Hel

Coastal attractions in Hel

Hel’s coastal landscape features a blend of maritime navigation, military history, and natural sand formations. The 41.5-meter red brick lighthouse provides a vantage point over the peninsula’s tip, where the Baltic Sea meets the Bay of Puck at Plaża Cypel. The area is notable for its underwater heritage, including the scuttled destroyers ORP Wicher II and ORP Grom II, and the ORP Bryza K-18, a cutter intentionally sunk to create a diving site. These wrecks, alongside shore-accessible remains like the Kuter WŁA-55, document the region's naval and fishing history.

Coastal Attractions in Hel — Map

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Lighthouse in Hel

Hel Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in the town of Hel, Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland.

Ryszard Niwczyk / CC-BY-SA

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Plaża Cypel

Sandy beach located at the geographical tip of the Hel Peninsula, where the waters of the Bay of Puck and the Baltic Sea converge.

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ORP Wicher II

A Skoryy-class destroyer scuttled in the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea to serve as a breakwater; now a site for scuba diving.

Luciano Noceti / CC-BY-SA

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Kuter WŁA-55

The remains of a fishing cutter located on the beach, which are wheelchair accessible.

Luciano Noceti / CC-BY-SA

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Duża Plaża - Bałtycka

Wide, sandy beach on the northern side of the peninsula facing the open Baltic Sea.

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ORP Grom II

A Project 30bis destroyer scuttled near the Hel port to act as a breakwater.

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ORP Bryza K-18 (wrak)

A former naval cutter intentionally sunk in 2009 at a depth of approximately 20 meters to serve as an artificial reef and diving attraction.

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Wicher (szczątki wraku)

Sunken remains of the destroyer ORP Wicher, used for scuba diving exploration.

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