Kampen Beach

Sylt · 🇩🇪 Germany

Germany's most fashionable island beach runs beneath the glowing ochre face of Sylt's Red Cliff.

Sea temperature

~17°C in the warm season

Water

Clear, brisk North Sea

Sand

Wide pale sand beneath the glowing Rotes Kliff, the Red Cliff

Swimming

Bracing North Sea swimming with strong surf and tides

Surf

Occasional North Sea swell; Sylt is a German surf hub

Best time to visit

June to September

Setting

The red-ochre cliff and heath of Germany's most fashionable northern island

Beach type

Cold-water coast

Region

Europe

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Photo: Molgreen (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source