Jens Steffenhagen, Not D’Bah

As surfing grows exponentially and traditional surf travel destinations threaten to implode under the strain of crowds, it’s worth examining some of the globe’s alternate swell sources. Take the North Sea coast of Germany and Denmark, for example. Says editor of Germany’s premiere surf mag, Blue, Jens Steffenhagen (pictured here taking off), “If you take the North Sea coast of Germany and Denmark as one, I would say there are surfable waves three times a week, really good conditions once a month in summer and once a week in autumn/winter/spring.” The downside? “We surf with 6 mm neoprene in winter when water temps go down to 2°C.” Hmmm, maybe we exhaust all our options in Indo first. – Jed Smith