Dazendorf

Germany · Germany

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A Baltic beach below a steep clay cliff near Heiligenhafen, facing north-west into Hohwacht Bay. It only gets wind swell, but sandbars off the beach can give short, fun waves when a strong north-westerly blows.

Level
Intermediate
Break
Beach break, sand and rock
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Some company
Season
autumn, winter
Boards
A fish or high-volume board.

When it works

✓ A north-west to west wind of force 5 or more for some hours, best as it eases.

When it doesn't

✕ Light winds and anything from the south or east.

Watch out for

  • rocks

Best months

January, February, March, October, November, December

Local tips

Watch the wind forecast, not the swell forecast: go when a strong onshore wind has blown for some hours, and catch the last waves as it eases or turns. The best waves break on the first sandbars. Walk about 200 m north along the steep coast to get away from the windsurfers. The Baltic is about 2–5 °C in winter, colder than the North Sea: a 6/5 wetsuit with boots, gloves and a hood.

Getting there

Park in Dazendorf and walk down to the beach below the cliff.

Travel notes

How often it works
The Baltic has no ocean swell and almost no tide. Waves only come with a strong onshore wind of about force 5–6 or more, so it works a handful of days a month in autumn and winter at best, and the waves die soon after the wind drops.
Crowd and vibe
Lots of windsurfers when it is on; few wave surfers.
Camping and vans
Blank-Eck campsite is about 3.5 km away. Nearest campsite about 3.5 km away.
Facilities
None at the beach.
Water quality
No EU bathing-water site lies right at Dazendorf; the nearest, Steinwarder at Heiligenhafen about 3.5 km away, was rated excellent in 2023–2025 in the European Environment Agency data.

Ideal conditions

Swell
WNW–N best, W–NNE works
Size
1–1.8 m offshore swell; starts at 0.5 m, holds to 2.5 m
Period
4 s minimum, best from 6 s
Wind
Offshore E–S; handles onshore up to 20 km/h
Tide
low, mid, high best
Faces
NW (312°)

Live cam

No cam at this spot yet: the forecast and the guide are on the map.

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