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Travemünde Priwall

Name: Travemünde Priwall
Address: DEU

Kite days peak in October at 41 %.

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.

JJan41cold
FFeb46cold
MMar39cold
AApr41cold
MMay34Possible
JJun33Possible
JJul34Possible
AAug27Possible
SSep33Possible
OOct41Goodnow
NNov33cold
DDec34cold

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 8 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
41 % Goodabout 13 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 59 %
Kiteable 41 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
3 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
4 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
Best hours
11:00 to 16:00when 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
14 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Travemünde Priwall averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Travemünde Priwall

Kite days% of days	41	46	39	41	34	33	34	27	33	41	33	34
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	cold	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Good	cold	cold
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	4 in 10	5 in 10	4 in 10	4 in 10	2 in 10	3 in 10	2 in 10	1 in 10	3 in 10	4 in 10	2 in 10	4 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	3 of 9	3 of 9	1 of 9	2 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	2 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	3 of 9	1 of 9	2 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 15	10 to 16	10 to 17	12 to 18	13 to 18	14 to 18	13 to 17	10 to 17	11 to 17	11 to 16	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	9	14	18	20	20	19	13	9	6
Air°C, daily maximum	5	5	7	10	15	19	21	21	18	14	9	6
Rain days1 mm or more	14 of 31	12 of 28	10 of 31	9 of 30	9 of 31	9 of 30	12 of 31	10 of 31	10 of 30	14 of 31	14 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	3/2	4/3	4/3	4/3	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+

In January, Travemünde Priwall averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Travemünde Priwall averaged 13 kite days out of 28 (46 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Travemünde Priwall averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 5 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Travemünde Priwall averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (41 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Travemünde Priwall averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Travemünde Priwall averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (33 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Travemünde Priwall averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Travemünde Priwall averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Travemünde Priwall averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (33 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Travemünde Priwall averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Travemünde Priwall averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (33 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Travemünde Priwall averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 6 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 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 Travemünde Priwall

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
February5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
March4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
April4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
May2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
July2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
August1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
September3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
October (now)4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
November2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 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.

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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

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

Start date

2 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 3.0 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 February, the windiest month

Too light 54 %
Kiteable 46 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 54 %, kiteable on 46 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often WSW (248°).

Kitesurfing at Travemünde Priwall: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Travemünde Priwall?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is February, when 46 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Travemünde Priwall windy in October?

Yes, often. 41 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 13 days in a typical October. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Travemünde Priwall?

The water ranges from 4 °C in January to 20 °C in July. In October it is about 13 °C (wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves).

How many kite days does Travemünde Priwall get in a year?

About 133 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: Schleswig-Holstein
Country: Germany
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC), 20 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 53.9568, 10.8951
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

Rettin
Germany · same kite days as Travemünde Priwall in October
41 %
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 Rettin: Jan 41 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 41 %, May 34 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 34 %
Grömitz
Germany · 23 points more kite days than Travemünde Priwall in October
64 %
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 Grömitz: Jan 63 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 53 %, May 51 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 61 %
Dahme
Germany · 10 points more kite days than Travemünde Priwall in October
51 %
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 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 %
Hohwacht
Germany · 21 points more kite days than Travemünde Priwall in October
62 %
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 Hohwacht: Jan 65 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 50 %, May 49 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 65 %
Dazendorf
Germany · 17 points more kite days than Travemünde Priwall in October
58 %
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 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 %
Großenbrode
Germany · 13 points more kite days than Travemünde Priwall in October
54 %
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 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 %
Burgtiefe, Fehmarn
Germany · 29 points more kite days than Travemünde Priwall in October
70 %
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 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 %
Hohenfelde
Germany · 15 points more kite days than Travemünde Priwall in October
56 %
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 Hohenfelde: Jan 53 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 44 %, May 42 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 54 %

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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 8 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 41 % of days at Travemünde Priwall 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/travemunde-priwall

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