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Nienhagen, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Benjamin Peters, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Warnemünde

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 2 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 smushy
Energy
1kJ
Wind
NE 8 kn
Temp
11°C

Wed 4 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft2 smushy
Energy
1kJ
Wind
E 3 kn
Temp
10°C

Thu 5 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SSE 1 kn
Temp
8°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft2 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SE 3 kn
Temp
8°C

Sat 7 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft1 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SE 5 kn
Temp
5°C

Sun 8 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft2 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SE 6 kn
Temp
7°C

Mon 9 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SSW 2 kn
Temp
5°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 22, too small
  2. Tue 33, too small
  3. Wed 44, too small
  4. Thu 51, too small
  5. Fri 60, too small
  6. Sat 71, too small
  7. Sun 81, too small
  8. Mon 91, too small
  9. Tue 101, too small
  10. Wed 111, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 4–19 ftof swell
  • Water 10 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves

Full forecast

every day, every number

Warnemünde does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Warnemünde, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov2, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south, 6 knots, offshore9°C
Tue 3Nov3, too small1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots11°C
Wed 4Nov4, too small1 ft2 smushy1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the east, 3 knots10°C
Thu 5Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore8°C
Fri 6Nov0, too smallunder 1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore8°C
Sat 7Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft1 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore5°C
Sun 8Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore7°C
Mon 9Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots5°C
Tue 10Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore8°C
Wed 11Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore7°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

  • Mon 2 NovLow 05:00 −0.1 mHigh 12:19 +0.1 mLow 18:55 −0.0 mHigh 23:39 +0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:58 −0.1 mHigh 12:59 +0.1 mLow 19:33 −0.0 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 00:51 +0.1 mLow 07:02 −0.1 mHigh 13:41 +0.1 mLow 20:17 −0.0 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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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Warnemünde

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

The spot faces NW (334°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (154°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–19 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 169). 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 Nienhagen, 8.7 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots.

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$2,370 each

about US$1,270–US$2,370 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 2 November 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$986
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$443
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$550
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,270–US$2,370

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

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Closest

Nienhagen

about 15 min by car · 67 places to stay

about US$101/nightcountry average

See 67 places to stay in Nienhagen · Booking.com

About Nienhagen its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$101 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 15m

About 16h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 3h 10m by road

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