Germany / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Markgrafenheide Strand
Markgrafenheide Strand is a beach facing west-north-west, 5.4 km north-east of Warnemünde (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany). The sea averages 18.0 °C in August, its warmest month, and 2.5 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Markgrafenheide Strand
Beach-day index 2.3/10 · Germany median 2.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 3.2 °C | 2.5 °C | 3.3 °C | 5.9 °C | 10.1 °C | 14.4 °C | 17.3 °C | 18.0 °C | 15.7 °C | 12.2 °C | 8.7 °C | 5.3 °C |
| High °C | 3° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 4° |
| Low °C | 0° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 60 | 46 | 42 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 73 | 74 | 56 | 63 | 58 | 62 |
| Cloud % | 85 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 |
| Wind m/s | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Daylight h | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 7.4 |
| Record high/low | 11°/-11° | 11°/-11° | 14°/-6° | 18°/-1° | 23°/4° | 27°/8° | 29°/12° | 27°/12° | 24°/9° | 20°/2° | 17°/-2° | 11°/-8° |
| Beach index | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
No month reaches 5.5 on the beach-day index; the best is August at 4.8/10, held back mainly by cold water (18.0 °C) and cool air (highs of 20 °C).
At its warmest the water here is 0.6 °C cooler than the Germany median for August (18.6 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 9.7 °C, cooler than 91% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
August is the wettest month (74 mm) and April the driest (34 mm); the yearly total is about 670 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.4 hours in December to 17.2 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 20:45 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces west-north-west (300°). Open water fills about 36% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in February–November; in mid-June it goes down at 21:45 local time on a bearing of 314°.
Straight out to the west-north-west the next coast is roughly 120 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 3 m deep and 8 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 6 m above sea level 500 m inland and 8 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 67% tree cover, 15% wetland and 10% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 34% of that circle.
- Tree 67%
- Wetland 15%
- Grass 10%
- Built 4%
- Bare 4%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Ostsee Markgrafenheide Strand”, 240 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 11 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Excellent
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 2025Excellent
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
The sea peaks at 18.0 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
Average wind speed at 10 m reaches 7.7 m/s in January, the windiest month.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 3Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 7Public toilets
- –Showers
- 18Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 6Hotels & guesthouses
- 3Campsites
- 7Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Cash machines
- 1Bike rental
- 1Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 2 restaurants and 1 bar. Accommodation: 6 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Campsites
- baltic-Freizeit GmbH - Camping- und Ferienpark Markgrafenheide 540 m S
- Campingplatz Markgrafenheide 560 m S
- Baltic Freizeit 870 m S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rostock-Laage Airport Laage | RLG | 32.6 km | south |
| Lübeck Blankensee Airport Lübeck | LBC | 104 km | south-west |
| Heringsdorf Airport Zirchow | HDF | 135 km | east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 7 bus stops within 1.5 km and 18 mapped car parks within 1 km.
6 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 19.8K residents); within 30 km there are 34 (about 339.5K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markgrafenheide Strand | – | 18.0 °C | – | – |
| Warnemünde Strand | 4.6 km SW | 18.0 °C | 53 m | Sand |
| Dierhagen Strand | 15.6 km NE | 18.0 °C | – | – |
| Prerow Strand | 38.5 km NE | 18.0 °C | 338 m | Sand |
| Zingst Strand | 43.0 km NE | 18.0 °C | 142 m | Sand |
- Warnemünde Strand4.6 km SWCompare
- Dierhagen Strand15.6 km NECompare
- Prerow Strand38.5 km NECompare
- Zingst Strand43.0 km NECompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 19.3 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_32UPF_20230906_1_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site DEMV_PR_1_0232).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 1.3K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.