Rantum (Sylt) surf forecast, webcam & sea temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Current conditions
Right now at Rantum (Sylt): 9 kts NE, gusts 15, 0.3 m waves, water 12 °C — small waves, good for beginners.
7-day forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | |
| Wind | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Gusts | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Temperature | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
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Surf forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 01 | 04 | 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 01 | 04 | 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | |
| Surf (est.) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Primary swell | 0.25s↑ | 0.25s↑ | 0.25s↑ | 0.15s↑ | 0.15s↑ | 0.14s↑ | 0.14s↑ | 0.16s↑ | 0.26s↑ | 0.36s↑ | 0.36s↑ | 0.36s↑ | 0.36s↑ | 0.36s↑ | 0.36s↑ | 0.36s↑ | 0.36s↑ | 0.26s↑ | 0.26s↑ | 0.26s↑ |
| Secondary swell | 0.117s↑ | 0.116s↑ | 0.116s↑ | 0.115s↑ | 0.115s↑ | 0.115s↑ | 0.115s↑ | 0.15s↑ | 0.115s↑ | 0.113s↑ | 0.114s↑ | 0.114s↑ | 0.113s↑ | 0.113s↑ | 0.112s↑ | 0.112s↑ | 0.112s↑ | 0.17s↑ | 0.111s↑ | 0.111s↑ |
| Wind waves | 0.22s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.32s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.12s↑ | 0.12s↑ | 0.12s↑ | 0.12s↑ | 0.13s↑ | 0.13s↑ | 0.13s↑ | 0.11s↑ | 0.12s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.32s↑ | 0.32s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.33s↑ | 0.33s↑ |
| Waves | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Period | 3s | 2s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 2s | 2s | 3s | 6s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 4s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s |
| Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Groundswell | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Rantum, Sylt
- Water: Sea
- Sports: SurfWindsurf
- Best wind directions: EESESE
Rantum lies at the narrowest point of Sylt, where the island shrinks to a strip of dunes only a few hundred metres wide between the open North Sea and the Wadden Sea. The live beach webcam looks over the western beach, a long, straight run of fine sand with no piers or groynes in the way, facing the prevailing westerly wind and swell. That exposure makes it a surf beach: easterly winds blow offshore and smooth the waves, while a west or south-west wind brings choppy, powerful conditions that suit experienced windsurfers better than beginners. Rip currents form between the sandbanks, so swimming is safest at the guarded beach access in the summer season. Behind the village lies the Rantum basin, a diked tidal basin that is now a bird reserve, and on the eastern side the calm Wadden shore offers a completely different, flat-water view. The village is small, with holiday homes, a few restaurants and a bus link to Westerland and Hörnum. Sea temperature follows the North Sea pattern, cold until early summer and warmest in August. Watch the Rantum beach webcam and the surf forecast below to judge the swell.
Rantum (Sylt) FAQ
- Is there a beach webcam at Rantum (Sylt)?
- Yes. The live beach webcam for Rantum (Sylt) is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.
- What wind direction works at Rantum (Sylt)?
- It works best in E, ESE, SE winds.
