Wild & scenic
Kniepsand
Amrum, North Frisia · 🇩🇪 Germany
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Amrum's Kniepsand is less a beach than a small white desert — a kilometre of bare sand between dune and surf.
Open Kniepsand on the interactive map →- Sea temperature
- ~17°C in the warm season
- Water
- Churning green North Sea beyond ribbed tidal runnels
- Sand
- A bare sandbank up to 1.5 km wide — the walk to the waterline can take twenty minutes
- Swimming
- Swim only at the guarded bathing points — currents and shifting bars are serious on the open sand
- Best time to visit
- Jun-Aug
- Setting
- A ten-kilometre sandbank welded to Amrum's west coast, reached on boardwalks over the dunes from Norddorf, Nebel and Wittdün
- Beach type
- Wild & scenic
- Region
- Europe
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Kniepsand: frequently asked questions
Where is Kniepsand?
Kniepsand is at Amrum, on the coast of Germany.
What is the sea temperature at Kniepsand?
In the warm season the sea at Kniepsand reaches about 17°C. Churning green North Sea beyond ribbed tidal runnels.
When is the best time to visit Kniepsand?
The best time to visit Kniepsand is Jun-Aug. Europe's beach season peaks in July and August, with June and September quieter and cheaper.
What kind of sand does Kniepsand have?
Kniepsand has a bare sandbank up to 1.5 km wide — the walk to the waterline can take twenty minutes.
Is Kniepsand good for swimming?
Swim only at the guarded bathing points — currents and shifting bars are serious on the open sand.
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