Borkum, Germany
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About Borkum
Borkum is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. From Borkum you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot, 1 sailing spot and 3 dive sites. The nearest is ÖY Wassersportbasis Borkum, a kite, sailing and windsurf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 610 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
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Staying in Borkum
- 610 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Borkum.
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At Borkum, Weststrand, 1 km away
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Borkum each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borkum, Nordstrand2.8 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft72 kJwind from the east-north-east, 28 knots, poor | 1 ft10 kJwind from the east, 18 knots, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 17 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft11 kJwind from the west-south-west, 19 knots, too small | 2 ft39 kJwind from the south-east, 21 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft16 kJwind from the west, 27 knots, too small |
All readings for Borkum, Nordstrand: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Borkum, Weststrand1 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft56 kJwind from the east-north-east, 28 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the east, 18 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 21 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, too small | 1 ft6 kJwind from the west-south-west, 19 knots, too small | 2 ft21 kJwind from the south-east, 21 knots, too small | 2 ft13 kJwind from the west, 27 knots, too small |
All readings for Borkum, Weststrand: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Borkum, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Kite near Borkum
- ÖY Wassersportbasis Borkum 0.7 km · stays here
Windsurf near Borkum
- ÖY Wassersportbasis Borkum 0.7 km · stays here
Sailing near Borkum
- ÖY Wassersportbasis Borkum 0.7 km · stays here
Dive near Borkum
- Heike 7.2 km · stays here
- Johann Wessels 30.5 km · stays here
- Cimbria 36.3 km · stays here
Places to eat near Borkum
- Alt BorkumBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
- Borkumer StubeMediterranean · 0.3 km from the centre
- In UndisMediterranean · 0.3 km from the centre
- KlabautermannGerman · 0.4 km from the centre
- Valentin'sMediterranean · 0.4 km from the centre
- Dünen KlauseGerman · 0.5 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits