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How it breaks

Sylt's surfable wave is Brandenburger Strand at Westerland, where shifting sandbars and boulders between two small groynes can clean up onshore wind waves.

Watch out for

Rip currents and tidal flows occur around groyne remains and sandbars, with sharp wood or metal pieces sometimes visible only at low tide.
High waves, strong current and groynes make storm conditions challenging.
Surfing in bathing zones is prohibited in summer and flag rules must be followed.

What locals know

The beach hosts major windsurf culture, and a wetsuit is needed year-round.

Tide: not the limiter

NORDR applies no regional sandbank penalty here. Check the fetch, swell period and wind direction for this break.

Sources

Tourism boardSylt tourism - surfing and water sports
safety noticeSylt beach safety - groynes and currents
municipalBrandenburger Strand surf area
Webcam operatorSurfcam Sylt HD webcam
CommunityCarve Magazine - Sylt spot description

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Sylt (Westerland) surf forecast

Onshore wind, waves inside the break window

Updated 05:16 UTC

Waves: 1.4WSW
Period: 5 s
Wind: 12SSW
Water: 14.4

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Thu 15, 07:00

Cross-shore wind, waves inside the break window

Wave height

1.4WSW

Wind

14SSW

SSWSSWSSWNNWN

Tide

-0.5

Period

Thu 15 07:00Thu 15 19:00Fri 16 07:00Fri 16 18:00Sat 17 06:00

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Hourly forecast

5 days of hourly waves, wind and tide. Pro covers seven days in NORDR for iPhone.

Thursday 15 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Thursday 15 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
06:00	1.4 m WSW	5 s	14 kt SSW	-0.2 m
07:00	1.4 m WSW	5 s	14 kt SSW	-0.5 m
08:00	1.4 m WSW	5 s	15 kt SSW	-0.8 m
09:00	1.4 m SW	5 s	15 kt SSW	-1.2 m
10:00	1.4 m SW	5 s	16 kt SSW	-1.4 m
11:00	1.4 m SW	5 s	17 kt SSW	-1.1 m
12:00	1.4 m SW	5 s	18 kt SSW	-0.5 m
13:00	1.4 m SW	5 s	18 kt SSW	0.0 m
14:00	1.4 m SW	5 s	17 kt SSW	0.4 m
15:00	1.4 m SW	5 s	17 kt SW	0.7 m
16:00	1.4 m SW	5 s	17 kt SSW	0.9 m
17:00	1.4 m SW	5 s	16 kt SSW	0.7 m
18:00	1.4 m SW	5 s	16 kt SW	0.4 m
19:00	1.4 m WSW	5 s	15 kt SSW	0.2 m
20:00	1.4 m WSW	5 s	15 kt SSW	-0.1 m
21:00	1.4 m WSW	5 s	15 kt SW	-0.4 m
22:00	1.4 m WSW	5 s	14 kt SW	-0.7 m
23:00	1.4 m WSW	5 s	14 kt SSW	-0.6 m

Friday 16 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Friday 16 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	1.3 m WSW	5 s	12 kt SSW	-0.1 m
01:00	1.3 m WSW	5 s	12 kt SSW	0.4 m
02:00	1.3 m WSW	5 s	12 kt SSW	0.7 m
03:00	1.2 m WSW	5 s	13 kt SSW	0.9 m
04:00	1.2 m WSW	5 s	13 kt SSW	1.1 m
05:00	1.2 m WSW	5 s	12 kt SSW	0.9 m
06:00	1.2 m WSW	5 s	13 kt SSW	0.6 m
07:00	1.2 m WSW	5 s	13 kt SSW	0.2 m
08:00	1.2 m WSW	5 s	14 kt SSW	-0.1 m
09:00	1.2 m SW	5 s	13 kt SW	-0.5 m
10:00	1.2 m SW	5 s	11 kt SW	-0.9 m
11:00	1.2 m SW	5 s	12 kt SW	-1.0 m
12:00	1.2 m SW	5 s	12 kt SSW	-0.6 m
13:00	1.2 m SW	5 s	12 kt SW	-0.1 m
14:00	1.2 m SW	5 s	10 kt W	0.3 m
15:00	1.2 m SW	5 s	13 kt NNW	0.6 m
16:00	1.2 m SW	5 s	17 kt NNW	0.8 m
17:00	1.2 m WSW	5 s	12 kt NNW	0.8 m
18:00	1.3 m W	5 s	9 kt NNW	0.6 m
19:00	1.3 m W	5 s	11 kt NNW	0.1 m
20:00	1.4 m WNW	5 s	14 kt NNW	-0.2 m
21:00	1.4 m NW	5 s	14 kt NNW	-0.4 m
22:00	1.4 m NW	5 s	12 kt NNW	-0.8 m
23:00	1.4 m NW	5 s	14 kt NNW	-1.0 m

Saturday 17 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Saturday 17 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	1.4 m NW	5 s	15 kt NNW	-0.8 m
01:00	1.4 m NW	5 s	15 kt NNW	-0.3 m
02:00	1.5 m NW	5 s	16 kt NNW	0.1 m
03:00	1.5 m NW	5 s	15 kt NNW	0.4 m
04:00	1.6 m NW	5 s	15 kt NNW	0.6 m
05:00	1.6 m NW	6 s	14 kt N	0.7 m
06:00	1.7 m NW	6 s	16 kt N	0.4 m
07:00	1.8 m NNW	6 s	17 kt N	0.0 m
08:00	1.8 m NNW	6 s	18 kt N	-0.3 m
09:00	1.9 m NNW	6 s	18 kt N	-0.6 m
10:00	1.9 m NNW	6 s	17 kt N	-0.9 m
11:00	1.9 m NNW	6 s	17 kt N	-1.2 m
12:00	1.8 m NNW	6 s	16 kt N	-1.2 m
13:00	1.8 m NNW	6 s	16 kt E	-0.9 m
14:00	1.7 m NNW	6 s	16 kt S	-0.4 m
15:00	1.6 m NNW	6 s	15 kt W	-0.1 m
16:00	1.6 m NNW	6 s	16 kt N	0.1 m
17:00	1.6 m NNW	6 s	17 kt NNE	0.2 m
18:00	1.6 m NNW	6 s	17 kt NNE	0.2 m
19:00	1.6 m NNW	6 s	21 kt NE	-0.2 m
20:00	1.6 m NNW	6 s	21 kt NE	-0.6 m
21:00	1.6 m NNW	6 s	21 kt NE	-0.8 m
22:00	1.6 m NNW	6 s	21 kt NNE	-1.0 m
23:00	1.6 m NNW	6 s	21 kt NNE	-1.3 m

Sunday 18 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Sunday 18 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	1.5 m NNW	6 s	21 kt NNE	-1.4 m
01:00	1.5 m NNW	6 s	20 kt NNE	-1.1 m
02:00	1.4 m NNW	6 s	20 kt NNE	-0.6 m
03:00	1.4 m NNW	6 s	19 kt NE	-0.3 m
04:00	1.3 m NNW	6 s	18 kt NE	-0.1 m
05:00	1.2 m NNW	6 s	17 kt NE	0.1 m
06:00	1.2 m NNW	6 s	17 kt NE	0.1 m
07:00	1.2 m NNW	6 s	17 kt NE	-0.1 m
08:00	1.1 m NNW	6 s	17 kt NE	-0.5 m
09:00	1.1 m NNW	6 s	17 kt NE	-0.8 m
10:00	1.1 m N	6 s	17 kt NE	-1.0 m
11:00	1.0 m N	5 s	17 kt NE	-1.3 m
12:00	1.0 m N	5 s	16 kt NE	-1.5 m
13:00	1.0 m N	5 s	15 kt NE	-1.4 m
14:00	0.9 m N	5 s	16 kt ENE	-1.0 m
15:00	0.9 m N	5 s	16 kt ENE	-0.6 m
16:00	0.9 m N	5 s	16 kt ENE	-0.4 m
17:00	0.9 m N	5 s	17 kt ENE	-0.2 m
18:00	0.9 m N	5 s	16 kt ENE	-0.1 m
19:00	0.8 m N	5 s	16 kt ENE	-0.1 m
20:00	0.8 m N	5 s	16 kt ENE	-0.5 m
21:00	0.8 m N	5 s	15 kt ENE	-0.8 m
22:00	0.7 m N	5 s	15 kt ENE	-0.9 m
23:00	0.7 m N	5 s	15 kt ENE	-1.1 m

Monday 19 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Monday 19 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	0.7 m N	5 s	15 kt ENE	-1.4 m
01:00	0.6 m N	5 s	15 kt ENE	-1.4 m
02:00	0.6 m N	5 s	15 kt ENE	-1.1 m
03:00	0.6 m N	5 s	15 kt ENE	-0.7 m
04:00	0.6 m N	5 s	14 kt ENE	-0.4 m
05:00	0.6 m N	5 s	14 kt ENE	-0.2 m
06:00	0.6 m NNE	5 s	14 kt ENE	-0.0 m
07:00	0.6 m NNE	4 s	15 kt ENE	-0.0 m
08:00	0.6 m NNE	4 s	15 kt ENE	-0.3 m
09:00	0.6 m NNE	4 s	16 kt ENE	-0.7 m
10:00	0.6 m NNE	4 s	15 kt ENE	-0.9 m
11:00	0.6 m NE	4 s	15 kt ENE	-1.1 m
12:00	0.6 m NE	4 s	15 kt E	-1.4 m
13:00	0.6 m NE	4 s	15 kt E	-1.6 m
14:00	0.6 m NE	4 s	15 kt E	-1.5 m
15:00	0.7 m ENE	4 s	15 kt E	-1.2 m
16:00	0.7 m ENE	4 s	14 kt ESE	-0.9 m
17:00	0.8 m ENE	4 s	14 kt ESE	-0.7 m
18:00	0.8 m E	4 s	14 kt E	-0.5 m
19:00	0.8 m E	4 s	14 kt E	-0.3 m
20:00	0.8 m E	4 s	15 kt E	-0.4 m
21:00	0.8 m E	4 s	15 kt E	-0.8 m
22:00	0.8 m E	4 s	15 kt E	-1.0 m
23:00	0.8 m ESE	4 s	14 kt E	-1.1 m

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Delayed

Significant wave height 1.3m

Wave period: 5.9 s
Wave direction: WSW252°

Copernicus Marine In SituMeasured 02:00 UTC

Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information. IBI product DOI North-West Shelf product DOI

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How it breaks

Sylt's surfable wave is Brandenburger Strand at Westerland, where shifting sandbars and boulders between two small groynes can clean up onshore wind waves.

Watch out for

Rip currents and tidal flows occur around groyne remains and sandbars, with sharp wood or metal pieces sometimes visible only at low tide.
High waves, strong current and groynes make storm conditions challenging.
Surfing in bathing zones is prohibited in summer and flag rules must be followed.

What locals know

The beach hosts major windsurf culture, and a wetsuit is needed year-round.

Tide: not the limiter

NORDR applies no regional sandbank penalty here. Check the fetch, swell period and wind direction for this break.

Sources

Tourism boardSylt tourism - surfing and water sports
safety noticeSylt beach safety - groynes and currents
municipalBrandenburger Strand surf area
Webcam operatorSurfcam Sylt HD webcam
CommunityCarve Magazine - Sylt spot description

Sylt (Westerland) surf forecast

Current conditions

How it breaks

Watch out for

What locals know

Tide: not the limiter

Sources

Nearby in Germany

Sylt (Westerland) surf forecast

Current conditions

Current conditions

Hourly forecast

Wave height

Wind

Tide

Period

Hourly forecast

Thursday 15 Oct

Friday 16 Oct

Saturday 17 Oct

Sunday 18 Oct

Monday 19 Oct

Buoys around this break

NO_TS_MO_Fanoebugt

How it breaks

Watch out for

What locals know

Tide: not the limiter

Sources

Nearby in Germany

Buoys around this break

NO_TS_MO_Fanoebugt

Hourly forecast

Wave height

Wind

Tide

Period

Hourly forecast

Thursday 15 Oct

Friday 16 Oct

Saturday 17 Oct

Sunday 18 Oct

Monday 19 Oct

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