Fehmarn – Westermarkelsdorf

Westermarkelsdorf (Fehmarn) · Germany · Germany

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A wind-swell beach on the north-west corner of the island of Fehmarn. It is best known as a wind and kite surf spot, but when a westerly gale blows down the Baltic it is one of the first places in Schleswig-Holstein to get rideable waves.

Level
Intermediate
Break
Beach break, sand and rock
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Busy
Season
autumn, winter
Boards
A fish or a high-volume board to catch weak, choppy waves.

When it works

✓ A westerly or north-westerly wind of force 5–6 or more that has blown for some hours, ideally easing or turning south-west.

When it doesn't

✕ Light winds (it is flat) and east winds.

Watch out for

  • rocks
  • crowds

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. Stones lie along the shoreline. Share the water with the many wind and kite surfers. 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

Drive to Westermarkelsdorf on the north-west of Fehmarn and park by the dyke.

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
Busy with windsurfers and kiters when it blows; at weekends crowded, but there is room for everyone.
Camping and vans
Ahoi Camp Fehmarn is about 2 km away; Belt-Camping-Fehmarn is about 3.5 km away. Nearest campsite about 2 km away.
Facilities
Car park by the dyke; little else at the beach.
Water quality
No EU bathing-water site lies right at the spot; the nearest, Fehmarn Gammendorf about 4.5 km away, was rated excellent in 2023–2025 in the European Environment Agency data.

Ideal conditions

Swell
W–NNW best, WSW–N 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 SE–SW; handles onshore up to 20 km/h
Tide
low, mid, high best
Faces
NW (315°)

Live cam

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

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