Kitesurfing at the Baltic Sea: surf schools, kitespots & more

With the kite over the Baltic Sea or inland lake - here you find the right spot and surf schools

Beginner-friendly flatwater spots and dynamic wave spots with powerful waves... everything for kiting and the best spots!

Kitesurfers in the Saaler Bodden in the sunshine

Beginner-friendly flatwater areas and dynamic spots with powerful waves - everything about kiting and the best spots!

Hardly any other water sport allows such an extensive variety of jumps and tricks as kiting. And the experience-intensive shallow water areas in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern offer beginners and pros the perfect varied backdrop with wind from all directions.

Table of Contents:

  1. The best kitespots in MV
  2. Surf schools & kite camps
  3. Kite equipment rental

The best kitespots in MV

At some spots the car is parked directly at the sunbathing area for rigging - gentle on the material and energy-saving. Especially the playful standing areas challenge you to experiment.

Maneuver training in the standing area with wind from the southeast to the northwest and exciting jumps can be found in Ückeritz on Usedom. Neither groynes nor piers disturb the kite fun on waves up to three meters high with strong easterly winds in Karlshagen.

It gets really choppy when kitesurfing on the Baltic Sea in Gahlkow, near Greifswald, with a 180-degree rideable wind range and challenging gusts when the wind blows from the west-southwest. If you want to strengthen your freeride skills, head to one of the kite spots on Rügen in Pritzwald or to the nearby Rosengarten, the more relaxed alternative with small jumps and characteristic island thermals.Stronger easterly winds due to the island profile await kiters in Dranske.More adventurous is Neu Mukran with an extremely large fetch wave that is higher and longer, despite breakwaters when the wind is from the northeast. With the same wind direction, Prerow is also popular with crystal clear water and white sandy beach.

Relaxed parking, westerly winds that are strengthened by land thermals when the sun is shining, 500 meters of standing area - Saal is simply relaxed. After the calm comes the challenge in Wustrow. This is where the scene hustles and bustles, especially for the "Jump and Style" and the "German Kitesurf Open". Another hotspot on the Baltic Sea is Warnemünde, which has its own kite entry point at Aufgang 13.

It doesn't always have to be waves and the Baltic Sea: smooth water with onshore winds on the eastern shore of the Wieker Bodden provide plenty of power under the wing. Retgendorf on Lake Schwerin is ideal for fast riding and offers perfect bump-and-jump conditions in stronger westerly winds.

And when the snow comes, MV offers numerous meadows and fields for snowkiting.

Surfing on the beach of Warnemünde on the Baltic Sea, © TMV/Roth

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On the way on the Granzower Möschen in the Mecklenburg Lake District with the SUP, © TMV/Gänsicke

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Surfspots at the Baltic Sea and Lake District

Surfing spots in MV - Shallow water, flat water and wave spots for every wind direction

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  • Baltic Sea, © surflocal.de

    Surfspot Zinnowitz

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17454 Zinnowitz

    Shallow-water fanatics are at the wrong address in Zinnowitz. With a strong breeze from the east, first-class Baltic Sea waves roll onto the fine sandy beach here. In the high season, however, you can only enjoy the spectacle outside the bathing zone because of the many vacationers.

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  • Müritz, © surflocal.de

    Kitesurfing track Boek

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • Gertrud-von-le-Fort-Allee, 17248 Boek

    This is the top spot on the Müritz - and also the only one where you can kite on the water. The small but fine sandy beach slopes so gently that the water is shallow for 500 meters. You will have the most fun from southwest to north. If the water is calm, you can pass the time with beach volleyball or rent a SUP from the windsurfing school.

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  • Baltic Sea, © surflocal.de

    Surfspot Peenemünde

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17449 Peenemünde

    Locals on Usedom especially appreciate Peenemünde, especially with winds from the north to southeast. Unlike most Baltic Sea spots on the island, you only have to share the beach with a few bathers. The standing area is 120 meters wide, making it perfect for anyone venturing into the waves for the first time.

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  • Baltic Sea, © surflocal.de

    Surfspot North Beach Cape Arkona

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18556 Putgarten

    Cape Arkona at the northernmost point of the Island of Rügen is only for the hardy. With winds of 4 Beaufort or more from northwest to east, mighty Baltic Sea waves roll against the steep coast. Rocks lurk everywhere in the water, and when the wind blows from the north, extreme windward congestion occurs.

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  • © Kitemafia Saal

    Kitemafia hall

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • Am Bodden, 18317 Saal

    Watersportcenter Saal & Kitesportschool Simon

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  • © TMV, Danny Gohlke

    Surfspot Groß Schwansee

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 23942 Groß Schwansee

    Only a few bathers stray to Groß Schwansee. That's why you can sail down the long natural beach here in northwesterly winds, completely undisturbed and parallel to the shore.

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  • Wieker Bodden, © surflocal.de

    Surfspot Wiek

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18556 Wiek

    The wind mecca of Germany is located high in the north of the Island of Rügen and spoils with an incredible standing area that reaches out 450 meters. The spot is recommended for southwest to north winds. You can take courses and rent equipment at the wind and kitesurfing schools. Because of the sheltered location on the Wieker Bodden, the water is as smooth as iron.

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  • © Wassersport Fleesensee

    Surfspot Untergöhren (Fleesensee)

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17213 Untergöhren

    The 210-meter wide standing area makes the southern shore of Lake Fleesensee an ideal windsurfing spot in southwest to north winds. Kiting is allowed in the specially established kite zone, but only recommended for experts due to the many obstacles on land.

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  • Kühlungsborn and its ideal surfing spots from the air, © Touristik-Service-Kühlungsborn GmbH

    Kühlungsborn surf spot

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18225 Kühlungsborn

    With strong winds from the west to the northeast, powerful waves challenge you to a trial of strength in Kühlungsborn. So that you don't get in the way of the numerous sun worshippers in summer, there is a special sports beach in front of the Anglersteig.

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  • Schwerin Outer Lake, © surflocal.de

    Surfspot Retgendorf (Lake Schwerin)

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 19067 Retgendorf

    When the wind blows from southwest to north, you can have a lot of fun on Schwerin's Outer Lake. Strong winds even conjure up small kicker waves on the otherwise smooth water.

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Surf Schools & Kite Camps

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, beginners can learn to surf at numerous kite schools run by VDWS-certified kite instructors, either as an intensive course in private lessons or at a one-week surf camp.

A personal kitesurf license card documents the level reached and is helpful for renting equipment or when dealing with local authorities.

Kite equipment rental

Through the rental companies you also have the hotline to the equipment suppliers: Many manufacturers offer their latest products for practical testing and are happy to receive feedback from the athletes. There are only a few classic test centers, but especially in the summer season, test festivals are held as part of the large beach parties that last several days and invite you to try them out. So let's go: rent, try, kite! Below you will find the individual providers for renting kite equipment. You get the full equipment with wetsuit, kiteboard, kite and harness vest.

Respect the nature

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is rich in nature and biodiversity. For this reason, it is especially important that you inquire about the protected areas and resting zones for the local animals.
Sensitive areas include reed zones and reed beds, which you should keep your distance from. You should also find out about the water sports possibilities in the nature reserves. Some of these areas are closed to water sports all year round or can only be used at certain times.

You can find all rules on our pages about quality and safety or at our partners of surflocal.de. In addition, every surf school in MV has instructions for water sports enthusiasts for navigating the waters on site.

An overview of all nature reserves can be found on the page of the National Natural Landscapes of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Water sports schools & equipment rental

Schools for kiters, surfers, surfers and stand-up paddlers

  1. Water sports Fleesensee

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  2. © Kitesurfschule Pepelow

    Kitesurfing school Pepelow

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  3. © Kitemafia Saal

    Kitemafia hall

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  4. Vacation village and surf school Pepelow

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  5. © Kiteschule Darss

    Kite school Darss

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  6. © © Matthias Marx | HW-Shapes

    HW-Shapes Surfshop & Surf School

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  7. © Supremesurf

    Supreme SURFBUS - surf school surf store events

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  8. © Surfschule Barth

    Surf school Barth

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  9. © Tobi

    Kite and surf school Rügen-Kite

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  10. © Felix Gänsicke

    Supremesurf Beachhouse

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  11. © Oceanblue Watersports

    Oceanblue Watersports

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  12. © TV FDZ

    Surfcenter Wustrow

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  13. Marlow canoe and boat rental

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  14. © ummaii.de

    Surfhostel Rügen

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  15. Catamaran and surf mill

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  16. Kitesurfing and windsurfing, Baltic Sea, Usedom, © Schöne Freizeit

    Surfing and kitesurfing school Usedom

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