Westerland, Germany

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Strandsand, salzige Meeresluft und ganz viele schäumende Wellen am Strand von Sylt ... klingt nach Urlauf oder - panoramio
Brandenburg (Sylt, Westerland). Photo: www.fleno.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Westerland

Westerland is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. From Westerland you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Sylt - Westerland, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 651 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites.

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Staying in Westerland

  • 651 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 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 Westerland.

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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. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Westerland 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

Surf spots within 20 km of Westerland: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Brandenburg (Sylt, Westerland)0.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up1 ft7 kJwind from the east, 16 knots, offshore1 ft6 kJwind from the east, 17 knots, offshore2 ft5 kJwind from the south, 14 knots4 ft102 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots2 ft12 kJwind from the south-east, 25 knots, offshore2 ft36 kJwind from the south-south-west, 36 knots2 ft42 kJwind from the south, 29 knots
All readings for Brandenburg (Sylt, Westerland): score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brandenburg (Sylt, Westerland), each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct10, too small1 ft6 smushy7kJwind from the east, 16 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small1 ft8 ssoft6kJwind from the east, 17 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small2 ft3 smushy5kJwind from the south, 14 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct12, poor4 ft6 smushy102kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots13°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy12kJwind from the south-east, 25 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small2 ft7 smushy36kJwind from the south-south-west, 36 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small2 ft7 smushy42kJwind from the south, 29 knots12°C
K413 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Hörnum (Sylt), 4 kmIntermediate and up1 ft5 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore1 ft5 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore2 ft11 kJwind from the south, 12 knots3 ft69 kJwind from the south-west, 19 knots1 ft12 kJwind from the south-east, 25 knots, offshore2 ft48 kJwind from the south-south-west, 39 knots2 ft38 kJwind from the south, 30 knots
All readings for K4: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at K4, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small1 ft6 smushy5kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small1 ft9 s5kJwind from the east, 14 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small2 ft4 smushy11kJwind from the south, 12 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct11, poor3 ft6 smushy69kJwind from the south-west, 19 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small1 ft6 smushy12kJwind from the south-east, 25 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small2 ft8 smushy48kJwind from the south-south-west, 39 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct7, too small2 ft7 smushy38kJwind from the south, 30 knots12°C
Sylt - Hörnum17.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Hörnum (Sylt)Intermediate and up1 ft8 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, offshore1 ft7 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore2 ft11 kJwind from the south, 12 knots3 ft66 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots1 ft8 kJwind from the south-east, 24 knots2 ft58 kJwind from the south-south-west, 38 knots2 ft37 kJwind from the south, 29 knots
All readings for Sylt - Hörnum: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sylt - Hörnum, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct9, too small1 ft7 s8kJwind from the east, 13 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small1 ft10 s7kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small2 ft4 s11kJwind from the south, 12 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct10, poor3 ft6 s66kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small1 ft5 s8kJwind from the south-east, 24 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small2 ft8 s58kJwind from the south-south-west, 38 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct7, too small2 ft7 s37kJwind from the south, 29 knots12°C
Sylt - Wenningstedt3.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Sylt, 7 kmIntermediate and up1 ft7 kJwind from the east, 16 knots, offshore1 ft6 kJwind from the east, 17 knots, offshore2 ft5 kJwind from the south, 14 knots4 ft102 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots2 ft12 kJwind from the south-east, 25 knots, offshore2 ft36 kJwind from the south-south-west, 36 knots2 ft42 kJwind from the south, 29 knots
All readings for Sylt - Wenningstedt: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sylt - Wenningstedt, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct10, too small1 ft6 smushy7kJwind from the east, 16 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small1 ft8 ssoft6kJwind from the east, 17 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small2 ft3 smushy5kJwind from the south, 14 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct12, poor4 ft6 smushy102kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots13°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy12kJwind from the south-east, 25 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small2 ft7 smushy36kJwind from the south-south-west, 36 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small2 ft7 smushy42kJwind from the south, 29 knots12°C
Sylt - Westerland0.8 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Sylt, 5 kmIntermediate and up1 ft7 kJwind from the east, 16 knots, offshore1 ft6 kJwind from the east, 17 knots, offshore2 ft5 kJwind from the south, 14 knots4 ft102 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots2 ft12 kJwind from the south-east, 25 knots, offshore2 ft36 kJwind from the south-south-west, 36 knots2 ft42 kJwind from the south, 29 knots
All readings for Sylt - Westerland: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sylt - Westerland, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct10, too small1 ft6 smushy7kJwind from the east, 16 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small1 ft8 ssoft6kJwind from the east, 17 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small2 ft3 smushy5kJwind from the south, 14 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct12, poor4 ft6 smushy102kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots13°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy12kJwind from the south-east, 25 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small2 ft7 smushy36kJwind from the south-south-west, 36 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small2 ft7 smushy42kJwind from the south, 29 knots12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Westerland, 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).

Places to eat near Westerland

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