Germany / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Zippendorfer Strand
Zippendorfer Strand is a beach, 3.0 km west of Raben Steinfeld (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany). The sea averages 18.5 °C in August, its warmest month, and 2.1 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Zippendorfer Strand
Beach-day index 2.6/10 · Germany median 2.3
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 2.8 °C | 2.1 °C | 3.0 °C | 5.5 °C | 10.8 °C | 15.1 °C | 17.8 °C | 18.5 °C | 16.0 °C | 12.4 °C | 8.7 °C | 4.7 °C |
| High °C | 2° | 3° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Low °C | -1° | -1° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 59 | 46 | 44 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 79 | 69 | 54 | 56 | 54 | 60 |
| Cloud % | 81 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 78 | 82 |
| Wind m/s | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Daylight h | 8.0 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 7.5 |
| Record high/low | 12°/-17° | 13°/-16° | 18°/-12° | 22°/-3° | 27°/1° | 31°/6° | 32°/10° | 30°/10° | 27°/5° | 23°/-1° | 18°/-5° | 12°/-13° |
| Beach index | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
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
The beach-day index peaks in July–August; August scores 5.8/10 with highs of 22 °C, sea at 18.5 °C and 69 mm of rain.
In August that is 0.8 points above the median of the 75 beaches in Germany covered by this atlas.
Across the year the sea averages 9.8 °C, cooler than 90% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
July is the wettest month (79 mm) and April the driest (36 mm); the yearly total is about 670 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.5 hours in December to 17.0 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:46 local time.
Setting
Within 1 km, the land is 64% tree cover, 27% built-up land and 9% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 39% of that circle.
- Tree 64%
- Built 27%
- Grass 9%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m).
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Schweriner See Zippendorfer Strand”, 210 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 4 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Sufficient
- 2017Good
- 2018Good
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 2021Good
- 2022Good
- 2023Sufficient
- 2024Good
- 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 18.5 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
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
- 3Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 2Public toilets
- –Showers
- 26Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 2Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Grocery shops
- 21Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
- 1Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 3 restaurants. Accommodation: 2 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
Nature
- Hexenberg peak 1.4 km W
Islands in view
- Biberburg 1.4 km W
- Kaninchenwerder 2.0 km N
- Ziegelwerder 2.0 km NE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lübeck Blankensee Airport Lübeck | LBC | 53.6 km | north-west |
| Rostock-Laage Airport Laage | RLG | 64.2 km | north-east |
| Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport Hamburg | HAM | 97.1 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 21 bus stops within 1.5 km and 26 mapped car parks within 1 km.
18 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 164.9K residents); within 30 km there are 47 (about 247K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zippendorfer Strand | – | 18.5 °C | – | – |
| Zierow Strand | 37.4 km N | 18.5 °C | 380 m | – |
| Boltenhagen Strand | 45.4 km N | 18.6 °C | 305 m | Sand |
| Travemünde Strand | 56.3 km NW | 18.6 °C | 190 m | Sand |
- Zierow Strand37.4 km NCompare
- Boltenhagen Strand45.4 km NCompare
- Travemünde Strand56.3 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 58.2 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_32UPE_20230906_1_L2A.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site DEMV_PR_2_0001).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 3.6K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.