St Peter Ording Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Nordsee (North Sea), Germany)

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St Peter Ording Surf Guide

St Peter Ording on the West Coast is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds 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. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Overcrowding can even make surfing hazardous.

St Peter Ording Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	11.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing St Peter Ording:

The best conditions reported for surf at St Peter Ording occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf St Peter Ording (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing St Peter Ording with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 5% of the time in August while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 57% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

38%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

57%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore St Peter Ording Location Map

Interactive St Peter Ording surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to St Peter Ording is Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT) in Germany, 66 km (41 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to St Peter Ording is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), also in Germany, 93 km (58 miles) away.

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St Peter Ording Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:37 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W
Period (s)	6	9	9	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross

Tides at St Peter Ording

Current tide and informaton

For Suderhoft, Germany, 10 km from St Peter Ording.

Next High Water: 03:49pm | 3.81m

Next Low Water: 10:17am | 0.3m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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St Peter Ording Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.0 °C) at St Peter Ording is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 7.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (7.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.