Spot guide Kiel / Leuchtturm
About this spot
Kiel Lighthouse (international registration no. C 1215) stands off the coast in the central bay of Kiel in front of Kiel as a leading and orientation light and accommodates numerous measuring facilities as well as a pilot station. It is equipped with numerous instruments, e.g. a water gauge, a measuring device of the BSH, an ODL probe for monitoring environmental radioactivity as well as a weather station of the German Weather Service and the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel.
Measurements are gathered and processed by by the IFM-GEOMAR and provided to the public via open access on the internet and a display on the "Kiellinie" at the institute itself.
The fire colours of the lighthouse are white, red and green, with a nominal range of the 400-watt lamp (with the colour filters applied) of 14 to 17.6 nautical miles. The Lübeck Water and Shipping Authority is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the tower, the fire is monitored and remote-controlled by the Traffic Centre in Travemünde.
Sports and activities at this spot
Local landscape
Additional information
General
This is the spotguide for Kiel / Leuchtturm in Schleswig-Holstein, 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 Kiel / Leuchtturm in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing or paragliding.
Statistics
For statistical and historical real weather data see the wind and weather statistics for this location.
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
If you want to know more information about our spotguides, have a look at the corresponding website help section.