Beach of Hooksiel, Coastal beach in Wangerland, Germany.

The Beach of Hooksiel is an artificial bathing beach on the Wadden Sea in Wangerland, Lower Saxony. It runs about 3.5 km between the campsite and the outer harbour, mostly on the seaward side of a spit, and is 50 to 70 m wide, up to 150 m at the campsite. Hooded beach chairs stand on the sand in front of a grassy bank and a dike.

Hooksiel was an important harbor since medieval times, serving as a base for fishing and trade along the North Sea coast. The layout of the place took shape through centuries of maritime activity and remains largely unchanged today.

The beach is divided into textile, nudist and dog sections, though the boundaries between them are not sharply marked. Near the outer harbour, fish restaurants serve visitors, and the two beach buildings house kiosks, toilets, showers and changing rooms. Outside the marked swimming areas, sailing, surfing and motorboating are permitted.

Bathing and swimming here depend on the tides of the Wadden Sea, and at low tide the water can retreat several kilometres. During bathing times lifeguards watch the marked sections. The beach is reached from the Bäderstraße behind the dike, where several car parks lie; since 2023 parking is charged while beach access itself is free.

At low tide, the Wadden Sea landscape emerges as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site, a constantly shifting system of mud and sand shaped by tides. This phenomenon makes each visit different and reveals a living ecosystem that transforms daily.