Germany

Kitesurfing in Garz

Name: Garz
Address: DE

1 kite spot or kite centre is mapped around Garz (Germany) in OpenStreetMap. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Heringsdorf Airport (HDF), 67 km in a straight line.

Show on the map54.3004, 13.4162

Windiest months: November-February
Prevailing wind: WSWfrom west-south-west, 253°
Windiest month: 15.2knots on average (7.8 m/s), January
Nearest airport: HDFHeringsdorf Airport, 67 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

Wind across the year

When it blows here

Windier months: November-February. The prevailing wind blows from the west-south-west (253°).

15.2Jan7.8

14.0Feb7.2

12.7Mar6.5

11.3Apr5.8

10.5May5.4

10.8Jun5.6

10.6Jul5.5

11.0Aug5.7

12.4Sep6.4

13.6Oct7.0

14.2Nov7.3

15.0Dec7.7

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	15.2 knots · 7.8 m/s
February	14.0 knots · 7.2 m/s
March	12.7 knots · 6.5 m/s
April	11.3 knots · 5.8 m/s
May	10.5 knots · 5.4 m/s
June	10.8 knots · 5.6 m/s
July	10.6 knots · 5.5 m/s
August	11.0 knots · 5.7 m/s
September	12.4 knots · 6.4 m/s
October	13.6 knots · 7.0 m/s
November	14.2 knots · 7.3 m/s
December	15.0 knots · 7.7 m/s

Monthly mean wind at 10 m from the NASA POWER model (MERRA-2, grid of about 50 km, 2001-2025 climatology), converted to knots and m/s. It shows the pattern across the year, not the wind on the beach: local thermal wind is often stronger.

Spots and schools

Mapped in OpenStreetMap

Kitespot Rosengarten
Kite spotOSM

Getting there

Nearest airports

HDFHeringsdorf Airport, Zirchow67 km in a straight line
RLGRostock-Laage Airport, Laage85 km in a straight line

Nearby

Other places nearby

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), NASA POWER, OurAirports. Data downloaded 16 October 2026. About Garz: Wikipedia · Wikidata

A week on the water

Kite safari in the Red Sea

8 days on a yacht from Hurghada to the islands of the northern Red Sea. Next departure 7-14 November 2026, the 2027 dates are coming soon.

See the safari

The safari is organised by Mohamed of Paradise Kitesurf Red Sea. I've known him for years and we work together.