Sea · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Germany
Kühlungsborn East
Best for kiting in May, in July and from September to October, with 50 to 66 % kite days. Water 12 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. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 66 % Primeabout 20 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 34 %
- Kiteable 66 %
- 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 6.4 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 10.6 h
- Water
- 14 °C, 5/4
- Air
- 14 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 17 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Kühlungsborn East averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (66 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 71 | 62 | 54 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 50 | 66 | 59 | 63 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | cold | cold | cold | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | cold | cold |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 9 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 9 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 5 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 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 7.5 |
| Water°C at the surface | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 15 of 31 | 12 of 28 | 9 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 10 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 13 of 31 | 13 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 17 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 15 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 5/4 | 4/3 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 6/5+ | 6/5+ |
- In January, Kühlungsborn East averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Kühlungsborn East 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, Kühlungsborn East averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (54 %). Water 5 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Kühlungsborn East averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (57 %). 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, Kühlungsborn East averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 12 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Kühlungsborn East averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (49 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Kühlungsborn East averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Kühlungsborn East averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Kühlungsborn East averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (50 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Kühlungsborn East averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (66 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Kühlungsborn East averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (59 %). Water 10 °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, Kühlungsborn East averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (63 %). 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 Kühlungsborn East
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
- February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
- March7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- May6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
- June6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- July6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
- August6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
- September7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- October (now)8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
- November8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.8 expected
- December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.7 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 5.3 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 29 %
- Kiteable 71 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 29 %, kiteable on 71 %, 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 Kühlungsborn East: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Kühlungsborn East?
The best months are May, July and September to October: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 66 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Kühlungsborn East windy in October?
Yes, very. 66 % 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 Kühlungsborn East?
The water ranges from 4 °C in January to 20 °C in August. In October it is about 14 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).
How many kite days does Kühlungsborn East get in a year?
About 206 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
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Spot facts
- Region
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Country
- Germany
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG), 42 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 54.1509, 11.7743
- 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 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Kite days in October, % of days
- Kägsdorf
Germany · same kite days as Kühlungsborn East in October
66 %Kite days by month at Kägsdorf: Jan 71 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 57 %, May 50 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 63 % - Nienhagen
Germany · 8 points fewer kite days than Kühlungsborn East in October
58 %Kite days by month at Nienhagen: Jan 62 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 49 %, May 44 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 55 % - Rerik
Germany · same kite days as Kühlungsborn East in October
66 %Kite days by month at Rerik: Jan 66 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 55 %, May 50 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 62 % - Pepelow
Germany · 2 points fewer kite days than Kühlungsborn East in October
64 %Kite days by month at Pepelow: Jan 66 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 48 %, May 48 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 62 % - Warnemuende
Germany · 9 points fewer kite days than Kühlungsborn East in October
57 %Kite days by month at Warnemuende: Jan 63 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 50 %, May 49 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 55 % - Boiensdorf
Germany · 22 points fewer kite days than Kühlungsborn East in October
44 %Kite days by month at Boiensdorf: Jan 47 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 37 %, May 33 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 41 % - Timmendorf
Germany · 1 point more kite days than Kühlungsborn East in October
67 %Kite days by month at Timmendorf: Jan 67 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 57 %, May 51 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 62 % - Wangern
Germany · 18 points fewer kite days than Kühlungsborn East in October
48 %Kite days by month at Wangern: Jan 50 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 43 %, May 33 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 30 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 43 %
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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. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 66 % of days at Kühlungsborn East 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/kuhlungsborn-east
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