Windsurfing at the Baltic Sea: surf spots, schools & more

Windsurfing on the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern offers great freedom. Characteristic are the adventurous, waist-deep shallow water areas of many windsurf spots. All info on surf spots and surf courses.

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Surf spots for windsurfers
Surf schools & surf camps
Windsurf equipment rental

The surf spots for windsurfers

The open coastal areas provide professionals with the desired action and thrill for surfing at the Baltic Sea: At the Baltic Sea, Bodden and lakes the waves come with the wind and it comes from all directions. When it drives powerfully over the water crests, low-salt waters and shallow depths help waves build quickly and become much steeper than on the North Sea.Some areas are especially suitable for windsurfers because of their special conditions: Lubmin near Greifswald, for example, is a surf spot with medium waves and the best wind.Nearby Ludwigsburg with shallow water is ideal for freeride, freestyle and speed with fresh wind from southeast and southwest.For those who prefer windsurfing on Rügen, the Baltic windsurfing spot Prora is recommended; for the brave also during spring and autumn storms with strong sideways winds (sideshore). There are similarly large waves at Neu Mukran on Rügen and Kägsdorf near Rerik.
Zingst holds the full surf package and perfect west-northwest sideshore to boot for surfing on the Baltic Sea. The city beach of Rostock-Warnemünde is a classic with big waves especially with west wind.
It doesn't always have to be the Baltic Sea: Rerik offers ocean waves on the one hand and an entrance to the smooth Salzhaff only 100 meters from the Baltic Sea. Likewise, the Saaler Bodden offers several entrances for a perfect shallow water spot.
The low-salt Jasmund Bodden near Polchow or the Schwerin freshwater lake plateau with their tree cover provide gusty conditions and fewer surfing visitors.

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 Dranske
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18556 Dranske
The main spot is located in the middle of the town on the Wieker Bodden - protected from the open Baltic Sea. You can set up and launch on a large meadow. In front of it, there is a large shallow water area with a 200-meter wide standing area. A little insider tip: With east and west winds, you can enjoy the jet effect.
Read more: "Surfspot Dranske"
©© TMV, Danny Gohlke
Surfspot Kägsdorf
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18230 Kägsdorf
In Kägsdorf you surf best with southwest. Then the wind blows sideshore and brings a decent wave with wind forces around 5 Beaufort. Since it is quite chaotic near the shore, the spot is only partly suitable for beginners. You can park your surfmobile on the large parking lot right behind the dune.
Read more: "Surfspot Kägsdorf"
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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.
Read more: "Surfspot North Beach Cape Arkona"
Surfspot Pepelow
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18233 Pepelow
The spot at the Salzhaff offers shallow water deluxe! You can park in front of or on the campsite. Day tickets are available at the reception. The Salzhaff is very shallow and the standing area is therefore extremely large. Especially windsurfers have to walk further out at low tide so that the fin doesn't involuntarily become an anchor. Pepelow shows its best side with southwest to north.
Read more: "Surfspot Pepelow"
©© surflocal.de
Surfspot Heiligendamm
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18209 Heiligendamm
White villas and blue sea - in Germany's oldest Baltic resort you can surf against an intoxicating backdrop. You can enjoy the view in a particularly relaxed way with sideshore winds from the west and east-northeast.
Read more: "Surfspot Heiligendamm"
©© 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.
Read more: "Surfspot Graal-Müritz"
©© Plamen Solzer
Kite course Baltic Sea
- Hafenstr., 18347 Dierhagen
Flat water, state-of-the-art equipment and personal support - all this awaits you at our Baltic Sea kite school on the Saaler Bodden. Our training area is safe, offers plenty of space and allows training from all wind directions.
Read more: "Kite course Baltic Sea"
©© surflocal.de
Surfspot Stuthof
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18146 Stuthof
On the eastern shore of the Breitling, you will find a small but fine shallow water area and a water sports school when the wind blows from the southwest to the northwest. And it's only a 20-minute drive from Rostock.
Read more: "Surfspot Stuthof"
©© 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.
Read more: "Surfspot Groß Schwansee"
©© Pohlmann Media
kitesafe.de - Watersports school
- Am Strandweg, 17509 Loissin
kitesafe.de offers professional kitesurfing, wingfoil & SUP courses in Loissin on the Greifswalder Bodden. Ideal for beginners & advanced - with IKO/VDWS/IWO-certified instructors, top equipment & radio support for quick learning success.
Read more: "kitesafe.de - Watersports school"

Surfspot Dranske
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18556 Dranske
The main spot is located in the middle of the town on the Wieker Bodden - protected from the open Baltic Sea. You can set up and launch on a large meadow. In front of it, there is a large shallow water area with a 200-meter wide standing area. A little insider tip: With east and west winds, you can enjoy the jet effect.
Read more: "Surfspot Dranske"
©© TMV, Danny Gohlke
Surfspot Kägsdorf
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18230 Kägsdorf
In Kägsdorf you surf best with southwest. Then the wind blows sideshore and brings a decent wave with wind forces around 5 Beaufort. Since it is quite chaotic near the shore, the spot is only partly suitable for beginners. You can park your surfmobile on the large parking lot right behind the dune.
Read more: "Surfspot Kägsdorf"
©© 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.
Read more: "Surfspot North Beach Cape Arkona"
Surfspot Pepelow
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18233 Pepelow
The spot at the Salzhaff offers shallow water deluxe! You can park in front of or on the campsite. Day tickets are available at the reception. The Salzhaff is very shallow and the standing area is therefore extremely large. Especially windsurfers have to walk further out at low tide so that the fin doesn't involuntarily become an anchor. Pepelow shows its best side with southwest to north.
Read more: "Surfspot Pepelow"
©© surflocal.de
Surfspot Heiligendamm
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18209 Heiligendamm
White villas and blue sea - in Germany's oldest Baltic resort you can surf against an intoxicating backdrop. You can enjoy the view in a particularly relaxed way with sideshore winds from the west and east-northeast.
Read more: "Surfspot Heiligendamm"
©© 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.
Read more: "Surfspot Graal-Müritz"
©© Plamen Solzer
Kite course Baltic Sea
- Hafenstr., 18347 Dierhagen
Flat water, state-of-the-art equipment and personal support - all this awaits you at our Baltic Sea kite school on the Saaler Bodden. Our training area is safe, offers plenty of space and allows training from all wind directions.
Read more: "Kite course Baltic Sea"
©© surflocal.de
Surfspot Stuthof
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18146 Stuthof
On the eastern shore of the Breitling, you will find a small but fine shallow water area and a water sports school when the wind blows from the southwest to the northwest. And it's only a 20-minute drive from Rostock.
Read more: "Surfspot Stuthof"
©© 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.
Read more: "Surfspot Groß Schwansee"
©© Pohlmann Media
kitesafe.de - Watersports school
- Am Strandweg, 17509 Loissin
kitesafe.de offers professional kitesurfing, wingfoil & SUP courses in Loissin on the Greifswalder Bodden. Ideal for beginners & advanced - with IKO/VDWS/IWO-certified instructors, top equipment & radio support for quick learning success.
Read more: "kitesafe.de - Watersports school"

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Surf schools & surf camps - learning windsurfing so easy

Beginners start, for example, with a practice-oriented beginner's course. Here they learn the most important movements, basic knowledge about the equipment, the rules, but also the dangers of improper or careless behavior when windsurfing.

Since almost all surf schools in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are affiliated with the international instructor association Deutscher Wassersport Schulen, you can rely on a balanced ratio of one instructor to a maximum of eight students. Clear advantage: in small groups you learn more intensively and individually. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced surfer, a big plus in the surf schools at the Baltic Sea and the Bodden is the use of the latest equipment. No matter if weekend courses or whole week seminars - everything will be tailored to your personal needs.

Windsurf equipment rental

The many rental shops, mostly at the bigger spots, know the needs of the surfers and provide them with the basic equipment. But they are also happy to show and rent sophisticated accessories for that special higher-faster-further adventure. A big plus: In many areas, the rental shops are located directly at the wave spot.