Kühlungsborn

Germany · Germany

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A Baltic resort beach in Mecklenburg with groynes all along it; surfers use the sports beach at the Anglersteig. It needs a strong wind from west to north-east, and then clean lefts can peel off the sandbars. Locals say it works only about five days a year.

Level
Intermediate
Break
Beach break, sand and rock
Waves
Lefts
Crowd
Quiet
Season
autumn, winter
Boards
A high-volume board; you need to paddle fast for weak waves.

When it works

✓ A strong north to north-west wind that has blown for a day.

When it doesn't

✕ Almost always: southerly winds and calm days leave it flat.

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 paddle out is easy. Groynes run along the whole beach, so keep away from them. 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

Paid parking near the sports beach at the Anglersteig, east of the boat harbour.

Travel notes

How often it works
One of the least reliable spots in this guide: local surfers count about five good days a year.
Crowd and vibe
Empty in the week, a few surfers at weekends.
Camping and vans
Campingpark Kühlungsborn is about 4 km west. Nearest campsite about 4 km away.
Facilities
Toilets and paid parking at the sports beach; the resort has everything else.
Water quality
The EU bathing-water site Kühlungsborn östlich Bootshafen was rated excellent in 2023, 2024 and 2025 in the European Environment Agency data.

Ideal conditions

Swell
NW–NNE best, W–ENE 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 SSE–WSW; handles onshore up to 20 km/h
Tide
low, mid, high best
Faces
NNE (20°)

Live cam

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

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