Westermakelsdorf (Fehmarn)

Westermakelsdorf (Fehmarn) is a wind-dependent Baltic spot where the best sessions align with west to northwest and northerly winds. Across the sources, the same core window is emphasized: March, April, May, and again September through November. Conditions are typically clean with a relatively flat surrounding landscape and a dike influence that helps reduce wind shadowing. Despite the clean exposure, the spot is widely described as challenging. Multiple hazard factors combine: strong current (including current parallel to shore during persistent westerly/northwesterly winds), shorebreak, and submerged hazards such as stakes and hidden stones/boulders. One result also highlights that riders can be pulled downwind toward the nature reserve area if they struggle to stay upwind. For kitesurfing and windsurfing, the water is characterized as flat-to-choppy with small-to-medium wave potential that can increase on SW to W shifts. However, the same features that create riding quality also demand control—heavy shorebreak and current mean beginners are not the target audience. Windsurfing is also described as advanced due to stony entry and current. Water temperatures are generally cold outside the warmest months, and wetsuit use is presented as essentially mandatory. Seasonal temperature data from the regional baseline supports this: winter can be near ~2–4°C, with the warmest period typically in late summer reaching roughly the high teens to low twenties. Even in peak summer, the spot remains obstacle- and current-focused, so booties/impact protection and strong safety discipline are important—especially with the Wallnau boundary restrictions to the north.