Français

Borkum Südstrand wingfoil and windsurf spot

Germany · Basse-Saxe

Spot currently openBeginner level 53.58 | 6.66

Overview

Borkum Südstrand is the Wadden Sea side of the island, facing the mainland. Shallow standing-depth water at high tide — pleasant sandy bottom. Accessible approximately 2–3 hours around high tide. Windsurfing and wingsurfing allowed outside protected areas. Kiting strictly prohibited on the Watt side (NordSBefV).
Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Borkum Südstrand

Sunrise 08:09 · Sunset 18:26

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

  • High tide · 2.6 m
  • Low tide · 1.2 m
  • High tide · 2.9 m
  • Low tide · 1 m

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Borkum Südstrand: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

331h

in May · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to May, peaking in May: 25 rideable days a month and 331 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is January, at 17.5 days.

The spot is only open from 01/04 to 31/10. Windsurf/wingsurf hors zones prot. ; kite interdit (NordSBefV) ; 2-3h autour HW

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d J February: 21 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 24.5 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 19 rideable days J August: 22 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 20.5 rideable days O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d J February: 21 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 24.5 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 19 rideable days J August: 22 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 20.5 rideable days O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D
Closed month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 56%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 56% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is April, at 11 °C. The wettest month is September, with 121 mm.

Monthly averages: Borkum Südstrand
Monthly averages — Borkum Südstrand — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January closed 17.5 135 h 5 °C 93 mm
February closed 21.0 196 h 6 °C 76 mm
March closed 23.0 233 h 9 °C 31 mm
April 24.5 245 h 11 °C 80 mm
May 25.5 331 h 15 °C 58 mm
June 20.5 217 h 18 °C 87 mm
July 19.0 177 h 21 °C 96 mm
August 22.0 220 h 22 °C 64 mm
September 20.0 230 h 19 °C 121 mm
October 20.5 190 h 14 °C 110 mm
November closed 21.5 190 h 9 °C 138 mm
December closed 20.5 161 h 7 °C 63 mm

Photo gallery of Borkum Südstrand

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Borkum Südstrand spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, NNW.

Rideable Not rideable
Local association recommendations
ÖY Wassersportbasis Borkum — Nordbad. oey-borkum.de
Spot functioning
Access on foot or by bicycle from the village. High tide required (approximately 2–3 hours around HW). Windsurfing allowed outside Nationalpark zones. Check with ÖY Borkum or the town hall for the exact delimitation of authorized areas.
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
  • Open : from 01/04 to 31/10
    Windsurf/wingsurf hors zones prot. ; kite interdit (NordSBefV) ; 2-3h autour HW
Windsurfing/wingsurfing: allowed outside NordSBefV protection zones, approximately 2–3 hours around high tide. Kiting: prohibited on the Wadden Sea side.
Required level
Beginner
Wind specificities
All directions rideable for windsurfing thanks to protection from the mainland side. N/NE: perfect smooth water. SW: offshore from the sea, less consistent wind. E/SE: free wind from the mainland.
Hazards
Kiting prohibited on the south side (Wadden Sea) — Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer National Park. Windsurfing outside protection zones only. Seal and bird protection zones: strict distances. Tide: access only around high tide.

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

Ogimet - Huibertgat Wp (Netherlands)17.2 kmsource ogimet

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from Ogimet - Huibertgat Wp (Netherlands) weather station are reserved for Premium members.

  • Real-time readings
  • Last 48 hours history
  • Custom alerts
  • Extended weather forecasts
Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Borkum Südstrand

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Basse-Saxe

Comments 0

No comments yet.

    Log in to comment

    Suggest a photo

    Accepted formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC. 10 MB at most per photo.

    Suggest a video

    Your video suggestion will be reviewed by our team before being published. Thank you for your contribution!

    Paste the URL of your video from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, etc.

    Suggest sports for this spot

    Select the sports you think are practiced at this spot:

    Your proposal will be reviewed by our team before publication.

    Sports practiced

    Select all sports available at this spot

    Menu

    Explore

    Log in Sign up Français