Yachthafen Hohe Düne in Rostock: travel, harbour info and destinations

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Yachthafen Hohe Düne is located in Rostock on the eastern shore of the Warnow estuary, directly on the Baltic Sea and opposite the seaside resort of Warnemünde. Here you can read how to travel to the start of your trip, where to park and shop, what sailing weather to expect, which destinations are nearby and what skippers need to know about approaching, the canal and berthing.

Where is Yachthafen Hohe Düne?

Yachthafen Hohe Düne is located on the Hohe Düne peninsula on the eastern side of the Warnow estuary, just behind the eastern breakwater of the canal. To the west, on the other side of the canal, lies Warnemünde with its railway station, Alter Strom and lighthouse. South of the marina is the ferry terminal that connects both banks around the clock. The beach on the open Baltic Sea is only a few hundred metres away.

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The marina belongs to Yachthafenresidenz Hohe Düne, a hotel complex directly at the harbour. On the Warnemünde shore opposite there are further berths at the Alter Strom and at the Mittelmole. We introduce the city harbour in the centre of Rostock, around 6 nautical miles upriver, in the profile of Stadthafen Rostock an der Warnow .

Arriving for the start of your trip at Yachthafen Hohe Düne

The easiest way is to travel by train to Warnemünde and then by ferry. You can also reach Hohe Düne directly by car via the eastern side of the Warnow, without using the ferry.

From the airport to Hohe Düne

The nearest airport is Rostock-Laage, around 32 kilometres as the crow flies to the southeast. By hire car or taxi you'll be at the marina in about 45 minutes.

As things stand (November 2026), you can reach Rostock-Laage Airport by public transport with the on-demand bus “rubi”. It runs from stop to stop without a fixed timetable during its operating hours and must be booked in advance. You can collect hire cars from the major rental companies directly at the airport, and these also need to be booked in advance.

Hamburg has more flight connections, around 150 kilometres as the crow flies away. From Hamburg Airport you take the S-Bahn to Hauptbahnhof and then the train to Rostock, where you change to the S-Bahn to Warnemünde. That's two changes, and from Warnemünde you add the short ferry crossing.

By car, train, bus or ferry

By train you first travel to Rostock Hauptbahnhof. From Hamburg there are up to twelve direct connections a day; the fastest ICE takes around 1 hour 50 minutes. In Rostock you change to the S-Bahn to Warnemünde and travel to the terminus. In the season and at peak times it runs every 7.5 minutes, otherwise every 15 minutes.

The ferry terminal is close to Warnemünde station. The ferry across the Warnow shuttles about every 20 minutes during the day, more frequently at peak times, and takes around 4 minutes. It also runs at night, then at fixed times roughly every half-hour to hour. It takes foot passengers and cars; the Deutschland-Ticket is valid for passengers. From the Hohe Düne terminal you walk around 700 metres to the pontoons.

By car, you can get there without a ferry via the A19 to the Rostock-Ost exit, then continue on the B105 towards Ribnitz-Damgarten/Stralsund. In Rövershagen, turn left onto Graal-Müritzer Straße, turn left again in Hinrichshagen and drive via Markgrafenheide to Hohe Düne. Alternatively, take the A20 to the Rostock-Warnemünde exit and the B103 towards Warnemünde, follow the signs for “Hohe Düne” before you reach Warnemünde and cross over by car ferry.

Buses to Markgrafenheide and Graal-Müritz also stop at the Hohe Düne Fähre stop.

How is the Hohe Düne marina laid out?

The marina is large: the pontoons are called A to H and R. Visiting yachts check in at the harbour office; the harbour shop is in the same building.

Parking

The marina has an underground car park and outdoor parking spaces, around 760 spaces altogether. A day in the underground car park costs 21 euros, in the outdoor car park 20 euros. Those staying for the whole season from April to October pay 350 euros.

Showers and sanitary facilities

For visiting yachts there are toilet blocks with showers at pontoons C and E; washing machines and dryers are also available there.

Shopping for the trip

In Hohe Düne itself there is no supermarket. At the harbour shop you can get fresh bread rolls daily, groceries, drinks and toiletries; for small items there is also a kiosk at the hotel reception.

For shopping you take the ferry to Warnemünde. Around 500 metres from the ferry terminal are an Edeka supermarket and an organic food shop, about seven minutes on foot. For a large shop by car via the car ferry, there's a Kaufland in Handwerkstraße in the Rostock district of Marienehe.

Doctor, pharmacy and emergency services

The nearest large hospital with an emergency department is Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Schillingallee 35, around 11 kilometres as the crow flies south of the marina.

The nearest pharmacy is the Detharding-Apotheke at Kirchenplatz 13 in Warnemünde, on the other side of the ferry.

• 112: Ambulance service, emergency doctor and fire brigade
• 110: Police
• 116 117: out-of-hours medical service
• 0800 0022833: emergency pharmacy service
• At sea: VHF channel 16 or DSC on channel 70, call sign "Bremen Rescue Radio", the maritime rescue coordination centre of the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger (DGzRS) in Bremen; by telephone round the clock on +49 421 53687-0.

What does Hohe Düne marina offer?

Hohe Düne marina has 920 berths on timber-decked floating pontoons. The berths have at least 4 metres of water, yachts up to 60 metres in length moor at the south pier.

Feature	Details
Position (harbour entrance)	54° 11,09′ N, 012° 05,87′ E
Address	Am Yachthafen 1, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde
Berths	920, boxes from 9 × 3.20 m to 23 × 6.70 m
Water depth	at least 4 m at the berths, 4.5 m in the fairway
Large yachts	up to 60 m in length at the south pier
Hafenmeister	Telephone 0381 5040-8080, mobile 0162 2504043
Berth fees for visiting yachts	per day €32 (9 m), €35 (10 m), €43 (12 m), €53 (15 m)
Tourist tax	€3.70 per person per day, year-round
Fuel	Diesel and petrol at the yacht fuel station in the eastern part of the harbour

For a whole month, for example, you pay €928 for boats up to 9 m in length, €1,247 up to 12 m and €1,537 up to 15 m. Catamarans pay one and a half times the rate, double the price applies during the Hanse Sail from Thursday to Sunday, and traditional sailing ships have their own rates. Berthing fees (as at January 2026), parking fees (as at 2021).

Equipment

Every berth has 230-volt, 16-amp electricity and water, and there is free Wi-Fi throughout the harbour. For work on your boat, there is a large crane, mast cranes for 500 and 1,000 kilograms and two slipways, 6 and 15 metres wide. The harbour also has a sailmaker, a chandlery and a water sports centre offering sailing, motorboat and diving courses.

The yacht fuel station is open from April to October, in June, July and August daily from 8 to 12 and 13 to 18 hours, shorter hours in the other months.

What is the weather like in Hohe Düne for sailing?

Off the Warnow estuary the wind blows most frequently from westerly to southwesterly directions. In summer it is on average moderate and often backs to northwest, in autumn and winter it blows more strongly and more from southwest. From 6 Beaufort the German weather service issues a wind warning for the coast, from 8 Beaufort a gale warning.

Tides play hardly any role, the water level usually changes by only 10 to 30 centimetres. Wind has more effect: if easterly or northeasterly wind persists, it pushes water against the coast and into the Warnow, persistent southwesterly wind causes the water level to fall. In late spring sea fog can suddenly roll in over the still cold water, particularly unpleasant in the shipping channel with its large vessel traffic.

What sailing destinations lie near Hohe Düne?

From the marina you are on the open waters of Mecklenburg Bay in a few minutes. To the west lie the seaside resorts as far as Wismar Bay, to the north the Danish island of Falster, to the east the Darß and beyond it Hiddensee, Rügen and the Strelasund.

The distances are rounded nautical miles over water on the usual course from the marina; for precise planning refer to the chart.

• Rostock city harbour: around 6 nm, up the Warnow
• Kühlungsborn: around 13 nm
• Gedser on Falster (Denmark): around 24 nm
• Wismar: around 36 nm, past the island of Poel
• Stralsund: around 52 nm, around Darßer Ort and through the Gellenstrom
• Kloster on Hiddensee: around 55 nm

With a week's time a circuit via Gedser and the Danish islands is a good choice, or a sailing trip eastwards around the Darß to Hiddensee and Rügen. Read more about the Strelasund sailing area in the profile on the harbours in Stralsund.

What can you do on a day ashore in Hohe Düne?

Beach and east pier are within direct reach from the pontoon, for Warnemünde you take the ferry.

• Hohe Düne beach: The sandy beach on the open Baltic Sea lies around 300 metres from the marina, access is free of charge.
• Seal research at the East Mole: At the Marine Science Center, a converted passenger ship at the East Mole, you can watch seals from the sun deck with which researchers from the University of Rostock work. It is open daily from late March to October, and four days a week in November.
• Alter Strom in Warnemünde: Until 1903, the Alter Strom was the only access to Rostock harbour. Today fishing boats, excursion vessels and yachts lie there, and cafés, pubs, ice cream parlours and small shops line the berths.
• Lighthouse and Teepott: Warnemünde's 31-metre-high lighthouse was built in 1897/98. From its galleries you can look out over the town, the beach and the Baltic Sea; at its foot stands the Teepott, a round building with cafés and restaurants.

For skippers: Berthing, ship canal and sea weather at Hohe Düne

The Hohe Düne marina lies directly at the entrance to Rostock's seaport. As a visitor, you report to the harbour master's office.

Registration and Berthing

The marina rents out guest berths by the day and by the month; the season runs from 1st April to 31st October. You can reach the harbour master on 0381 5040-8080 or mobile on 0162 2504043, or by e-mail at hafencheckin@yhd.de.

In the boxes you moor between stern piles and pontoon; safety lines stretched between the piles and pontoon help with berthing. The boxes are graded by length and beam, from 9 metres length and 3.20 metres beam up to 23 metres length and 6.70 metres beam. If you stay afloat over winter, 50 per cent of the summer mooring fee is added for November to March.

Harbour rules

On your departure day you must vacate the berth by 14:00.

Approach to the marina and commercial shipping in the ship canal

The marina has its own entrance with overlapping breakwaters directly from the Baltic Sea, so you do not enter through the Warnemünde ship canal. Entry is possible day and night; you approach from the east between the lit pierheads, which carry a green and a red fixed light. If you come from the north, the colours initially appear reversed because of the overlapping breakwaters: keep to the east until red is to port and green to starboard.

West of the marina, in the ship canal, ferries, freighters and cruise ships travel to and from Rostock's overseas port; directly south of the marina the Warnow ferry crosses the canal. Traffic is monitored by Warnemünde Traffic Centre, call sign "Warnemünde Traffic", on VHF channel 73. Vessels over 30 metres in length must report there. With a yacht you listen to channel 73 and then know well in advance when a large vessel is entering or leaving. The Sea Navigation Routes Order applies in the ship canal; give way to commercial shipping.

During the Hanse Sail in early August, the area off the Warnow estuary and in the ship canal is particularly busy. The Waterways and Shipping Administration publishes closures and changes to the fairway as Notices to Mariners on ELWIS.

Which sea weather forecast applies to Hohe Düne?

The authoritative one is the German Weather Service (DWD) sea weather forecast for the North Sea and Baltic Sea, together with the DWD's coastal warnings for the Baltic coast. You can read it on the DWD sea weather page and in the WarnWetter app; when underway you receive it via VHF coast radio, NAVTEX and on the radio.

Trips from Hohe Düne on Törnfinder

In November 2026 there are 3 trip dates on Törnfinder with departure or destination at Hohe Düne marina.

All current offers are in the trip overview. An overview of the whole sailing area is on the Sailing in the Baltic Sea; trips from other harbours on the German coast can be found under Sailing in Germany.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get from Warnemünde station to Hohe Düne marina?

By ferry across the Warnow, which departs near the station. It runs roughly every 20 minutes during the day and takes around 4 minutes; from the Hohe Düne landing stage it is around 700 metres on foot to the pontoons.

Which airport is nearest to Hohe Düne marina?

Rostock-Laage, around 45 minutes away by car. Hamburg has more connections; from there you travel by S-Bahn and train via Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and Rostock to Warnemünde, with two changes.

Where do I park at the start of a trip at Hohe Düne marina?

In the underground car park for €21 per day or in the outside car park for €20 per day; both belong to the marina.

Are there showers at Hohe Düne marina?

Yes, in the sanitary buildings at pontoons C and E; there are also washing machines and tumble dryers there.

Can you refuel at Hohe Düne marina?

Yes, diesel and petrol are available at the yacht fuel station in the eastern part of the harbour; it is open from April to October.

Is Hohe Düne marina the same harbour as Rostock city harbour?

No. The Hohe Düne marina is located directly on the Baltic Sea at the mouth of the Warnow; the city harbour is about 6 nautical miles upriver in the centre of Rostock.