roughly 200 m wide kite zone about 300 m east of the water-sports lane; the former entry by the GlobalXTeam kite school has been closed since summer 2014.
What is the wind like?
Wind is mainly frontal or synoptic, strongest March to May and September to November, with west-sector wind common and northeast bringing a useful thermal boost in summer.
What hazards are there at Surendorf?
A military restricted zone lies about 400 m to one side, and strong northeast wind can build waves over the sandbank.
Is there a kite school nearby?
Nordwind Wassersport Center Surendorf and Wassersport Schwedeneck operate at the spot.
Last updated: August 2026