Kitesurfing at the Baltic Sea: surf schools, kitespots & more

With the kite over the Baltic Sea or inland lake - here you find the right spot and surf schools

Beginner-friendly flatwater spots and dynamic wave spots with powerful waves... everything for kiting and the best spots!

Kitesurfers in the Saaler Bodden in the sunshine

Beginner-friendly flatwater areas and dynamic spots with powerful waves - everything about kiting and the best spots!

Hardly any other water sport allows such an extensive variety of jumps and tricks as kiting. And the experience-intensive shallow water areas in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern offer beginners and pros the perfect varied backdrop with wind from all directions.

Table of Contents:

  1. The best kitespots in MV
  2. Surf schools & kite camps
  3. Kite equipment rental

The best kitespots in MV

At some spots the car is parked directly at the sunbathing area for rigging - gentle on the material and energy-saving. Especially the playful standing areas challenge you to experiment.

Maneuver training in the standing area with wind from the southeast to the northwest and exciting jumps can be found in Ückeritz on Usedom. Neither groynes nor piers disturb the kite fun on waves up to three meters high with strong easterly winds in Karlshagen.

It gets really choppy when kitesurfing on the Baltic Sea in Gahlkow, near Greifswald, with a 180-degree rideable wind range and challenging gusts when the wind blows from the west-southwest. If you want to strengthen your freeride skills, head to one of the kite spots on Rügen in Pritzwald or to the nearby Rosengarten, the more relaxed alternative with small jumps and characteristic island thermals.Stronger easterly winds due to the island profile await kiters in Dranske.More adventurous is Neu Mukran with an extremely large fetch wave that is higher and longer, despite breakwaters when the wind is from the northeast. With the same wind direction, Prerow is also popular with crystal clear water and white sandy beach.

Relaxed parking, westerly winds that are strengthened by land thermals when the sun is shining, 500 meters of standing area - Saal is simply relaxed. After the calm comes the challenge in Wustrow. This is where the scene hustles and bustles, especially for the "Jump and Style" and the "German Kitesurf Open". Another hotspot on the Baltic Sea is Warnemünde, which has its own kite entry point at Aufgang 13.

It doesn't always have to be waves and the Baltic Sea: smooth water with onshore winds on the eastern shore of the Wieker Bodden provide plenty of power under the wing. Retgendorf on Lake Schwerin is ideal for fast riding and offers perfect bump-and-jump conditions in stronger westerly winds.

And when the snow comes, MV offers numerous meadows and fields for snowkiting.

Surfing on the beach of Warnemünde on the Baltic Sea, © TMV/Roth

Surfing

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Surfspots at the Baltic Sea and Lake District

Surfing spots in MV - Shallow water, flat water and wave spots for every wind direction

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    Surfspot Baabe

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18586 Baabe

    Baabe is a top location with easterly wind directions. The waves break cleanly on the sandbank and run onto the beach with a moderate shorebreak. In high season, you are not allowed to go on the water in the bathing zone marked with buoys.

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  • © Marie Kohlen

    DeafVentures

    • Suhrendorf, 18569 Ummanz

    DeafVentures offers you kitesurfing courses that are adapted to your needs. The team includes two deaf kitesurfing instructors, a sign language interpreter and a hearing kitesurfing instructor who also diligently learns DGS!

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    Surf spot hall

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • Am Bodden, 18317 Saal

    Directly on the water there is a large parking lot and surf schools that provide you with brand new rental equipment, tasty drinks and snacks during the season. So everything you need for a chilled surf day is there. Best sideshore conditions bring you wind from southwest or northwest.

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  • Saal Bodden, © surflocal.de

    Surfspot Born

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18375 Born a. Darß

    Born is a classic Bodden spot with few waves and a lot of standing area. Best freeride action is provided by the southwest - then you can surf along the reed-covered Bodden coast without stress. But also with all other wind directions from southeast to west there is a lot going on here. But please respect the boundaries of the national park.

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  • Kühlungsborn and its ideal surfing spots from the air, © Touristik-Service-Kühlungsborn GmbH

    Kühlungsborn surf spot

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18225 Kühlungsborn

    With strong winds from the west to the northeast, powerful waves challenge you to a trial of strength in Kühlungsborn. So that you don't get in the way of the numerous sun worshippers in summer, there is a special sports beach in front of the Anglersteig.

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    Surfspot Timmendorf

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 23999 Timmendorf

    The entry area is located on the sandy beach in front of the water sports station. The spot has a 250-meter standing area and is therefore ideal for surfing beginners. You will enjoy the best conditions when the wind blows from southwest to northeast.

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    Kamminke surf spot

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17419 Kamminke

    With the finest location with southerly winds and a camper parking lot directly at the spot, Kamminke makes surfers' hearts beat faster.

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    Surfspot Dierhagen

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18347 Dierhagen

    Dierhagen is a first-class wave spot from west to northeast. Since there are no groynes here, even beginners can venture into the Baltic waves.

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    Surfspot Ahrenshoop

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18347 Ahrenshoop

    Painters, sculptors and potters love Ahrenshoop - as well as wave artists. Southwest to north winds are particularly inspiring. You can live out your creativity on two sections of the beach: At the Hohe Ufer or further north at Aufgang 3.

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    Surf Spot Ueckermünde (Stettiner Haff)

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17373 Ueckermünde

    This shallow water spot with the broad standing area is still a real sleeper. Optimal conditions dominate in northwest and southeast wind. Surfing is forbidden from May 15 to September 15. Then you can fall back on Bellin, which is only five kilometres away.

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    Surfspot Zinnowitz

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17454 Zinnowitz

    Shallow-water fanatics are at the wrong address in Zinnowitz. With a strong breeze from the east, first-class Baltic Sea waves roll onto the fine sandy beach here. In the high season, however, you can only enjoy the spectacle outside the bathing zone because of the many vacationers.

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    Kite course Baltic Sea

    • Hafenstr., 18347 Dierhagen

    Flat water, state-of-the-art equipment and personal support - all this awaits you at our Baltic Sea kite school on the Saaler Bodden. Our training area is safe, offers plenty of space and allows training from all wind directions.

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    Surfspot Ludwigsburg

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17509 Ludwigsburg

    In southern and south-westerly winds Ludwigsburg is first choice in the direct vicinity of Greifswald - and also the only one. For the slightly gusty wind the spot reimburses with a large Shallow area and plenty of space to build up.

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    Tremt surf spot

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18519 Tremt

    On east wind days Tremt is a popular shallow water spot on the Greifswalder Bodden. The entry area is a bit narrow, but you can do it on the water and on land really wide. A fat nozzle provides extra power in kites and sails.

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  • Surfspot Lubmin

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17509 Lubmin

    Baltic Sea flair at the Bodden. The fine sandy beach, the large standing area and small but fine waves in southwest to northeast wind make Lubmin a real alternative for wave beginners.

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    Surfspot Stuthof

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18146 Stuthof

    On the eastern shore of the Breitling, you will find a small but fine shallow water area and a water sports school when the wind blows from the southwest to the northwest. And it's only a 20-minute drive from Rostock.

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    Surfspot Rose Garden

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18574 Rosengarten

    A hunting ground without frills. Even the approach via the bumpy dirt road is a real adventure. But the courage is rewarded. When the wind blows from the northeast to the south, Rosengarten is a real top spot. Then you can ride kilometer-long strokes parallel to the natural shore and almost always have standing-deep water under your board.

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    Surfspot New Mukran

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18546 Neu Mukran

    In Neu Mukran you can park directly in front of the beach and spend the night. Here, the waves pile up to three meters high on the offshore sandbank. Sideshore wind from the northeast provides creamy conditions. Also east is still relaxed to surf. On the somewhat rocky shore you have to expect moderate shorebreak.

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    Surfspot Altefähr

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18573 Altefähr

    At the Strelasund you can surf with a southeast to west wind with a view of the skyline of the Hanseatic City of Stralsund and the impressive Rügen Bridge. On the lawn you have plenty of space to set up.

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    Surfspot Warnemünde

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18119 Warnemünde

    For water sports, there is the signposted surf zone here, with perfect sideshore conditions in westerly and northeasterly winds. But the spot has cult status due to the "Ferry Wave Surfing": When every two hours a ferry from Denmark arrives in the harbor, it brings small but fine wave sets that can be ridden cleanly with SUP or longboard.

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    Surfspot Heiligendamm

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18209 Heiligendamm

    White villas and blue sea - in Germany's oldest Baltic resort you can surf against an intoxicating backdrop. You can enjoy the view in a particularly relaxed way with sideshore winds from the west and east-northeast.

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    Surfcenter Wustrow

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • Fischländer Weg 1, 18347 Wustrow

    Surfcenter Wustrow

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    Surfspot Graal-Müritz

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18181 Graal-Müritz

    Sideshore winds from the west and northeast are optimal for a surf day at the Baltic health spa. In stormy weather, however, Graal-Müritz is only recommended for experienced wave slashers due to the densely standing groynes and the steeply sloping beach.

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    Surfspot Ückeritz

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17459 Ückeritz

    Shallow water lovers will find dreamlike conditions in Ückeritz because of its sheltered location. With a 250-meter wide standing area, the spot is also perfect for beginners. You can rent equipment at the water sports school - and take a warm shower. South to northwest works best, then the wind has a free course.

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    Surfspot Waren (Müritz)

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17192 Waren (Müritz)

    Windsurfers in the small town of Waren (Müritz) will be happy about a good inland area with northeast to south winds and a camping site directly at the spot. The local surf school will provide you with equipment. Kiting is prohibited here.

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    Surfspot Kreptitz

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18556 Dranske

    Windsurfers are among themselves here. Kiting is prohibited. On the offshore sandbanks the waves break very cleanly and on strong wind days easily three meters high. You will have the most fun with sideshore from west-southwest. The standing area is narrow. Rocks lurk everywhere under the water surface. Therefore: experts only!

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    Surfspot Groß Banzelvitz

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18528 Groß Banzelvitz

    With northeast to south winds, beginners will find smooth water, a wide standing area and a meadow for relaxed set-up. Since the spot is only very small and therefore quickly overcrowded, inquire beforehand at the local surf school about the conditions.

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    Kitemafia hall

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • Am Bodden, 18317 Saal

    Watersportcenter Saal & Kitesportschool Simon

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    Surfspot Thiessow (main spot)

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18586 Thiessow

    You can park and stay overnight directly at the spot for a small fee with your van, camper or other vehicle. You can set up your equipment on the beach or on a small meadow. Best wind direction for wave fans is southwest. Then moderately high waves run into the small bay.

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    Surfspot Grabow

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18574 Grabow

    The optimal wind direction for the wave spot is east. Then small, steep ramps build up on the numerous sandbanks, which are nice to ride down.

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Surf Schools & Kite Camps

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, beginners can learn to surf at numerous kite schools run by VDWS-certified kite instructors, either as an intensive course in private lessons or at a one-week surf camp.

A personal kitesurf license card documents the level reached and is helpful for renting equipment or when dealing with local authorities.

Kite equipment rental

Through the rental companies you also have the hotline to the equipment suppliers: Many manufacturers offer their latest products for practical testing and are happy to receive feedback from the athletes. There are only a few classic test centers, but especially in the summer season, test festivals are held as part of the large beach parties that last several days and invite you to try them out. So let's go: rent, try, kite! Below you will find the individual providers for renting kite equipment. You get the full equipment with wetsuit, kiteboard, kite and harness vest.

Respect the nature

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is rich in nature and biodiversity. For this reason, it is especially important that you inquire about the protected areas and resting zones for the local animals.
Sensitive areas include reed zones and reed beds, which you should keep your distance from. You should also find out about the water sports possibilities in the nature reserves. Some of these areas are closed to water sports all year round or can only be used at certain times.

You can find all rules on our pages about quality and safety or at our partners of surflocal.de. In addition, every surf school in MV has instructions for water sports enthusiasts for navigating the waters on site.

An overview of all nature reserves can be found on the page of the National Natural Landscapes of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Water sports schools & equipment rental

Schools for kiters, surfers, surfers and stand-up paddlers

  1. Learn kitesurfing in small groups, © kiteverein.de

    Kitesurfing school kiteverein.de

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  2. © Katamaran- und Surfmühle

    Catamaran and surf mill

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  3. © Supremesurf

    Supreme SURFBUS - surf school surf store events

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  4. © TV FDZ

    Surfcenter Wustrow

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  5. © Kitemafia Saal

    Kitemafia hall

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  6. Kiter, © Tobi

    Kite and surf school Rügen-Kite

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  7. Tiki bar in the evening, © ummaii.de

    Surfhostel Rügen

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  8. © Oceanblue Watersports

    Oceanblue Watersports

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  9. © © Matthias Marx | HW-Shapes

    HW-Shapes Surfshop & Surf School

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  10. Kitesurfing at the shallow water spot in Pepelow, © Kitesurfschule Pepelow

    Kitesurfing school Pepelow

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  11. © M. Steimle

    Marlow canoe and boat rental

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  12. Individual support in small course groups, © Felix Gänsicke

    Supremesurf Beachhouse

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  13. Surfing and kitesurfing school Usedom

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  14. © Surfschule Barth

    Surf school Barth

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  15. © Kiteschule Darss

    Kite school Darss

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  16. © Wassersport Fleesensee

    Water sports Fleesensee

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