Submitted by kite-club.com on 21 March 2007 - 3:13pm.
Zingst is an endless sandy beach with facilities and beach life in summrtime. The spot is great with all North winds. West-North-West is perfectly sideshore. Nice waves over the sandbar in enough North-East wind. There's a car-park behind the dunes good for camping.
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Your holiday in this spaceGetting there:
Nearest airport:
Rostock
Nearest big city:
Rostock
Nearest town:
Zingst
Trip from town:
short
Access:
immediate
Directions:
From Rostock: drive towards Stralsund on B105. Before Ribnitz-Damgarten turn left on the L21 and follow to Darss and to Zingst. Best access west of Zingst with parking behind the dunes.
Low-cost flights to ZingstAt the beach:
Level required:
intermediate
Best style:
freestyle
wave
bump & jump
Watersports:
kitesurf
windsurf
surf
scuba
other
Spot type:
beach
Shore:
soft sand
Bottom:
sandy
Crowd:
average
Hazards:
- totally safe
Facilities:
+ school
+ launch area
+
+ gear rental
+ toilets
+ showers
+ food
+ shop
+
+ parking
Beach rules:
Weather:
Summer is warm: with water temperature max 22°C and air between 20-30°C. A shorty is ok. Only a few weeks with just shorties is possible, but usually a wetsuit is always needed. Spring and fall around 15°C, water around 15°C. Winter gets cold, but a thick wetsuit, gloves, mask and shoes kiting is possible almost year-round.
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Wind conditions:
Wind strenght (Bf):
4-5
Blowing at:
morning
afternoon
evening
night
Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]
› April
› May
› June
› July
› August
› September
› October
Medium season:
[45-70% >= 4bf]
› March
› April
› May
› June
› July
› September
› October
Wind details:
from fall to spring Westerlies winds arrive with low-pressure. Ne-E in summer, but lighter and not very often.
On the water:
Water quality:
clean
Best tide:
no dependency
Water details:
nice waves over the sandbar in enough North-East wind.
