Germany / Schleswig-Holstein
Pelzerhaken Strand
Pelzerhaken Strand is a 214 m-long sandy beach facing south, 4.3 km south-east of Neustadt in Holstein (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). The sea averages 18.6 °C in August, its warmest month, and 2.0 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Pelzerhaken 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 | 2.6 °C | 2.0 °C | 2.8 °C | 5.0 °C | 11.0 °C | 15.2 °C | 18.0 °C | 18.6 °C | 16.0 °C | 12.4 °C | 8.7 °C | 4.3 °C |
| High °C | 3° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 4° |
| Low °C | 0° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 59 | 47 | 43 | 35 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 56 | 61 | 58 | 63 |
| Cloud % | 84 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 84 |
| Wind m/s | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
| Daylight h | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 7.4 |
| Record high/low | 11°/-9° | 11°/-9° | 14°/-5° | 19°/-1° | 24°/4° | 27°/8° | 29°/12° | 28°/12° | 25°/9° | 20°/2° | 17°/-1° | 10°/-8° |
| Beach index | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
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 5.0/10, held back mainly by cool air (highs of 20 °C) and cold water (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 (76 mm) and April the driest (35 mm); the yearly total is about 680 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.4 hours in December to 17.1 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 20:50 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south (170°). Open water fills about 64% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
The sun sets over the sea in September–March; in mid-December it goes down at 15:53 local time on a bearing of 229°.
Sunrise is over the sea in August–May.
The opposite shore is only about 12.0 km away to the south, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 12 m deep and 21 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 4 m above sea level 500 m inland and 20 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 44% grassland, 25% tree cover and 19% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 61% of that circle.
- Grass 44%
- Tree 25%
- Built 19%
- Crop 7%
- Bare 5%
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 “Osts Pelzerhaken”, 780 m from the beach centre, was rated Good for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 9 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Excellent
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Good
- 2025Good
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 18.6 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
Average wind speed at 10 m reaches 7.8 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.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 11Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 3Public toilets
- –Showers
- 30Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 11Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Grocery shops
- 6Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
- 1Bike rental
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 10 restaurants and 1 café. Accommodation: 11 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
Lighthouses & piers
- Leuchtturm Pelzerhaken lighthouse 190 m NW
- Seebrücke pier 800 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lübeck Blankensee Airport Lübeck | LBC | 32.7 km | south |
| Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport Hamburg | HAM | 76.8 km | south-west |
| Rostock-Laage Airport Laage | RLG | 94.0 km | east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 6 bus stops within 1.5 km and 30 mapped car parks within 1 km.
5 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 28.8K residents); within 30 km there are 41 (about 442.2K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelzerhaken Strand | – | 18.6 °C | 214 m | Sand |
| Grömitz Strand | 9.0 km NE | 18.6 °C | 2.5 km | Sand |
| Scharbeutz Strand | 9.4 km SW | 18.6 °C | 1.5 km | Sand |
| Timmendorfer Strand | 11.3 km SW | 18.6 °C | 2.8 km | Sand |
| Travemünde Strand | 11.9 km S | 18.6 °C | 190 m | Sand |
| Weissenhäuser Strand | 25.4 km N | 18.5 °C | 1.5 km | – |
| Sehlendorfer Strand | 27.0 km NW | 18.5 °C | 2.1 km | Sand |
- Grömitz Strand9.0 km NECompare
- Scharbeutz Strand9.4 km SWCompare
- Timmendorfer Strand11.3 km SWCompare
- Travemünde Strand11.9 km SCompare
- Weissenhäuser Strand25.4 km NCompare
- Sehlendorfer Strand27.0 km NWCompare
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 4.4 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w40585637; 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_32UPE_20230906_1_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site DESH_PR_0086).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 5.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.