Name: Sahlenburg
Address: DE

Overview

The Sahlenburg spot is located on the North Sea coast near Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony. This coastal spot offers a vast tidal flat with tide-dependent kitesurfing conditions, facing the island of Neuwerk. The prevailing westerly and northwesterly winds blow regularly along the coast. North Sea tides are very significant here, with large sandy areas exposed at low tide. Suitable for intermediate riders due to tidal currents.

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Spot forecast for Sahlenburg

Sunrise 07:50 · Sunset 16:29

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.5 km from the spot.

Saturday 14 November High tide 02:43 · 3.9 m Low tide 09:22 · 0.8 m High tide 14:58 · 3.7 m Low tide 21:26 · 0.9 m
Sunday 15 November High tide 03:03 · 3.8 m Low tide 09:55 · 0.9 m High tide 15:17 · 3.5 m Low tide 21:58 · 1 m
Monday 16 November High tide 03:30 · 3.7 m Low tide 10:32 · 1 m High tide 15:47 · 3.4 m Low tide 22:37 · 1 m
Tuesday 17 November High tide 04:07 · 3.6 m Low tide 11:15 · 1.1 m High tide 16:31 · 3.3 m Low tide 23:22 · 1.1 m
Wednesday 18 November High tide 04:59 · 3.5 m Low tide 12:05 · 1.1 m High tide 18:30 · 3.1 m

Sahlenburg: 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

334h

in June · 25 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in June: 23 rideable days a month and 334 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is February, at 14 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is October, with 110 mm.

Monthly averages: Sahlenburg

Monthly averages — Sahlenburg — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.0	191 h	4 °C	79 mm
February	14.0	139 h	6 °C	49 mm
March	16.5	176 h	10 °C	20 mm
April	21.5	219 h	13 °C	65 mm
May	20.5	217 h	17 °C	77 mm
June	25.0	334 h	19 °C	79 mm
July	25.0	331 h	20 °C	75 mm
August	21.0	251 h	21 °C	57 mm
September	16.0	162 h	19 °C	86 mm
October	19.0	181 h	14 °C	110 mm
November	17.5	151 h	8 °C	89 mm
December	18.5	156 h	6 °C	45 mm

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Technical details of Sahlenburg spot

The spot works with winds from SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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