Surfing the North Sea: Is it worth the hassle?

It appears that my company is forcing me to spend the month of October in Feuerbach, Germany for training. I am not happy about it, as I remember last October in SC being rather decent for surfing. So I thought that I might make the best of a bad situation, and possibly spend a couple weekends trying out the North Sea surf scene. Unfortunately, I am about 8 hrs away from Sylt, which sounds like the best bet for some decent rides. My question is, to anyone that has been near there, if the long drive would be worth it? From the reports I have been reading online, it sounds like nothing but super short period wind swell, which would not be ideal. Does it get better there? Should I just say funk day and stick to touring breweries on the weekends? I know this may be the wrong forum to ask, but I am not on MSW forums and I know there are a few travelers on here.

 

That's sort of what I thought. The surf cams remind me of the Cinque Terre region of Italy. All wind swell on the Mediterranean. It would be cool to do it, just to say I did it. But I don't want to waste a weekend where I could be doing something like hitting museums or breweries. If their were waves, I would be all for it.

 

You mean the Baltic, right?

 

Have you ever checked the cams there? All I ever see is beach break that resembles a lake. It is mighty expensive getting around by car in Germany, and I would not have to rent one if I stayed near my area. If there will be little to no surfable waves, I don't want to drop the coin and waste the time. BTW, the museums I am thinking of do not have paintings in them.
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Haha, that would probably work better. Munich is a lot easier to get to.

 

Yes, that is why I asked about it. If I knew there would be decent waves, it would be different.

 

Not if it would cost you $400 or more, just to find out you are at a lake. I am not interested in just going for a swim. I did that many times in the Mediterranean, which was very enjoyable and only cost $20 each way.

 

Not my first time at all. I lived in Italy for about 3 months in 2006, then returned many times for week long meetings. I have been to Germany, France, and the UK for short visits. This is my first long stay in Germany. It is not by choice.