Soma Bay
Just a four-hour flight away, you'll find everything your heart desires, from a sheltered standing area for beginners to a flat-water piste for speed riders and freestylers to choppy waves. Even a wave can build up!
Up-and-coming spot Soma Bay in Egypt>>
Tarifa
Tarifa - the capital of windsurfing, located on the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the windiest places in Europe. The winding streets of the old town centre are lined with one surf bar after another and one surf shop after another.
Rising star spot Tarifa/Spain>>
El Naaba
Relatively close, cheap, warm and of course wind-safe - in El Nabaa in Egypt's south you will find more nature and more tranquillity than in Hurghada, but similarly good wind and a top upwind spot, especially in winter.
Up-and-coming spot El Naaba in Egypt>>
Porto Pollo
Porto Pollo is one of the most famous spots in the world and offers both flat water and bump & jump conditions as well as the highest wind yield on the island.
Promotion spot Porto Pollo/Sardinia>>
Wulfener Hals
The Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn is probably known as one of the windiest and sunniest spots in Germany, but Wulfener Hals in particular offers ideal conditions for everyone from beginners and intermediates to freeriders and freestyle pros.
Climber spot Wulfener Hals on Fehmarn>>
Podersdorf
A great spot with shallow water conditions for everyone from beginners and intermediates to freeriders and freestyle pros. The lake, which is only 1.60 metres deep, warms up quickly and is shallow almost everywhere!
Up-and-coming spot Podersdorf on Lake Neusiedl>>
Brouwersdam
One of the top spots in the Netherlands and for surfers from the Rhine-Ruhr region: intermediates and freestylers will find optimal flat water conditions on one side of the dam and choppy North Sea conditions on the other.
Up-and-coming spot Brouwersdam/Holland>>
Wieker Bodden
Rügen, an island in the Baltic Sea like any other? Not at all! Thanks to the many Bodden, Wieke, peninsulas and headlands, this is one of Germany's windsurfing paradises on the Pomeranian coast.
Upgraded spot Wieker Bodden on Rügen>>
Leucate
Leucate is one of the best surfing regions in Europe: easily accessible by car, mild climate, incredible wind statistics and a large selection of spots for every skill level!
Up-and-coming spot Leucate/France>>
El Gouna
You can reach Hurghada Airport in Egypt in just five hours by plane and after a half-hour transfer you're already at the spot, with the Egyptian sun on your face and the thermal wind in your hair!
Up-and-coming spot El Gouna/Egypt>>
Bonaire
Turquoise blue water, deep lagoons and an unrivalled Caribbean feeling: Bonaire is the ultimate destination for the cold winter months.
Up-and-coming spot Bonaire in the Caribbean>>
Dakhla
Dakhla in Morocco is quick and easy to reach, and the surf centre also offers a perfect infrastructure. In winter, the wind blows at planing speed two thirds of the time, and the endless, shallow lagoon is perfect for practising water starts, planing and jibing manoeuvres in warm water.
Up-and-coming spot Dakhla Lagoon/Morocco>>
Costa Calma
Great all-round spot in the surf mecca of Fuerteventura: beginners and intermediates can practise in the mornings in the shallow lagoons with weaker winds, then in the afternoons the small sails are the order of the day for freestyling in the lagoon or carving waves behind the sandbank.
Up-and-coming spot Costa Calma on Fuerteventura>>
Makkum
Small waves, flat water for freestyle or slalom and the perfect place to practise: at the north-easternmost tip of the IJsselmeer, all windsurfers get their money's worth.
Upgrading spot Makkum on the Ijsselmeer>>
Hvide Sande
The top spot of Hvide Sande is just a three-hour drive from the German-Danish border. A narrow strip of dunes separates the North Sea and Ringkøbing Fjord, creating a place with windsurfing conditions for all abilities.
Up-and-coming spot Hvide Sande on Ringkøbing Fjord>>
Piantarella
Caribbean feeling in the Mediterranean: in the south of Corsica, a beautiful rocky area, turquoise-green water and a fine sandy beach await. And in autumn it is still wonderfully warm in Piantarella, but nowhere near as crowded as in summer!
Up-and-coming spot Piantarella/Corsica>>
Veluwemeer
If you could create an ideal up-and-coming spot, it would probably be something similar to Veluwemeer in the Netherlands.
Climber spot Veluwemeer/Holland>>
Ummanz
Probably the largest standing area in Germany, rideable in almost all wind directions - sounds great? And it is!
Rising star spot Ummanz on Rügen>>
Lemkenhafen
Wulfener Hals too full? Newcomers will find at least an equal alternative on Fehmarn with Lemkenhafen!
Upcoming spot Lemkenhafen/Fehmarn>>
Pepelow
Large standing area, sheltered location and optimum infrastructure: Pepelow am Salzhaff leaves hardly anything to be desired!
Up-and-coming spot Pepelow on the Salzhaff>>
Borkum
North Sea can only be rough? Wrong! Borkum attracts with an ideal practice area and many offers for the whole family!
Climber spot Borkum>>
Giens/Hyères
Hyères or Almanarre is definitely not an insider tip, but especially in the low season you can find relaxed, up-and-coming conditions here and stay directly at the spot
Up-and-coming spot Giens/Hyères peninsula>>
