Borkum, Hauptstrand -- 2020 -- 2788 — Beaches of Borkum. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Borkum.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Borkum, Nordstrand2.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

4 ft150 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Borkum, Nordstrand, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 22 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 23 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	23, poor	4 ft7 smushy	150kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 32 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	26kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	13°C

Borkum, Weststrand1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Borkum, Weststrand, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 21 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	1, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	1, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 23 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	3 ft7 smushy	79kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 23 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	13°C

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

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