Seagull eats a Starfish 2 — Near Sylt - Wenningstedt, 2 km away. Photo: Torben Alexander Felsch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sylt

Sylt is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. From Sylt you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Syltsurfing, a sailing spot 3.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 78 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Sylt

78 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

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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 Sylt each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Sylt too.

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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Brandenburg (Sylt, Westerland)4.7 kmabout 10 min by carStays in WesterlandIntermediate and up

2 ft20 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brandenburg (Sylt, Westerland), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 20 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft6 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft8 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-west, 22 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the south-east, 25 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 36 knots	12°C

K411.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Hörnum (Sylt), 4 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft14 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at K4, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 21 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft7 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-west, 23 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	55kJ	wind from the south-east, 27 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 37 knots	12°C

Sylt - Hörnum15.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Hörnum (Sylt)Intermediate and up

2 ft13 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sylt - Hörnum, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 s	13kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft7 s	7kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 s	2kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 17 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	1 ft5 s	5kJ	wind from the south-west, 22 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 s	57kJ	wind from the south-east, 26 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	2 ft4 s	14kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 35 knots	12°C

Sylt - Wenningstedt6.8 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft20 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sylt - Wenningstedt, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 20 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft6 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft8 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-west, 22 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the south-east, 25 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 36 knots	12°C

Sylt - Westerland4.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft20 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sylt - Westerland, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 20 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft6 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft8 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east, 18 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-west, 22 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the south-east, 25 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 36 knots	12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sylt, 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 Sylt

Sylt - Westerland 4 km · stays here

Windsurf near Sylt

Sylt - Westerland 4 km · stays here

Sailing near Sylt

Syltsurfing 3.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Sylt

Salon 1900German · 0.7 km from the centre
Fisch-FieteSeafood · 1.0 km from the centre
Oma Wilma Heimatkuche KeitumGerman · 1.0 km from the centre
Amici RestaurantItalian · 1.1 km from the centre
ButchereiSteakhouse · 1.1 km from the centre
Kleine Küchen-KateGerman · 1.2 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

Sylt, Germany

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