Spot guide Hamburg Außenalster
About this spot
The Outer Alster is the largest body of water in Hamburg. It is situated just outside (hence the name) the city walls of medieval Hamburg - but as the city was growing, it became a part of the city. The shores are mainly residential areas, with several hotels and commerce buildings especially in the southern part.
The Outer Alster is surrounded by footpaths and cycle paths with a total length of over 7 km, which are very popular with locals for recreation and jogging. The Outer Alster itself is mainly used for sailing and rowing as well as pedal boating and Stand Up Paddling. As a sailing area, it is not considered to be quite easy, as the often changing wind conditions due to the surrounding buildings and the roads leading into the lake require some skill on the part of the sailors.
Sports and activities at this spot
Local landscape
Additional information
General
This is the spotguide for Hamburg Außenalster in Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.
Spot guide
This is the spotguide for Hamburg Außenalster in Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing or paragliding.
Severe Weather Warnings
When a severe weather warning or advisory is provided by the local meteorological institute, we display it as a banner above the wind forecast.
The weather warning, for example a high wind warning, can help you prepare for dangerous weather conditions and avoid weather-related risks. The color scale indicates the intensity of the predicted weather event. For more details click or tap on the warning. General information about severe weather warnings can be found in our help section.
Please be aware that severe weather may occur without a prior severe weather warning being reported.
Units
We use knots and degrees Celsius as our default units. These units are often used by sailors, kiters, surfers, windsurfers and paragliders. Use website settings to switch between units and 7 different languages at any time. For converting between wind speed units such as knots, km/h (kilometers per hour), m/s (meters per second), and mph (miles per hour) use our wind speed calculator.
Help
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