Nearby Suhrendorf 28 km · Wiek 42 km · Dranske 42 km · Kreptitz 43 km · Nonnevitz 47 km · Drewoldke 48 km · Rosengarten 48 km · Alt Reddevitz 64 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
No onset time is published for this spot.
The wind
Direction
Character
synoptic
Strength
Direction to shore
On this north-facing Baltic beach, WNW and E are sideshore; northerly wind becomes more onshore and makes getting out harder, while southerly wind is offshore.
Dominant direction
WNW and E/O are the top directions; west and east both work well.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan81
- Feb82
- Mar61
- Apr71
- May58
- Jun51
- Jul70
- Aug44
- Sep50
- Oct68
- Nov68
- Dec62
per cent of the month at force 4 or more
- 17Jan3°
- 17Feb3°
- 13Mar5°
- 14Apr8°
- 12May13°
- 11Jun18°
- 13Jul20°
- 11Aug20°
- 11Sep18°
- 14Oct13°
- 13Nov8°
- 14Dec5°
avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted
| Month | Force 4+ | Knots | From | Air | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 81% | 16.9 kt | WSW | 3.5°C | 3.4°C |
| Feb | 82% | 16.5 kt | WSW | 4.3°C | 3.1°C |
| Mar | 61% | 12.5 kt | ENE | 5.3°C | 4.5°C |
| Apr | 71% | 13.6 kt | W | 7.6°C | 7.9°C |
| May | 58% | 12.2 kt | E | 13.5°C | 13.1°C |
| Jun | 51% | 11.4 kt | WNW | 16.8°C | 18.4°C |
| Jul | 70% | 13 kt | W | 18.2°C | 19.7°C |
| Aug | 44% | 11.1 kt | W | 19.1°C | 20.1°C |
| Sep | 50% | 11.4 kt | E | 16.2°C | 18.3°C |
| Oct | 68% | 13.8 kt | SSW | 11.9°C | 12.7°C |
| Nov | 68% | 13.2 kt | SSW | 6.4°C | 8.3°C |
| Dec | 62% | 14.1 kt | WSW | 3.4°C | 4.6°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
sea
Standing depth
The beach shelves gradually, so there is a shallow strip you can stand in before the sandbars that build in front of the groynes. It is not a flat standing lagoon like the Bodden side, and no measured depth has been published for this beach.
Tides
No meaningful tidal range is on record for this Baltic Sea beach; no tide-specific riding guidance is published.
Temperature
18.6°C summer · 2.4°C winter
Wetsuit
A full wetsuit is normally required outside high summer; August average surface water is about 18.6 C and February average surface water is about 2.4 C at Zingst.
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
5 schools name this spot
On your own
Room to launch: Narrow beach, and in summer swimmers take most of it, so the usable ground is small in season. Rigging is at the surf school on the Sportstrand or on the large grass area by the dyke, about 100 m back from the water. Paid parking sits within 250 m.
Somewhere else
Suhrendorf, 28 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Designated sport and watersports beach at Strandaufgang 6 in Zingst. The station on the sand runs kite, wing, windsurf, SUP and catamaran, is reachable April to October on 038232 179708 and keeps 10:00-17:00 hours, with toilets, showers and paid parking within 250 m.Rig at the school or on the big grass area at the dyke, about 100 m from the water.
Space
Narrow beach, and in summer swimmers take most of it, so the usable ground is small in season. Rigging is at the surf school on the Sportstrand or on the large grass area by the dyke, about 100 m back from the water. Paid parking sits within 250 m.
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Launch only inside the posted watersports zone at Strandaufgang 6; kiting anywhere else on the Zingst beach is not allowed.
- Walk the beach first and pick your line out between the groynes; they are close together and the exit gets harder as the wind turns north.
- Save a first visit for WNW or east sideshore; north and northeast mean a harder exit and up to 2 m of wave.
- Budget for the Kurabgabe and paid parking in season; this is a resort sport beach, not a free car park.
- In summer ask the school on the Sportstrand where the swim zone runs before you rig; rigging is at the school or on the grass by the dyke, about 100 m back.
- Outside May to September there are no lifeguards on the beach; the Wasserrettung number is 038232-15788, 112 for emergencies.
- The groynes stick out about 25 m and vanish in a bigger wave; count them from the beach before you go out.
- Out of season, horses use the stretch between accesses 5 and 7 from October to the weekend before Easter.
- The station on the sand runs April to October and shuts at 17:00, so late-season help on the beach is thin.
Getting there
Airport
Rostock-Laage (RLG) is the closest commercial airport; Hamburg (HAM) and Berlin Brandenburg (BER) are larger and about 3 hours away by car.
Route
By car from Hamburg or Lübeck take the A1/A20 toward Rostock, then the B105 toward Ribnitz-Damgarten or Stralsund. By train, get to Ribnitz-Damgarten West, Stralsund, Velgast or Barth and take regional bus 210 to Zingst.
Cost level
medium
Staying
Zingst is a resort town with hotels, holiday apartments and camping; book early for summer, demand is heavy.
No-wind days
SUP and windsurfing at the Sportstrand · beach volleyball and beach football at the Sportstrand · cycling on Fischland-Darß-Zingst · Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft · Zingst beach and pier · day trips by bus or bike toward Prerow, Wieck, Born, Wustrow and Ahrenshoop
Photos
FAQ
Is Strandaufgang 6 suitable for beginners?
No, the open Baltic groyne beach is treated as unsuitable for independent beginners because of narrow groynes, waves and harder exits in northerly wind, though the on-site school offers courses.
What is the wind like at Strandaufgang 6?
WNW and east are the cleanest sideshore directions; northerly wind is more onshore and harder to exit, while strong northeast wind can build waves up to about 2 m.
Are there rules for kiting here?
Windsurfing and kitesurfing in Zingst are allowed only in designated areas, such as beach access 6 at the surf and kite school.
Is there a kite school at Strandaufgang 6?
Surf and Wave Club / Wassersportschule Zingst operates at the Sportstrand.
Last updated: August 2026