Spot GuideGermanyGreetsiel

Greetsiel

Germany · 53.5000, 7.1030

Wing Foiling Anfänger · Fortgeschritten
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Krummhörn, Greetsiel, Schöpfwerk, 2010-06 CN-02.jpg
Photo by kaʁstn Disk/Cat · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

conditions & access

Best wind

W, NW, SW

Season

Apr–Okt

Water

Flachwasser

Experience

Anfänger · Fortgeschritten

“Greetsiel is the picturesque Krummhörn harbour town with thatched houses and twin windmills – you do not actually kite here, the real spot lies a little further on at Upleward. On its doorstep, though, is the Leybucht with the Leyhörn nature reserve, an EU bird sanctuary inside the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park where water sports are restricted accordingly. Anyone wanting to get on the water in the Krummhörn heads to the officially permitted Trockenstrand Upleward south of Greetsiel: a b”

— via VentoSurf, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Norddeich (8.07 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Norddeich (8.07 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/196865 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Greetsiel Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%4053.50000%2C7.10300%2C1 surfline.com

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