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Sansibar Rantum in Sylt is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the east. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here.

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Overall Sansibar Rantum Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Germany - Sylt surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Sansibar Rantum

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sansibar Rantum:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Oase zur Sonne Westerland	1 mi
Second closest break	Brandenburg Westerland	4 mi
Third closest break	Kilometerstein Vier Hornum	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Nordseeklinik Westerland	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Sturmhaube Kampen	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Sansibar Rantum:
Closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	255 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	283 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	286 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 1 Buoy	316 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	342 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sansibar Rantum:
Closest tide station	Westerland, Germany	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Steenack, Germany	8 mi
Third closest tide station	Amrum Odde, Germany	11 mi
Fourth closest tide station	List West, Germany	12 mi
Fifth closest tide station	List, Germany	12 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Sansibar Rantum:
Closest ski area	Vallasen (Sweden)	216 mi
Second closest ski area	Hahnenklee (Germany)	224 mi
Third closest ski area	Schulenberg (Skialpinum) (Germany)	226 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Altenau (Germany)	229 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Clausthal-Zellerfeld-Buntenbock (Germany)	229 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sansibar Rantum:
Closest city location	Sylt-Ost (Germany)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Westerland (Germany)	3 mi
Third closest city location	List (Germany)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Wyk auf Fohr (Germany)	16 mi
Fifth closest city location	Emmelsbull-Horsbull (Germany)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Sansibar Rantum is Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT) in Germany, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Sansibar Rantum is Skrydstrup Airport (SKS) in Denmark, 74 km (46 miles) away.
• Third is Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) in Denmark, 76 km (47 miles) away.
• Sonderborg (Soenderborg) Airport (SGD) in Denmark is 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Billund Airport (BLL), also in Denmark is the fifth nearest airport to Sansibar Rantum and is 112 km (70 miles) away.