Surf forecast · Germany · Germany
Surf forecast Westerland (Sylt) today
Waves, swell and wind at Westerland (Sylt) (Germany, Germany) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Westerland (Sylt) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Big Best window 10:00–13:00: big, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.8 m · 7 s ↑SW | 0.3 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 56–77 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 12:00 | 3.1 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 0.2 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 66–88 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 15:00 | 3.4 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 0.2 m · 11 s ↑NW | 64–89 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Big Best window 07:00–10:00: big, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 3.4 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑NW | 54–77 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 12:00 | 3.0 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑NW | 43–60 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 15:00 | 2.6 m · 8 s ↑WNW | 1.6 m · 8 s ↑NW | 32–45 km/h ↑W onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.8 m · 6 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑WNW | 41–52 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.9 m · 6 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑W | 43–56 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.9 m · 6 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑WSW | 40–53 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Westerland (Sylt)
Open the waves map centred on Westerland (Sylt)
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Westerland (Sylt)
Water temperature in Sylt (Westerland) · Tides in Sylt (Westerland) · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Westerland (Sylt) today?
- Fun: waves 2.4 m at 6 s from SW, swell 0.7 m · 7 s W (Sat 21:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Westerland (Sylt)?
- Wind 54 km/h from S: cross-shore for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Westerland (Sylt) today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Westerland (Sylt)?
- 13.0 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Klitmøller 239 km · Scheveningen 409 km · Bore (Jæren) 463 km · Scarborough 560 km · Saltburn-by-the-Sea 592 km · Tynemouth Longsands 616 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Westerland (Sylt), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.