Norderney
Windsurf spot · Germany
Is it worth the trip?
4Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: not enough of the right wind, 19 kn gusting 24, side-onshore, Water: waves 0.8 m
Mon 2 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 19 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 13°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 17 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 15 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 283, good
- Tue 341, poor
- Wed 441, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1090, 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 11 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
- Best Jan–Feb3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 8 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 12°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 83, good | wind from the north-east, 19 knots | 24kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 41, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots | 22kn | side | chop | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 41, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots | 19kn | side | chop | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 18kn | cross-off | flat | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 17kn | cross-off | chop | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 10 knots | 16kn | offnot safe | flat | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 19kn | offnot safe | flat | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 5 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | flat | 8°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 90, good | wind from the east-south-east, 23 knots | 36kn | cross-off | flat | 7°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 01:29 +1.3 mLow 08:06 −1.3 mHigh 14:08 +1.0 mLow 20:26 −1.0 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:27 +1.1 mLow 09:10 −1.1 mHigh 15:14 +0.8 mLow 21:29 −0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:35 +1.0 mLow 10:20 −1.1 mHigh 16:30 +0.7 mLow 22:39 −0.8 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 Jan–Feb
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 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.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Norderney
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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 11°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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 4.2 km out (1 in 417). The sea is about 6°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). For windsurfing at expert level the best months are usually January and February, with about 3 good days in 7; in May, June and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Norderney. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to AMS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$958 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$248 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$268–US$442 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$295–US$549 |
| Total | about 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: Norderney
1 min by car · 575 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Norderney 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 55m
About 16h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AMS, direct, then 4h 10m by road
Flights ORD → AMS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.