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Borkum

Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany53.590, 6.660Beach break · faces WNW (300°)
Spot guide

Borkum is a WNW-facing beach break in Lower Saxony, Germany. It picks up swell from WNW to N, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 75% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the ESE: light winds or ESE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WNW onshores chop it up.

Break
Beach
Faces
WNW (300°)
Best swell
WNW to NNW (297°–341°), 9 s or longer
Best wind
ENE to SSE offshore, or glassy
Best surf height
3–6 ft at the beach
Swell window
WNW to N (297° to 353.5°)
Offshore wind
ESE
Tide
Model estimate
Wave buoy
None within 250 km
Cams
1 (1 plays here)

Cams at Borkum