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Dornumersiel aerial-2
Dornumersiel, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Dornumersiel_aerial.jpg: El Grafo derivative work: Saibo ( Δ ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kitesurfzone Dornumersiel

Kitesurf spot · Germany

Is it worth the trip?

5Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: not enough of the right wind, 13 kn gusting 23, onshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 26 out of 100

Wind
NNE 13 kn
Gusts
23kn
Shore
on
Water
chop
Air
13°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 8 kn
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
6°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
flat
Air
6°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 8 kn
Gusts
15kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
7°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 226, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 1093, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Nopen to the N
  • Best wind: E or Walong the shore
  • Avoid: Sblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 12 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
  • Best Apr–May2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Kitesurfzone Dornumersiel
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the south, 6 knots10knoffnot safeflat10°C
Mon 2Nov26, poorwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots23knonchop13°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east, 9 knots18knsidechop11°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east, 8 knots13knsideflat10°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east, 7 knots13knsideflat9°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots13knsideflat6°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 6 knots12kncross-offflat6°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south, 8 knots15knoffnot safeflat7°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots8knoffnot safeflat7°C
Tue 10Nov93, goodwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots27knsideflat5°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 01:42 +1.4 mLow 08:22 −1.3 mHigh 14:20 +1.1 mLow 20:43 −1.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 02:39 +1.2 mLow 09:26 −1.2 mHigh 15:24 +0.9 mLow 21:47 −0.9 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:46 +1.1 mLow 10:37 −1.1 mHigh 16:38 +0.8 mLow 22:58 −0.9 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Apr–May

Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kitesurfzone Dornumersiel

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 10.0 km out (1 in 1000). The sea is about 5°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). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually April and May, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Dornumersiel. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,170–US$2,200 each

about US$1,170–US$2,200 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to AMS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$958
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$442
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$549
Totalabout US$1,170–US$2,200

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Dornumersiel

Closest

Dornumersiel

3 min by car · 141 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 141 places to stay in Dornumersiel · Booking.com

About Dornumersiel its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$100 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 10m

About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AMS, direct, then 4h 25m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.