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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    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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  • Surfspot Flessenow (Lake Schwerin)

    • 19067 Flessenow

    In the huge standing area, windsurfers of all levels get their money's worth with south to northwest winds. And you can even find a camping site directly at the spot.

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    Surfspot Baabe

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18586 Baabe

    Baabe is a top location with easterly wind directions. The waves break cleanly on the sandbank and run onto the beach with a moderate shorebreak. In high season, you are not allowed to go on the water in the bathing zone marked with buoys.

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  • Port of Dabitz

    • Hafen, 18314 Kenz-Küstrow

    The very special Dabitz harbor. Lots of live music, surf and SUP school, delicious food and boat watching. Caravan site, tent site, moorings, access to the slipway

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    Campsite "Bolter Ufer" C15

    • Am Müritzufer, 17248 Boeker Mühle

    Welcome to the campsite "Bolter Ufer" C 15, in the state-recognized resort of Rechlin OT Boeker Mühle. The campsite with a catamaran and surfing mill is located directly on the south-eastern bank of the Müritz, in the middle of a mixed forest.

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  • Surfspot Thiessow (main spot)

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18586 Thiessow

    You can park and stay overnight directly at the spot for a small fee with your van, camper or other vehicle. You can set up your equipment on the beach or on a small meadow. Best wind direction for wave fans is southwest. Then moderately high waves run into the small bay.

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    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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  • 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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    Tremt surf spot

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18519 Tremt

    On east wind days Tremt is a popular shallow water spot on the Greifswalder Bodden. The entry area is a bit narrow, but you can do it on the water and on land really wide. A fat nozzle provides extra power in kites and sails.

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  • Ostsee // © surflocal.de

    Surfspot Kreptitz

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18556 Dranske

    Windsurfers are among themselves here. Kiting is prohibited. On the offshore sandbanks the waves break very cleanly and on strong wind days easily three meters high. You will have the most fun with sideshore from west-southwest. The standing area is narrow. Rocks lurk everywhere under the water surface. Therefore: experts only!

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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. Kitemafia hall

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  2. HW-Shapes hat ein vielseitiges Angebot im Bereich Stand-Up Paddling. Von Einzel- und Gruppenkursen über organisierte Touren, Firmen- und Schülerevents bis hin zu mehrtätigen Camping Touren auf dem SUP. Weitere Informationen gibt es hier unter www.sup-rostock.de. // © © Matthias Marx | HW-Shapes

    HW-Shapes Surfshop & Surf School

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

    Kitesurfing school Pepelow

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

    Supremesurf Beachhouse

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  5. kitesafe.de Schule & Shop // © Pohlmann Media

    kitesafe.de - Watersports school

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

    Surfing and kitesurfing school Usedom

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    Surfcenter Wustrow

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  8. © funMüritz Wassersportcenter

    funMüritz Water Sports Center

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

    LOOP IN - Surf & Kite School Dierhagen

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  10. © 3W Wassersport

    3W Water sports

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  11. © Wasserski-Lift Zachun

    Zachun water ski lift

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  12. © Kiteschule Darss

    Kite school Darss

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  13. © Ostsee Kiteverein

    Baltic Sea Kite Club

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  14. Kiter // © Tobi

    Kite and surf school Rügen-Kite

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  15. Water skiing on Rügen

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  16. © Page Holger Brümmer

    Waterski and surf school Holger Brümmer

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  17. © @Henrik Schmidtbauer, darßtour

    darßtour - Sea kayak tours on the Baltic Sea and Bodden

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  18. Vacation village and surf school Pepelow

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  19. Water sports Fleesensee

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