Germany

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Germany is a great watersport destination featuring deep blue waters of the North and Baltic Seas as well as the rivers Rhine and Elbe offering innumerable opportunities for all sorts of watersports. A watersport lover here can go for swimming, sailing, angling, wakeboarding, parasailing, waterskiing, jet skiing, windsurfing, kite surfing and others.

Terrain

Germany lies in Central Europe, stretching from the Alps in the south, across the North European Plains to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea in the north. Northern Germany is mostly flat. It changes to hills (often used as vineyards) in the middle. Further south it is somewhat mountainous. The highest point of the country is Zugspitze in the Alps at an elevation of 9,718 feet. The forested uplands of the middle region and the flatlands of the north are traversed by some of the largest rivers in Europe: Elbe, Danube and Rhine.

Climate

Germany has a temperate and maritime climate. Both winters and summers are cool, cloudy and wet while there are occasional warm winds, called Fohn, in summers in the south. In the northwest and the north, the climate is extremely oceanic with rain falling year-round. In the east, climate shows continental features with very cold winters and warm summers. A transitional climate prevails in the central part and the south. Winters are mild and summers are cool, though the maximum temperature can exceed 30 degrees Celsius.

Safety

Safety standards are very high at watersport locations in Germany and arrangements are quite adequate. Lifeguards are present on beaches with boats and equipment. Medical emergency services are readily available and of a high standard. Those venturing onto the North Sea should be aware of current weather conditions and the dangers of hypothermia.

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Rugen

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Altefaehr April 1 — October 1
0 — 10 7935.1 km 0
Baabe April 1 — October 1
10 — 10 7950.0 km 0
Dranske January 1 — December 31
8 — 10 7909.6 km 0
Grahler Faehre April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7937.0 km 0
Gross Banzelvitz January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7926.4 km 0
Hiddensee March 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7912.5 km 0
Juliusruh March 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7915.1 km 0
Kreptitz April 1 — November 1
5 — 10 7907.4 km 0
Lobbe January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7955.6 km 0
Neu Reddevitz April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7950.3 km 0
Neuendorf April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7946.3 km 0
Neuhof April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7928.0 km 0
Nonnevitz April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7907.7 km 0
Pritzwald April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7951.0 km 0
Prora April 1 — November 1
7 — 10 7938.3 km 0
Suhrendorf January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7922.5 km 0
Thiessow Ost April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7959.7 km 0
Thiewaii April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7956.9 km 0
Wiek January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7912.1 km 0

Aurich

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Baltrum April 1 — October 1
10 — 10 7794.0 km 0

Schleswig-Holstein

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Baeckerswerft September 1 — April 1
5 — 10 7766.5 km 0
Bather Bodden Fuhlendorf January 1 — December 31
0 — 10 7914.9 km 0
Bather Bodden Michaelsdorf January 1 — December 31
0 — 10 7914.2 km 0
Bather Bodden Pruchten January 1 — December 31
0 — 10 7916.0 km 0
Behrensdorf January 1 — December 31
0 — 10 7849.5 km 0
Brasilien Mittelstrand January 1 — December 31
5 — 10 7835.3 km 0
Buelk January 1 — December 31
5 — 10 7825.8 km 0
Busum April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7810.1 km 0
Daenisch Nienhof April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7820.6 km 0
Dahmeshoeved April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7880.4 km 0
Damp North Mole January 1 — December 31
1 — 10 7807.9 km 0
Damp South Mole January 1 — December 31
5 — 10 7808.2 km 0
Dockkoog January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7782.7 km 0
Fahrensodde January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7766.1 km 0
Falkebsteiner Strand January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7827.7 km 0
Falkensteiner Strand January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7831.7 km 0
Falshoft April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7787.8 km 0
Fohr Nieblum April 1 — October 1
0 — 10 7745.2 km 0
Fohr Utersum January 1 — December 31
1 — 10 7738.5 km 0
Fohr Wyk South Beach January 1 — December 31
0 — 10 7746.7 km 0
Groemitz January 1 — December 31
6 — 10 7881.3 km 0
Groenwohldt April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7817.6 km 0
Grossenbrode Faehre April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7863.1 km 0
Grossenbrode West April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7862.8 km 0
Habernis January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7779.4 km 0
Heidkate April 1 — November 1
7 — 10 7832.1 km 0
Hohwacht Haven April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7855.1 km 0
Hohwacht North April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7855.6 km 0
Holmer Siel January 1 — December 31
1 — 10 7773.0 km 0
Laboe April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7831.2 km 0
Niendorf Hafenmole April 1 — October 1
1 — 10 7890.4 km 0
Pelzerhaken April 1 — December 31
9 — 10 7879.4 km 0
Rettin April 1 — November 1
7 — 10 7883.4 km 0
Schonbergerstrand April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7837.0 km 0
Sehlendorf April 1 — November 1
0 — 10 7857.5 km 0
St Peter-Boel March 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7787.8 km 0
St Peter-Ording March 2 — October 2
10 — 10 7784.2 km 0
Stein April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7831.6 km 0
Stohl April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7822.3 km 0
Wackerballig May 1 — October 1
10 — 10 7786.4 km 0
Weidefeld April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7801.7 km 0
Weisenhaus April 1 — November 1
0 — 10 7858.9 km 0

Wittmund

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
spiekeroog April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7801.2 km 0

Borkum

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Nordstrand April 1 — October 1
10 — 10 7781.9 km 0

Lubecker Bucht

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Brodtener Ufer October 1 — April 1
2 — 10 7890.7 km 0
Haffrug January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7883.1 km 0
Schwansee April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7896.9 km 0
Sierksdorf January 1 — December 31
8 — 10 7882.3 km 0
Timmendorfer Strand April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7889.0 km 0
Travemeunde April 1 — October 1
8 — 10 7895.9 km 0

Fehmarn

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Altenteil April 1 — November 1
5 — 10 7848.6 km 0
Bojendorf April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7849.9 km 0
Burger Binnensee April 1 — November 1
0 — 10 7862.2 km 0
Fehmarnsund April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7862.4 km 0
Flugge Strand April 1 — November 1
4 — 10 7853.5 km 0
Gold April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7859.0 km 0
Gollendorf April 1 — November 1
0 — 10 7855.9 km 0
Gruener Brink April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7855.0 km 0
Huehengrab Strukkamp April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7860.0 km 0
Klausdorfer Strand Nord April 1 — November 1
5 — 10 7860.3 km 0
Klausdorfer Strand Sued April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7860.6 km 0
Meeschendorf April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7865.3 km 0
Miramar April 1 — November 1
5 — 10 7862.6 km 0
Niobe April 1 — November 1
5 — 10 7852.0 km 0
Orth East April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7855.3 km 0
Orth West April 1 — November 1
6 — 10 7855.4 km 0
Puettsee Strand April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7852.7 km 0
Suedstrand April 1 — November 1
5 — 10 7864.0 km 0
Teichof April 1 — November 1
5 — 10 7849.6 km 0
Wallnau April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7850.3 km 0
Westermarkelsdorf April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7848.1 km 0
Wulfener Hals April 1 — November 1
0 — 10 7863.7 km 0

Lower Saxony

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Eckwardenhoerne April 1 — October 1
8 — 10 7844.9 km 0
Grimmshoerner Bucht April 1 — October 1
10 — 10 7835.2 km 0
Juist Suedstrande January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7782.9 km 0
Juist/Nordstrand January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7783.5 km 0
Kugelbake April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7826.1 km 0
Langeog January 1 — December 31
8 — 10 7796.0 km 0
Langeoog January 1 — December 31
8 — 10 7796.0 km 0
Ottendorf April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7839.1 km 0
Sahlenburg April 1 — October 1
10 — 10 7825.5 km 0
Schillig April 1 — October 1
10 — 10 7820.2 km 0
Steinhuder Meer April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7980.4 km 0
Steinmarne April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7825.0 km 0

Kieler Forde

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Aukrog April 3 — November 1
10 — 10 7831.4 km 0

Niedersachsen

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Duhnen April 1 — November 1
0 — 10 7825.3 km 0
Wremen April 1 — October 1
8 — 10 7842.0 km 0

Eastern Freisland

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Wilhelmshaven April 1 — October 1
10 — 10 7841.1 km 0

Usedom

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Ahlbeck April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 8006.9 km 0
Kamminke April 1 — November 1
7 — 10 8014.7 km 0
Karlshagen April 1 — October 1
8 — 10 7978.5 km 0
Peenemunde April 1 — November 1
9 — 10 7974.9 km 0
Uekeritz January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7994.6 km 0

Sylt

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Buhne Kampen April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7714.0 km 0
Hornum April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7731.1 km 0
Westerland April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7717.4 km 0

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Ahrenshoop March 1 — November 1
7 — 10 7907.0 km 0
Dierhagen January 1 — December 31
5 — 10 7912.0 km 0
Gahlkow April 1 — October 1
1 — 10 7967.4 km 0
Graal Mueritz January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7912.9 km 0
Hohen Wieschendorf January 1 — December 31
1 — 10 7911.4 km 0
Hohenfelde April 1 — November 1
0 — 10 7842.9 km 0
Kaegsdorf April 1 — November 1
2 — 10 7904.7 km 0
Kuehlungsborn April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7906.4 km 0
Loissin April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7966.8 km 0
Lubmin January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7969.5 km 0
Ludswigburg April 1 — November 1
5 — 10 7966.9 km 0
Markgrafenheide April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7915.5 km 0
Neuhaus April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7912.9 km 0
Nienhagen April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7912.0 km 0
Poel/Timmendorf January 1 — December 31
6 — 10 7909.1 km 0
Poel/Wangern January 1 — December 31
0 — 10 7911.9 km 0
Zingst April 1 — November 1
8 — 10 7910.0 km 0

Bavaria

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Altmuehlsee January 1 — December 31
0 — 10 8351.7 km 0
Ambach, Starnberger See January 1 — December 31
1 — 10 8494.6 km 0
Aschau April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 7816.1 km 0
Brombachsee January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 8359.4 km 0
Chiemsee May 1 — October 1
7 — 10 8533.3 km 0
Feldafing, Starnberger See January 1 — December 31
1 — 10 8485.5 km 2
Forggensee Brunnen January 1 — December 31
1 — 10 8497.8 km 0
Simssee January 1 — December 31
0 — 10 8527.8 km 0
Tutzing, Starnberger See January 1 — December 31
1 — 10 8487.0 km 0
Worthsee January 1 — December 31
1 — 10 8469.7 km 0

Saxony

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Borna Speicherbecken January 1 — December 31
4 — 10 8223.0 km 0
Cospudener See April 1 — November 1
10 — 10 8202.2 km 0
Geierswalde See January 1 — December 31
1 — 10 8242.5 km 0

Keiler Forde

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Strande January 1 — December 31
8 — 10 7826.6 km 0

Upper Bavaria

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Vilstalsee April 1 — October 1
10 — 10 8473.4 km 0

Southern Bavaria

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Walchensee April 1 — October 1
8 — 10 8520.5 km 0

Amrum

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Nebeler Kniepsand January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7742.0 km 0
Norddorfer Strand January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7738.8 km 0
Wittduen Badebucht January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7747.3 km 0
Wittdun January 1 — December 31
8 — 10 7747.2 km 0

State Sachsen

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Eurosee January 1 — December 31
7 — 10 8282.1 km 0

North Rhine Westphalia

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Xantener Suedsee January 1 — December 31
0 — 10 7952.1 km 0

Eastern Saxony

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Bautzener Stuasee March 1 — November 1
0 — 10 8282.1 km 0

Mecklenburg -West Pomerania

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Boiensdorf January 1 — December 31
0 — 10 7912.3 km 0
Borgerende January 1 — December 31
10 — 10 7911.5 km 0

East Fresia

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Dollart January 1 — December 31
5 — 10 7829.6 km 0

Brandenburg

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Dahme January 1 — December 31
0 — 10 7877.8 km 0

Nordwestmecklenburg

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Wohlenberger Wiek April 1 — November 1
1 — 10 7912.3 km 0

Baden-Wurtemmberg

Spot Season Sport Level Distance Rating
Goldkanal January 1 — December 31
8 — 10 8273.4 km 0