Fehmarn is a Baltic island off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein, joined to the mainland by the Fehmarnsund Bridge. Its coast faces every way, so there is a spot for almost every wind: Surf Magazin lists thirteen, from the shallow bays in the south and west to the waves on the north-west tip. What changes the day is the wind direction, the depth and the reserves that close parts of the shore.
WindChaser’s record here is a 9 km model corrected against DWD’s Fehmarn station at Westermarkelsdorf, on the north-west shore 9.5 km away. The check leaves too wide a margin in July, August, October, November and December, so those months show no figure. Of the months it publishes, January and February are the windiest, with seven days in ten clearing 12 knots for three daylight hours, and the mean over those rideable hours is about 18 knots. March to June and September sit between 53 and 61 in a hundred. The wind holds through the day in winter. A January session is a cold one.
Wulfener Hals and Katharinenhof in the south work from south-east round to south-west, and Orth has a standing area 150 metres wide.
70% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In February the wind most often sits at 12 to 15 kt (24% of daylight hours) and is over 12 kt from 8am to 6pm on at least half the days. See both charts in the full report
February on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Rideable days20 of 28Ten Februaries in the record
Strongest measured gust70 ktFebruary 1999, DWD Fehmarn station, 9.5 km away. Thirty Februaries measured, 1997 to 2026. Station, not the beach.
Wind, rideable hours18 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air3.6°CMaximum
Take it with you
The full Fehmarn report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Depth and water by spot05Reserves, currents & the fairway06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
WindChaser spot reportFehmarnSchleswig-Holstein, Germany · February70% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Jan · Low
Busiest from May to September, the main watersports season, and in the July and August school holidays. The windiest months, from November to February, are the quiet ones. Compiled research, not a count.
On the water
What February usually does
Wind directionAnyThe coast faces every way: Gold for south-west to north-west, Grüner Brink for north-east to north-west, Wulfen for the southerlies.
Wind strength18 ktThe mean over rideable daylight hours in January and February, corrected against the Fehmarn station.
When it blowsAll dayThe share of windy days barely moves from 8am to 6pm in the winter months.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
Launch
Hazard
Parking
School
Stay
Webcam
Approximate
Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Nearest airportHamburg (HAM)Then by car over the Fehmarnsund Bridge, or by rail and bus.
On the groundJanuary and FebruaryThe windiest months the record publishes. January is the pick; October to December show no figure.
Getting aroundCar, or busNo trains run between Neustadt and Puttgarden during the rail works that began in 2022; hourly buses run to Lübeck.
