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Bad Harzburg, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag Meißen, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Bootshaus der TU Clausthal

Windsurf spot · Germany

Is it worth the trip?

0Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
7°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
4°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
4°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
5°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
8°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
5°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, 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 100, poor

The spot in four facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea
  • Best in Feb2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Bootshaus der TU Clausthal
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots9kncross-off–6°C
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the east, 1 knot7knside–7°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east, 6 knots14knside–4°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east, 5 knots12knside–4°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots14knside-on–5°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots12knside-on–8°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot7knside-on–8°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots20knside-on–5°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots15knside–5°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots14knside-on–6°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

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 in Feb

Good windsurf 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. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May1of 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. Aug0of 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 Bootshaus der TU Clausthal

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

A spot for sailing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. For windsurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually February, with about 2 good days in 7; in August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bad Harzburg. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

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$1,190–US$2,240 each

about US$1,190–US$2,240 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 FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
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$1,190–US$2,240

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: Bad Harzburg

Closest

Bad Harzburg

15 min by car · 172 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 172 places to stay in Bad Harzburg · Booking.com

About Bad Harzburg 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 40m

About 17h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 4h 30m by road

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