Germany / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Zingst Strand
Zingst Strand is a 142 m-long sandy beach facing north, 1.2 km north-west of Zingst (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany). The sea averages 18.0 °C in August, its warmest month, and 2.6 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Zingst Strand
Beach-day index 2.4/10 · Germany median 2.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 3.5 °C | 2.6 °C | 3.2 °C | 5.6 °C | 9.6 °C | 14.0 °C | 17.1 °C | 18.0 °C | 15.6 °C | 12.2 °C | 8.8 °C | 5.6 °C |
| High °C | 3° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 4° |
| Low °C | 0° | -0° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 60 | 45 | 42 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 74 | 73 | 57 | 62 | 57 | 62 |
| Cloud % | 85 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 |
| Wind m/s | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Daylight h | 7.8 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 7.3 |
| Record high/low | 11°/-13° | 12°/-11° | 15°/-7° | 19°/-1° | 24°/4° | 28°/8° | 30°/12° | 28°/12° | 24°/9° | 20°/2° | 17°/-2° | 11°/-8° |
| Beach index | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 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 5.0/10, held back mainly by cold water (18.0 °C) and cool air (highs of 21 °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.
July is the wettest month (74 mm) and April the driest (34 mm); the yearly total is about 670 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.3 hours in December to 17.2 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 20:44 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north (10°). Open water fills about 47% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in April–August; in mid-June it goes down at 21:45 local time on a bearing of 314°.
Sunrise is over the sea in March–September.
Straight out to the north the next coast is roughly 80 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 5 m deep and 8 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 2 m above sea level 500 m inland and 3 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 41% tree cover, 33% grassland and 22% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 48% of that circle.
- Tree 41%
- Grass 33%
- Built 22%
- Bare 3%
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 Zingst Kurhaus”, 520 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 7.4 m/s in January, the windiest month.
OpenStreetMap marks nudism here as “designated”.
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
- 64Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 11Public toilets
- –Showers
- 40Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 128Hotels & guesthouses
- 5Grocery shops
- 2Water-sports spots
- 1Playgrounds & water parks
- 13Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 3Pharmacies & clinics
- 4Cash machines
- 6Bike rental
- 2Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 49 restaurants, 5 cafés, 9 bars and 1 fast-food outlet. Accommodation: 128 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
Attractions & museums
- alter Rettungsschuppen museum 110 m N
- Experimentarium museum 630 m W
- Museumshof museum 680 m S
- Heimatmuseum mit Museumshof museum 690 m S
Islands in view
- Kirr 2.2 km SE
- Brunstwerder 2.4 km S
Lighthouses & piers
- Seebrücke Zingst pier 420 m N
Diving & boat hire
- Fahrradverleih Shop 8 480 m S
- Fahrradverleih 500 m SE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rostock-Laage Airport Laage | RLG | 63.7 km | south-west |
| Heringsdorf Airport Zirchow | HDF | 115 km | south-east |
| Malmö Sturup Airport Malmö | MMX | 130 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 13 bus stops within 1.5 km, ferry terminal Zingst (970 m) and 40 mapped car parks within 1 km.
3 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 14.2K residents); within 30 km there are 14 (about 45.1K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zingst Strand | – | 18.0 °C | 142 m | Sand |
| Prerow Strand | 7.5 km W | 18.0 °C | 338 m | Sand |
| Dierhagen Strand | 27.5 km SW | 18.0 °C | – | – |
| Warnemünde Strand | 47.6 km SW | 18.0 °C | 53 m | Sand |
- Prerow Strand7.5 km WCompare
- Dierhagen Strand27.5 km SWCompare
- Warnemünde Strand47.6 km SWCompare
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 20.6 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r19452483; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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_33UUA_20230906_1_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site DEMV_PR_1_0205).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 1.6K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.