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.

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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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  • SUP-Kurs im Greifswalder Bodden // © ProBoarding

    ProBoarding Kitesurfing School Rügen

    • Dörpstrat, 18586 Klein Zicker

    ProBoarding is a water sports school on Rügen with kitesurfing, windsurfing, SUP and WingFoil courses. Small groups, the latest equipment and personal support guarantee great learning success on the Greifswalder Bodden.

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  • Ideale Surf- und Kitebedingungen auf der Insel Poel // © Liene Photografie Nadine Sorgenfried

    Surfspot Timmendorf

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 23999 Timmendorf

    The entry area is located on the sandy beach in front of the water sports station. The spot has a 250-meter standing area and is therefore ideal for surfing beginners. You will enjoy the best conditions when the wind blows from southwest to northeast.

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  • Wohlenberger Wiek surf spot

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 23948 Wohlenberg

    The Wohlenberger Wiek is for the most part under nature protection. Nevertheless, you can really let off steam here with kites and sails. For this purpose, the municipality has set up a surfing zone from May 1 to September 15. The protected location makes the Wohlenberger Wiek a flawless shallow water playground with wind from west to northeast.

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  • Strand // © MV-T/Gohlke

    Surf Spot Ueckermünde (Stettiner Haff)

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17373 Ueckermünde

    This shallow water spot with the broad standing area is still a real sleeper. Optimal conditions dominate in northwest and southeast wind. Surfing is forbidden from May 15 to September 15. Then you can fall back on Bellin, which is only five kilometres away.

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  • Greifswald Bodden // © surflocal.de

    Surfspot Lubmin

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17509 Lubmin

    Baltic Sea flair at the Bodden. The fine sandy beach, the large standing area and small but fine waves in southwest to northeast wind make Lubmin a real alternative for wave beginners.

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  • Stand Up Paddling in Graal-Müritz // © TuK GmbH Graal Müritz, Alexander Rudolph

    Surfspot Graal-Müritz

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18181 Graal-Müritz

    Sideshore winds from the west and northeast are optimal for a surf day at the Baltic health spa. In stormy weather, however, Graal-Müritz is only recommended for experienced wave slashers due to the densely standing groynes and the steeply sloping beach.

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  • Boiensdorf surf spot

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 23974 Boiensdorf

    At the southern end of the Salzhaff, Boiensdorf offers you a 200-meter wide standing area when the wind blows from the west to the northeast. And perfect smooth water for practicing and tricks is on top.

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  • Saaler Bodden // © surflocal.de

    Surfspot Born

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18375 Born a. Darß

    Born is a classic Bodden spot with few waves and a lot of standing area. Best freeride action is provided by the southwest - then you can surf along the reed-covered Bodden coast without stress. But also with all other wind directions from southeast to west there is a lot going on here. But please respect the boundaries of the national park.

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  • Kitesurfing on Ummanz in front of Suhrendorf // © MV-T/Gänsicke

    Surfspot Suhrendorf

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18569 Suhrendorf

    Hang loose awaits you in Suhrendorf. With a kite and windsurf school, stores and camping site, everything is there. There's even a casual surf hostel right behind the beach. And the beach bar with a view of the sunset over the island of Hiddensee puts the icing on the cake. With southwest to north winds, you get your money's worth here.

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  • Ostsee // © surflocal.de

    Surfspot Prerow

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18375 Prerow

    As a moderate wave area, Prerow also offers Baltic Sea beginners the best conditions - especially near the beach. The further out you surf, the heavier and more demanding the swell becomes. On good east wind days you can play with nice ramps.

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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. Windsurfkurs Ostsee LOOP IN Gruppen Anfängerkurs // © Plamen Solzer

    LOOP IN - Surf & Kite School Dierhagen

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  2. kitesafe.de School & Shop // © Pohlmann Media

    kitesafe.de - Watersports school

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  4. Zachun water ski lift

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  5. Kite and surf school Rügen-Kite

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  6. © @Henrik Schmidtbauer, darßtour

    darßtour - Sea kayak tours on the Baltic Sea and Bodden

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  7. Kitesurfen am Flachwasserspot in Pepelow // © Kitesurfschule Pepelow

    Kitesurfing school Pepelow

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  8. Kitesurfen und Windsurfen, Ostsee, Usedom // © Schöne Freizeit

    Surfing and kitesurfing school Usedom

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  9. © Wassersport Fleesensee

    Water sports Fleesensee

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  10. HW-Shapes Surfshop & Surf School

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  11. © 3W Wassersport

    3W Water sports

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  12. © Ostsee Kiteverein

    Baltic Sea Kite Club

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  13. © TV FDZ

    Surfcenter Wustrow

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  14. © Page Holger Brümmer

    Waterski and surf school Holger Brümmer

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  15. Vacation village and surf school Pepelow

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  16. © Kiteschule Darss

    Kite school Darss

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  17. © funMüritz Wassersportcenter

    funMüritz Water Sports Center

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  18. Water skiing on Rügen

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  19. Individuelle Betreuung in kleinen Kursgruppen // © Felix Gänsicke

    Supremesurf Beachhouse

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