Wellenreiten.de

What Wellenreiten.de does

Wellenreiten.de, operated by SevenSeasunited GmbH and headquartered in Munich, Germany, is a German-language digital platform that combines a curated surf camp booking marketplace with an editorial surf magazine. The platform aggregates surf camp inventory across 15+ countries — including France, Portugal, Morocco, Spain, the Canary Islands, Sri Lanka, Bali, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, the Maldives, South Africa, and the USA — and targets German-speaking surf travelers, with beginner surfers identified as the primary segment. Beyond booking, the platform publishes an online surf magazine, a print magazine (Wellenreiten.de Magazin), surf videos, podcasts, and a surf knowledge hub covering wave science, equipment, and trip planning.

The core technology is a web-based booking platform and content management system that lists surf camps with detailed pages (destination, pricing, amenities, photos) and supports direct booking inquiries routed to camp operators; no mobile app, public API, or proprietary technical assets are disclosed. Distribution is digital-first self-serve via wellenreiten.de, supplemented by an Instagram channel (@wellenreiten.de), an email newsletter, and earned media through coverage of German surf competitions such as the o2 SURF MASTERS, Surf DM, Rapid Surf League, and Red Bull Pool Clash.

The business model is a marketplace referral/transaction-fee structure: Wellenreiten.de monetizes by listing third-party surf camps and referring customers to them, with per-person weekly prices ranging from approximately €175 (budget camps such as Surfcamp Imsouane) to €1,190 (premium camps such as Surfcamp Moya), plus family packages from €899 per family per week. Pricing is purely transactional and per-booking; no subscription, SaaS, or advertising revenue lines are disclosed. The company has no disclosed external funding, no M&A activity, no management team information, and operates with 1–10 employees as a privately held German GmbH founded in 2022.

Name

Wellenreiten.de

Legal name

SevenSeasunited GmbH

Website

https://wellenreiten.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wellenreiten.de is a Munich-based German-language platform that operates a curated global surf camp booking marketplace alongside an online and print surf magazine, serving German-speaking surf travelers — primarily beginners — across 15+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Surf Travel Marketplace

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520)

akta.pro primary industry

Surf Schools & Surf Camps (THAAAKAC)

Keywords

• Surf camp booking
• Surf magazine
• Surf travel marketplace
• Surf camp comparison
• Surf content platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Surf Camp Bookings and Referrals: Wellenreiten.de generates revenue by listing surf camps from around the world and referring customers to these camps. The platform facilitates booking inquiries and takes a commission or referral fee on completed bookings made through their platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wellenreiten.de operates a German-language online marketplace that curates and lists surf camps worldwide, allowing travelers to browse, compare, and submit booking inquiries. The platform is paired with an extensive surf magazine (online and print), surf knowledge resources, videos, and podcasts covering surf culture, gear, spots, and trip planning. The company earns referral commissions when users book with the listed surf camp operators.

Product overview

Wellenreiten.de is a German-language surf platform combining a curated surf camp booking marketplace with editorial content. The core offering includes a surf camp comparison and booking service covering destinations worldwide, an online surf magazine with news and guides, a print magazine, surf knowledge resources, videos, and podcasts. The platform also covers surf events and competitions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• o2 SURF MASTERS: Surf competition series/rapid surf league event coverage featured on the platform

Products and services

• Surfcamps Booking Platform A curated marketplace for booking surf camps worldwide, connecting individual travelers with surf accommodations across destinations including France, Portugal, Morocco, Spain, the Canary Islands, Sri Lanka, Bali, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, the Maldives, and other surf destinations.
• Online Surf Magazine An online publication featuring surf news, spot guides, gear reviews, interviews, and stories from the surfing community, updated regularly with current surf content for German-speaking surfers.
• Print Surf Magazine A premium print publication featuring high-quality photography, long-form stories, and in-depth reports from the world of surfing, distributed to German-speaking surf enthusiasts.
• Last Minute Surfcamp Deals Exclusive last-minute deals for surf camp bookings aimed at spontaneous travelers seeking short-term availability.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pure SurfcampscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPure Surfcamps is a surf camp operator featured prominently on the Wellenreiten.de platform with multiple locations across France, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Sri Lanka, and Costa Rica. The partnership provides inventory for the booking platform.
• Listed Surf Camps (Various)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWellenreiten.de features numerous third-party surf camp operators including camps in France, Portugal, Morocco, Spain, Canary Islands, Sri Lanka, Bali, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Maldives, South Africa, Australia, USA, Ireland, Sardinia, and more. These camps list on the platform to reach German-speaking customers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GetYourGuide: Large global marketplace for tours, activities, and experiences including surf lessons and surf camps. Comparable on the marketplace/booking side as a competing channel for surf camp inventory, but operates at vastly larger scale across many activity categories and languages.
• Surfline: Leading global surf media and surf forecasting platform with a strong content/video ecosystem and premium subscription product. Comparable to the content/media side of Wellenreiten.de (editorial, video, surf knowledge), though Surfline is a much larger, English-language incumbent rather than a niche German marketplace.
• Booking.com: Global OTA increasingly listing tour activities and surf-related accommodations. Represents the principal competitive threat to Wellenreiten.de's referral economics, as travelers may book surf-adjacent stays and activities on Booking.com instead of through a niche German aggregator.
• Magicseaweed: Surf forecasting and surf media platform with global coverage, editorial content, and trip-planning features. Comparable as a surf content authority; overlaps with Wellenreiten.de's magazine and surf knowledge hub, though Magicseaweed has historically been forecasting-led rather than commerce-led.

Direct peers

• Surfholidays: UK-based online surf holiday comparison and booking platform offering surf camps and surf-inspired holidays across multiple countries. Directly comparable to Wellenreiten.de as a curated, surf-specialist marketplace aggregating third-party camp operators, with the main difference being geographic demand focus (UK vs. German-speaking Europe).
• BookSurfCamps: Online marketplace specializing in surf camp bookings worldwide, listing camps across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Highly comparable business model to Wellenreiten.de — surf camp aggregation with referral/commission revenue — competing for the same pool of surf travelers.
• World Surfaris: Australia-based surf travel specialist booking surf trips, charters, and camps in destinations such as Indonesia, the Maldives, and the Pacific. Closely comparable surf-focused travel intermediary; overlaps with Wellenreiten.de on surf camp inventory and trip curation.
• The Perfect Wave: Specialist surf travel agency offering surf trips, boat trips, and surf holidays globally. Comparable to Wellenreiten.de as a surf-specific travel intermediary curating and booking surf experiences, though The Perfect Wave operates more as a tour operator with proprietary packages.

Emerging players

• Trip-N-Surf: Smaller European surf travel booking platform curating surf camps and surf trips. Comparable niche marketplace positioning to Wellenreiten.de but with smaller scale and footprint; represents the kind of emerging specialist competitor that could erode share in specific destinations.

Others

• Pure Surfcamps: Multi-destination surf camp operator with locations in France, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Sri Lanka, and Costa Rica. Functions both as a key inventory partner for Wellenreiten.de and as an adjacent player — a supplier/operator that could compete by going direct to consumers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/wellenreiten.de
• Facebookfacebook.com/wellenreiten.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wellenreiten.de

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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