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Beach of Dahme (Holstein), Baltic Sea, Germany 04
Dahme. Photo: Nemracc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Dahme

Surf spot · Germany

Is it worth the trip?

2Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: too small (1 ft swell at 3 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft2 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SW 6 kn
Temp
10°C

Tue 3 · 2 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft2 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
E 3 kn
Temp
10°C

Wed 4 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
E 4 kn
Temp
10°C

Thu 5 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft4 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SW 2 kn
Temp
9°C

Fri 6 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft1 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SE 4 kn
Temp
7°C

Sat 7 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SSE 6 kn
Temp
4°C

Sun 8 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft2 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SSW 6 kn
Temp
9°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 12, too small
  2. Mon 21, too small
  3. Tue 32, too small
  4. Wed 43, too small
  5. Thu 51, too small
  6. Fri 61, too small
  7. Sat 71, too small
  8. Sun 81, too small
  9. Mon 91, too small
  10. Tue 101, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 10 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dahme, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov2, too smallunder 1 ft4 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots10°C
Mon 2Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore10°C
Tue 3Nov2, too smallunder 1 ft2 s1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the east, 3 knots10°C
Wed 4Nov3, too small1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the east, 4 knots10°C
Thu 5Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft4 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore9°C
Fri 6Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft1 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots7°C
Sat 7Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots4°C
Sun 8Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots9°C
Mon 9Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, offshore8°C
Tue 10Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots6°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 04:06 −0.1 mHigh 11:13 +0.1 mLow 17:35 −0.0 mHigh 22:06 +0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 04:51 −0.1 mHigh 11:38 +0.1 mLow 17:58 −0.0 mHigh 23:02 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:39 −0.1 mHigh 12:07 +0.1 mLow 18:28 −0.0 mHigh 23:58 +0.1 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.

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Photos of Dahme

Strand Dahme - panoramio (4)
Photo: V-Toll, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beach of Dahme (Holstein), Baltic Sea, Germany 01
Photo: Nemracc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Strand bei Dahme - panoramio (1)
Photo: qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Dahme

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces E (86°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (266°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 161). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 4°C in January, 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 Dahme, 0.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 10°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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$1,270–US$2,360 each

about US$1,270–US$2,360 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

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 CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
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
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,270–US$2,360

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Dahme

1 min by car · 161 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 161 places to stay in Dahme · Booking.com

About Dahme 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 16h 35m

About 16h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 3h 30m by road

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