The north beach runs the full length of Langeoog — about 14 kilometres of unbroken sand — and is the island's reason for being. It is broad, backed by high dunes, and the North Sea here is cold even in summer: water temperatures rarely exceed 20°C, and the waves are real waves, not the gentle lapping of a sheltered bay. German families have been coming here for generations specifically because of this.
Sections of the beach have Strandkörbe — the hooded wicker beach chairs that are the defining symbol of North Sea beach holidays. You rent them by the day or week, and within the basket you are genuinely sheltered from the wind that blows in off the sea almost constantly. Walking west away from the most popular sections, the beach empties quickly.