Best Kitespots in Schleswig-Holstein

122 spots · Germany

Best for kiting from May to July and from September to October, with 50 to 65 % kite days. Water 13 to 19 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): November to April.

Median of 44 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in Schleswig-Holstein

Kitesurfing in Fehmarn
Windiest month: February, 56 % kite days
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5. M
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12. D
Kite days by month in Fehmarn: Jan 50 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 47 %, May 49 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 49 %
Kitesurfing in Heiligenhafen
Windiest month: October, 58 % kite days
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month in Heiligenhafen: Jan 54 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 46 %, May 47 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 51 %
Kitesurfing in Sankt Peter-Ording
Windiest month: October, 77 % kite days
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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10. O
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12. D
Kite days by month in Sankt Peter-Ording: Jan 72 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 61 %, May 61 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 73 %
Kitesurfing in Sylt
Windiest month: October, 82 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Sylt: Jan 77 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 67 %, May 68 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 79 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Kite spots: 122 spots
Median kite days: 56 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 11 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Königshafen, Sylt; 73 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein in Germany has 122 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 56 % kite days over the year; Königshafen, Sylt leads with 73 %.

Best season at the median spot: May to July and September to October (50 % kite days or more). Water about 11 °C.

Best time to visit Schleswig-Holstein

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: May to July and September to October
Warm and windy: August

Kite days at the median spot range from 46 % in August to 65 % in October.

Water 4 °C in February to 19 °C in August. Air 5 °C in January to 20 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Schleswig-Holstein: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Schleswig-Holstein?

The best months are May to July and September to October: the median spot in Schleswig-Holstein had 50 to 65 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Schleswig-Holstein?

Königshafen, Sylt has the most kite days in Schleswig-Holstein: 73 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Schleswig-Holstein?

The water ranges from 4 °C in February to 19 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, 3/2 in August.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for spots in Schleswig-Holstein
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Königshafen, Sylt	78	79	72	66	72	66	72	69	69	82	75	79
List, Sylt	78	78	71	67	71	65	71	70	67	82	74	78
Kampen, Sylt	77	78	70	67	68	63	72	69	66	82	73	79
K4, Sylt	79	78	69	66	63	58	70	67	69	83	77	81
Rantum Ost, Sylt	78	75	69	65	68	63	70	67	67	82	72	78
Duene / Nordstrand	80	76	70	64	62	57	65	61	66	85	81	81
Wenningstedt, Sylt	78	77	69	64	63	58	69	66	69	82	73	79
Der Kapitän, Amrum	76	76	68	63	65	59	68	64	65	82	70	77
Nebel, Amrum	73	73	66	63	62	57	67	62	64	80	67	75
Utersum, Föhr	73	73	66	62	62	57	65	62	64	81	67	75
SPO, Böhl	72	71	63	61	61	55	62	54	57	77	64	73
Presen, Fehmarn	71	70	60	58	60	56	58	54	64	70	68	71
Burgtiefe, Fehmarn	72	71	58	58	58	55	59	52	64	70	66	70
Dockkoog	67	64	64	59	64	59	64	57	58	71	58	67
Wyk, Föhr	68	69	62	57	57	52	62	56	60	78	62	69
Westerheversand	70	67	61	59	60	55	61	54	55	76	61	69
Püttsee, Fehmarn	72	65	57	54	56	52	59	52	62	69	65	67
Niobe, Fehmarn	67	64	56	54	53	51	56	48	59	68	62	65
Flügge, Fehmarn	65	62	56	54	55	51	56	48	60	64	61	64
Westerbergen, Fehmarn	71	64	56	50	51	47	51	44	58	69	62	67
Damp	62	62	57	52	49	50	55	47	55	66	59	61
Falshöft	60	61	55	52	53	49	54	45	56	66	58	62
Maasholm	61	62	56	50	49	48	54	47	53	67	61	63
Grömitz	63	61	52	53	51	50	51	46	53	64	59	61
Hohwacht	65	61	51	50	49	45	51	43	54	62	62	65
Vollerwiek	63	61	55	53	54	46	56	44	48	65	52	59
Trender Marsch	59	58	54	54	57	50	56	46	50	64	48	56
Brasilien	59	59	52	49	47	47	50	45	54	60	55	58
Aschau	55	57	53	49	47	50	52	44	53	61	54	55
Dazendorf	54	56	48	46	47	43	47	39	49	58	49	51

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

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Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Schleswig-Holstein yet.

All spots in Schleswig-Holstein

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Ellenbogenspitze, Sylt
Germany
73 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ellenbogenspitze, Sylt: Jan 78 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 66 %, May 72 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 79 %
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Königshafen, Sylt
Germany
73 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Königshafen, Sylt: Jan 78 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 66 %, May 72 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 79 %
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List, Sylt
Germany
73 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at List, Sylt: Jan 78 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 67 %, May 71 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 78 %
4
Buhne 16, Sylt
Germany
72 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Buhne 16, Sylt: Jan 77 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 67 %, May 68 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 79 %
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Kampen, Sylt
Germany
72 %
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3. M
4. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at Kampen, Sylt: Jan 77 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 67 %, May 68 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 79 %
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Munkmarsch, Sylt
Germany
72 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at Munkmarsch, Sylt: Jan 77 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 67 %, May 68 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 79 %
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K4, Sylt
Germany
72 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at K4, Sylt: Jan 79 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 66 %, May 63 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 83 %, Nov 77 %, Dec 81 %
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Rantum Ost, Sylt
Germany
71 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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10. O
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12. D
Kite days by month at Rantum Ost, Sylt: Jan 78 %, Feb 75 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 65 %, May 68 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 78 %
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Duene / Nordstrand
Germany
71 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Duene / Nordstrand: Jan 80 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 64 %, May 62 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 85 %, Nov 81 %, Dec 81 %
10
Brandenburger Strand, Sylt
Germany
71 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
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12. D
Kite days by month at Brandenburger Strand, Sylt: Jan 78 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 64 %, May 63 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 79 %
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Nordseeklinik, Sylt
Germany
71 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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10. O
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12. D
Kite days by month at Nordseeklinik, Sylt: Jan 78 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 64 %, May 63 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 79 %
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Wenningstedt, Sylt
Germany
71 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Wenningstedt, Sylt: Jan 78 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 64 %, May 63 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 79 %
13
Der Kapitän, Amrum
Germany
69 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Der Kapitän, Amrum: Jan 76 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 63 %, May 65 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 68 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 77 %
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Nebel, Amrum
Germany
67 %
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4. A
5. M
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12. D
Kite days by month at Nebel, Amrum: Jan 73 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 63 %, May 62 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 80 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 75 %
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Norddorf, Amrum
Germany
67 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Norddorf, Amrum: Jan 73 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 63 %, May 62 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 80 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 75 %
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Stenodde, Amrum
Germany
67 %
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4. A
5. M
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10. O
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12. D
Kite days by month at Stenodde, Amrum: Jan 73 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 63 %, May 62 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 80 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 75 %
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Wittdün, Amrum
Germany
67 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Wittdün, Amrum: Jan 73 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 63 %, May 62 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 80 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 75 %
18
Hörnum Ost, Sylt
Germany
67 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Hörnum Ost, Sylt: Jan 73 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 62 %, May 62 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 81 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 75 %
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Sylt / Tetrapoden
Germany
67 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Sylt / Tetrapoden: Jan 73 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 62 %, May 62 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 81 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 75 %
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Utersum, Föhr
Germany
67 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Utersum, Föhr: Jan 73 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 62 %, May 62 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 81 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 75 %

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21 Sankt Peter-Ording 64 %
22 SPO, Böhl 64 %
23 SPO, FKK Strand 64 %
24 SPO, Südstrand 64 %
25 Klausdorfer Strand, Fehmarn 63 %
26 Presen, Fehmarn 63 %
27 Burgtiefe, Fehmarn 63 %
28 Meeschendorf, Fehmarn 63 %
29 Dockkoog 63 %
30 Holmer Siel 63 %
31 Nieblum, Föhr 63 %
32 Südstrand, Föhr 63 %
33 Wyk, Föhr 63 %
34 Westerheversand 62 %
35 Bojendorf, Fehmarn 61 %
36 Püttsee, Fehmarn 61 %
37 Wallnau, Fehmarn 61 %
38 Westermakelsdorf, Fehmarn 61 %
39 Altenteil, Fehmarn 59 %
40 Grüner Brink, Fehmarn 59 %
41 Niobe, Fehmarn 59 %
42 Teichhof, Fehmarn 59 %
43 Flügge, Fehmarn 58 %
44 Westerbergen, Fehmarn 57 %
45 Damp 56 %
46 Falshöft 56 %
47 Maasholm 56 %
48 Weidefeld 56 %
49 Grömitz 55 %
50 Hohwacht 55 %
51 Sehlendorf 55 %
52 Weissenhaus 55 %
53 Vollerwiek 55 %
54 Trender Marsch 54 %
55 Brasilien 53 %
56 Kalifornien 53 %
57 Schönberger Strand 53 %
58 Aschau 53 %
59 Dänisch Nienhof 53 %
60 Eckernförde 53 %
61 Grönwohldt 53 %
62 Karlsminde 53 %
63 Kleinwaabs 53 %
64 Langholz 53 %
65 Lindhöft 53 %
66 Surendorf 53 %
67 Dazendorf 49 %
68 Heiligenhafen 49 %
69 Burger Binnensee, Fehmarn 49 %
70 Gold, Fehmarn 49 %
71 Gollendorf, Fehmarn 49 %
72 Großenbrode 49 %
73 Grossenbroderfähre 49 %
74 Grossenbrode Südstrand 49 %
75 Miramar, Fehmarn 49 %
76 Orth, Fehmarn 49 %
77 Strukkamp, Fehmarn 49 %
78 Aukrog 48 %
79 Bottsand 48 %
80 Bülk 48 %
81 Falkensteiner Strand 48 %
82 Friedrichsort 48 %
83 Heidkate 48 %
84 Laboe 48 %
85 Stein 48 %
86 Strande 48 %
87 Behrensdorf 47 %
88 Hohenfelde 47 %
89 Dagebüll 47 %
90 Habernis 46 %
91 Ohrfeldhaff 46 %
92 Wackerballig 46 %
93 Dahme 45 %
94 Dameshöved 45 %
95 Kellenhusen 45 %
96 Klostersee 45 %
97 Lensterstrand 45 %
98 Rosenfelde 45 %
99 Büsum 42 %
100 Meldorf 42 %
101 Simonsberg 41 %
102 Haffkrug 36 %
103 Niendorf 36 %
104 Pelzerhaken 36 %
105 Rettin 36 %
106 Scharbeutz 36 %
107 Sierksdorf 36 %
108 Timmendorfer Strand 36 %
109 Travemünde 36 %
110 Travemünde Priwall 36 %
111 Bäckerswerft 33 %
112 Bockholmwik 33 %
113 Fahrensodde 33 %
114 Holnis 33 %
115 Langballig 33 %
116 Schausende 33 %
117 Auf der Schlei 29 %
118 Fahrdorf, Schlei 29 %
119 Solitüde 27 %
120 Luisenbad, Schlei 24 %
121 Glückstadt 22 %
122 Elbe River 17 %

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Kite days by month for Schleswig-Holstein: median of 44 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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