It is a well sheltered body of water with an average depth of 3.8 m, but you have to be careful of numerous shoals and fishing nets. The lake can be navigated on both centreboard yachts and small yachts with ballast built into the hull bottom. Larger yachts (which are limited by their draught) should move along the Szczecin-Świnoujście fairway.
The fairway and the approaches to the ports are well marked both day and night. On the fairway, professional ships have priority over other vessels. With strong wind waves develop very quickly – wave height reaches 1.5 m with a Beaufort wind force of 8. When the wind stops, the wave disappears as soon as it was formed. The waves are short and steep, but do not pose a big threat. In bad weather, do not stray away from the Fairway.
While sailing on the Szczecin Lagoon, you should possess updated maps and navigational aids, and a VHF radiotelephone. From these waters, you can enter many Polish and German ports. You can also sail to Szczecin, or to the Baltic Sea – by Piana, Dziwna or Świna.
