Germany’s largest island, Rügen’s numerous bays, peninsulas and lagoon waters offer over 500km of coastline; more than the whole of Schleswig-Holstein’s Baltic coast. Even so, no town on the island is more than 8km from the sea. It’s known ...
Germany
Regions in Germany
Mecklenburg
The coast of Mecklenburg also has a few wave classics up her sleeve with Warnemünde, Kühlungsborn and Kägsdorf. Further south, the fantastic flat-water areas of Salzhaff, Wismar Bay and Wohlenberger Wiek beckon. The Baltic coast is largely spared ...
Lübeck Bay
Don’t expect idyllic in Lübeck Bay either, given the large Hanseatic city behind and its proximity to Hamburg. Tourist strongholds like Travemünde and Timmendorfer are famous for their beach-hamper colonies, yet places like Pelzerhaken almost ...
Fördenland
In westerly winds it’s futile looking for waves in Fördenland, yet there are freeride spots everywhere. Easterly winds are markedly strengthened in the funnel-shaped Eckernförder Bay, but the region offers an array of alternatives for that whole ...
North Frisian Islands
A completely different landscape awaits at the North Sea coast. The fine sandy beaches with their endless dune landscapes are a class apart. The sea has relentlessly battered the west coast for centuries, washing sand away from the mudflats and thus ...
East Frisian Islands
In contrast to North Friesland, the East Frisian “geest islands” aren’t remnants of mainland torn asunder by storms but pristine creations of the sea. The strong North Sea currents perpetually remodel sandbanks that the wind initially turns ...