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K4, Germany

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About K4

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (273°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (93°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.3 km out (1 in 333). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Hörnum (Sylt), 3.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 19 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BLL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → BLL · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 25 from the airport to K4.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Hörnum (Sylt) · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Hörnum (Sylt) · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct202 ft5 smushy14kJ11°C
Mon 19Oct91 ft7 smushy8kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct71 ft6 smushy3kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct21 ft4 smushy2kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct21 ft5 smushy7kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct343 ft6 smushy55kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct172 ft4 smushy13kJ12°C
Sun 25Oct92 ft4 smushy17kJ12°C
Mon 26Oct174 ft7 smushy137kJ11°C
Tue 27Oct52 ft7 smushy27kJ14°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to BLL, changing at AMS, then 2h 25 by road. About 19h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Sylt - Hörnum

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BLL, changing at AMS, then 2h 25 by road. About 19h door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Hörnum (Sylt) each day: K4, Sylt - Hörnum.

The trip from Hörnum (Sylt), with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £900–£1,705 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BLL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£410–£850
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£900–£1,705

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Hörnum (Sylt)

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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