Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Cuxhaven-Döse

Döse lies by the Kugelbake, the beacon that stands in Cuxhaven for the point where the Elbe flows into the North Sea, and that is exactly where the permit zone touches the beach. If you want to launch from the shore, do it just west of the beacon, because further west the zone only starts out at sea. Onshore here is north, with north-west and north-east as side-on directions, while a southerly comes over the land and is therefore offshore. You may only go out around high tide, so the tide sets the timing of your session. The DWD station at Cuxhaven is less than three kilometres away, which means the live reading gives a good picture of the wind at the beacon.

Kiting and winging are only allowed in Erlaubniszone Cuxhaven-Kugelbake, from three hours before to three hours after high tide; the zone only touches the beach directly west of the Kugelbake. Source: NordSBefV. In previous winters a local kiting ban from 1 November to 31 March was reported because of bird migration; the regulation does not mention it, so in those months check with the Nationalparkverwaltung first.

Wind directions & safety

The open water at Cuxhaven-Döse faces N (1°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are north, northeast and northwest (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the east, southeast, southwest and west, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the south, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).

On this page you'll find the live wind, the hourly forecast and a personal go/no-go for Cuxhaven-Döse, plus your ideal kite or wing size and (where available) a live beach webcam. Wind data: ICON-D2 via Open-Meteo.