Travemünde main beach (Kurstrand)
Excellent water quality
Baltic seaside resort on the Trave · live and verified
Travemünde today
What is on in Travemünde today: events, official bathing-water status and water temperature – in one place, with a visible verification date.
What is on today? Water 20.8 °C Air 15 °C 15 events today Sunrise 05:58 – over the open sea Sunset 20:45 Bathing water “excellent” -31 days to Travemünde Week
Today in Travemünde
- now Priwall Festival 2026 Priwallhafen, Travemünde
- now Madsino's Puppet Revue Gesellschaftshaus, Torstraße 1
- now 8th Sand Sculpture Exhibition – Time Travel Bootshallen am Fischereihafen, Auf dem Baggersand 17
- now MeerErlebnis Days Niendorfer Hafen
- now Children's Theatre: Pettersson and Findus Kurparksaal Scharbeutz, Strandallee 134
- now Silent Disco on the Beach Strand Scharbeutz
- now The Baltic Punch and Judy Show Kurparksaal Scharbeutz, Strandallee 134
- now 15th Lübeck Organ Summer St. Marien, St. Jakobi und Lübecker Dom
- now Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival MuK – Musik- und Kongresshalle, Willy-Brandt-Allee 10
- now Open-air: Every Tuesday Schwimmbadwiese, Strandpromenade 15
- now Star Hours Rettin Rettin
- now Open-air stage: Sherlock Holmes Freilichtbühne Lübeck, Wallstraße
- now Open-air stage: Pettersson and Findus Freilichtbühne Lübeck, Wallstraße
- now Dahmeshöved Lighthouse Tour Leuchtturm Dahmeshöved
- 17 Aug Musik zur Nacht bei Kerzenschein Evangelische Waldkirche
Weekly market today: 7:30–13:00 on the Fährplatz.
Crowds today: rather quiet – holidays in Hamburg, rain forecast
All events → Water 20.8 °C
Air overcast
Wind from west · 2 Bft
Travemünde is the Baltic seaside resort of Lübeck: fine sandy beach at the mouth of the Trave, the Old Lighthouse, the four-masted barque Passat and Travemünde Week – one of the largest sailing regattas in the world. This page brings together what matters today: the official bathing-water rating, the current water temperature, today’s events and live departures. Every fact is backed by a source and a visible verification date.
Coast planner
Plan your day in Travemünde – in 30 seconds
Tell it when you’re here and what you like. The coast planner builds a day programme from verified places – with times, honest walking estimates, a map and export. Weather-adapted, nothing invented.
- 1When and how long
- 2What you like
- 3A ready plan with map
Start right away:
- 09:30 Kurstrand beach
- 12:00 Lunch on the Vorderreihe
- 14:15 Visit the Passat
- 17:00 Sunset at the north pier
- 20.8 °C water temperature
- 14.8 h daylight today
- 2 × official “excellent” bathing waters
- 301 places in the directory
News from Travemünde
All stories →
Travemünde Aktuell und TAMS Medienagentur zeigen beim CSD Lübeck Flagge für Vielfalt – Am 15. August startet die CSD Demonstration unter dem Motto #unverhandelbar um 12 Uhr auf dem Lübecker Markt
Greenpeace-Aktionstag zum Schutz der Ostsee in Travemünde – Greenpeace Lübeck informiert am Sonntag auf der Strandpromenade über Überdüngung und sogenannte tote Zonen in der Ostsee
Events, beach, getting here and more – all topics
Events Festivals, concerts and markets – with a day view and filters. Beach and water Bathing water status, water temperature and everything for a beach day. Places Restaurants, playgrounds, the climbing forest and sights – all places at a glance. With children Playgrounds, the climbing forest and the best rainy-day addresses. Leisure and activities Climbing forest, sand sculptures, SUP and the best rainy-day addresses – with filters. See and do Lighthouse, Passat, Priwall – the fixed points with context. Getting here Live train and bus departures, the Priwall ferry, parking and the Scandinavia ferries. Ship spotting Live map of the Trave estuary, the best spots and the cruise call. Travemünde Week 17 to 26 July 2026 – getting there, parking and tips beyond the regattas. Where to stay Which location fits, where to search officially – and how to get there. The Priwall Beach, Passat, marina and nature reserve – the peninsula by ferry.
In progress “Sport” and “practical matters” follow as the next sections.
Live tools: sun, water data, beach-chair guide and more
Behind the sections sit tools you won’t find bundled anywhere else. The most useful at a glance:
- Beach and water The sun today Live day arc with sunrise, sunset, golden hour and the best spots.
- Beach and water Live water readings Temperature, waves, wind and UV as instrument dials with a timestamp.
- Beach Beach chair guide Every operator with phone, photos and Google ratings.
- Ships The harbours Five harbours with their own page – from ferry terminal to marina.
- Places Rating watch How the average rating and number of Google reviews develop over time.
- Getting here Live departures & A1 Next train and bus departures in real time, plus the situation on the A1.
- Leisure Rain filter Filter leisure addresses by weather, “with children” or “free”.
- Stay Locations & arrival Which location fits you – and how to reach your accommodation.
Frequently asked questions about Travemünde
What can you do in Travemünde today?
This page delivers the daily overview: today’s events, water temperature and bathing-water status, live train and bus departures and the weather. For a ready-made day plan with a route there is the coast planner.
How warm is the water in Travemünde?
The current, measured Baltic water temperature is in the live ticker above and in detail on the water-temperature page – with timestamp, day preview and official bathing-water status. The page updates several times a day.
When is Travemünde Week 2026?
The 137th Travemünde Week runs from 17 to 26 July 2026 – regattas on the Bay of Lübeck and a shore programme, entry to the festival area is free. Getting there, parking and tips are on the Travemünde Week page.
How do you get to the Priwall?
By the Priwall ferry across the Trave: a car ferry takes vehicles, the passenger ferry brings pedestrians and cyclists across in a few minutes all year round – to the beach, the Passat, the marine station and the nature reserve.
Is Travemünde heute an official site?
No – Travemünde heute is an independent, private information service and not a site of the city of Lübeck or the resort administration. Every detail carries a source and verification date; the methodology page explains how it works.
How is the water quality?
Water today 20.8 °C
Priwall beach
Excellent water quality
Both of Travemünde's official bathing sites have held the top EU class for years. Travemünde main beach (Kurstrand): rated “excellent” in all 14 EU assessment years since 2012. Priwall beach: “excellent” in 12 of 15 EU assessment years, otherwise “good” – “excellent” without interruption since 2021.
Classification of all EU assessment years
| Assessment year | Travemünde main beach (Kurstrand) | Priwall beach |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 (2009–2012) | ausgezeichnet | gut |
| 2013 (2010–2013) | ausgezeichnet | gut |
| 2014 (2011–2014) | ausgezeichnet | ausgezeichnet |
| 2015 (2012–2015) | ausgezeichnet | ausgezeichnet |
| 2016 (2013–2016) | ausgezeichnet | ausgezeichnet |
| 2017 (2014–2017) | ausgezeichnet | ausgezeichnet |
| 2018 (2015–2018) | ausgezeichnet | ausgezeichnet |
| 2019 (2016–2019) | ausgezeichnet | ausgezeichnet |
| 2020 (2017–2020) | ausgezeichnet | gut |
| 2021 (2018–2021) | ausgezeichnet | ausgezeichnet |
| 2022 (2019–2022) | ausgezeichnet | ausgezeichnet |
| 2023 (2020–2023) | ausgezeichnet | ausgezeichnet |
| 2024 (2021–2024) | ausgezeichnet | ausgezeichnet |
| 2025 (2022–2025) | ausgezeichnet | ausgezeichnet |
EU bathing water classification, calculated from four years of official laboratory samples (roughly monthly in season) – not a live reading. Acute warnings (e.g. blue-green algae) day-to-day on the official bathing water map.
Source:
Open Data Schleswig-Holstein
(Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – 2.0 (Land Schleswig-Holstein)) · Data as of: 17 August 2026 · History/season: CC BY 4.0, Data as of: 18 July 2026
Travemünde on social media
Public posts about Travemünde, gathered automatically across networks – no fixed account list.
