Sea · Schleswig-Holstein · Germany
Flügge, Fehmarn
Best for kiting from May to July and from September to October, with 51 to 64 % kite days. Water 13 to 19 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): November to April.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- 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.
Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 64 % Primeabout 20 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 36 %
- Kiteable 64 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 8 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 8 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 10.6 h
- Water
- 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves
- Air
- 14 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 16 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (64 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 65 | 62 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 48 | 60 | 64 | 61 | 64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | cold | cold | cold | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | cold | cold |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 8 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 15 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 15 |
| Daylighth | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 7.4 |
| Water°C at the surface | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 14 of 31 | 11 of 28 | 10 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 9 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 14 of 31 | 13 of 31 | 12 of 30 | 16 of 31 | 14 of 30 | 16 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 3/2 | 4/3 | 3/2 | 4/3 | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ |
- In January, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 17 kite days out of 28 (62 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 5 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (54 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (60 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (64 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (61 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Flügge, Fehmarn averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (64 %). Water 6 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Flügge, Fehmarn
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
- March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
- April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- May7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- June7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- July6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- August6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
- September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
- October (now)8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- November8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
- December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
7 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 5.4 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
How the wind behaves
In January, the windiest month
- Too light 35 %
- Kiteable 65 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 35 %, kiteable on 65 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 15:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind mostly from WSW (248°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at Flügge, Fehmarn: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Flügge, Fehmarn?
The best months are May to July and September to October: from 2017 to 2025, 51 to 64 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Flügge, Fehmarn windy in October?
Yes, very. 64 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 20 days in a typical October. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Flügge, Fehmarn?
The water ranges from 4 °C in January to 19 °C in July. In October it is about 13 °C (wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves).
How many kite days does Flügge, Fehmarn get in a year?
About 211 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
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Spot facts
- Region
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Country
- Germany
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC), 74 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 54.4523, 11.0052
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Schleswig-Holstein
Kite days in October, % of days
- Püttsee, Fehmarn
Germany · 5 points more kite days than Flügge, Fehmarn in October
69 %Kite days by month at Püttsee, Fehmarn: Jan 72 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 54 %, May 56 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 67 % - Westerbergen, Fehmarn
Germany · 5 points more kite days than Flügge, Fehmarn in October
69 %Kite days by month at Westerbergen, Fehmarn: Jan 71 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 50 %, May 51 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 67 % - Großenbrode
Germany · 10 points fewer kite days than Flügge, Fehmarn in October
54 %Kite days by month at Großenbrode: Jan 50 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 47 %, May 49 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 49 % - Dazendorf
Germany · 6 points fewer kite days than Flügge, Fehmarn in October
58 %Kite days by month at Dazendorf: Jan 54 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 46 %, May 47 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 51 % - Niobe, Fehmarn
Germany · 4 points more kite days than Flügge, Fehmarn in October
68 %Kite days by month at Niobe, Fehmarn: Jan 67 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 54 %, May 53 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 65 % - Burgtiefe, Fehmarn
Germany · 6 points more kite days than Flügge, Fehmarn in October
70 %Kite days by month at Burgtiefe, Fehmarn: Jan 72 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 58 %, May 58 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 70 % - Presen, Fehmarn
Germany · 6 points more kite days than Flügge, Fehmarn in October
70 %Kite days by month at Presen, Fehmarn: Jan 71 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 58 %, May 60 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 71 % - Dahme
Germany · 13 points fewer kite days than Flügge, Fehmarn in October
51 %Kite days by month at Dahme: Jan 50 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 44 %, May 41 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: high.
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In October, 64 % of days at Flügge, Fehmarn met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/flugge-fehmarn
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