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Schmale Heide

Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Schmale Heide 1 photo

  • Diskothek M3 Miami Prora Rügen

    Diskothek M3 Miami Prora Rügen. Fabio Bruna, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 11 am, sunset 5:49 pm
8 am
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
4.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

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Binz: Prora, Waldgebiet Granitz

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Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
7°C45°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
128 km/hmph SW
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
6.7Good8 am127
5.6Good9 am127
7.0Great10 am138
4.7Fair11 am128
4.6Fair12 pm149
4.6Fair1 pm149
4.6Fair2 pm149
4.4Fair3 pm1610
4.3Fair4 pm1711
4.2Fair5 pm1710
Sat
5.9Good8 am2415
5.8Good9 am2616
5.5Good10 am2717
4.4Fair11 am2818
3.5Poor12 pm2817
3.0Poor1 pm3018
2.8Poor2 pm2818
2.2Poor3 pm2918
2.2Poor4 pm2818
2.1Poor5 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. Low at 10 am, -0.2 m. High at 6 pm, -0.1 m. High at 1 am, -0.1 mLow 10 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 am, -0.1 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 10 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 1 am, -0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Schmale Heide

Schmale Heide is a beach located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, situated on the peninsula between Binz and Mukran on Rügen. It is 2.573 kilometers away from the nearby beach Hundestrand/FKK. There are 18 food vendors within a 1-kilometer radius of the beach.

From Wikipedia

The Schmale Heide (German pronunciation: [ˈʃmaːlə ˈhaɪdə], lit. 'Narrow Heath') is a 9.5-kilometre-long and roughly 2-kilometre-wide bar between the Baltic seaside resort of Binz and the village of Neu Mukran near Sassnitz on the German island of Rügen. It lies in the municipality of Binz and is bounded to the northwest by the lagoon of the Kleiner Jasmunder Bodden and to the east by the bay of Prorer Wiek.

Source: Schmale Heide on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms440 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking20 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m780 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink18 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables440 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
160 m520 ft
Nearest town
4.7 km2.9 miOstseebad Binz (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miFlugplatz Rügen (GTI)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 76%
  • Sun2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 35%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 44%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 13%