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San Francisco – Crissy Field

California, United States · 37.8050, -122.4600

Wing Foiling Fortgeschritten · Pro
Source
Canoe and Golden Gate Bridge seen from Crissy Field, San Francisco 18.jpg
Photo by Guillaume Paumier · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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wind meter
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tide station
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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Best wind

W is the normal sea-breeze setup, often side-offshore and gusty at the beach; assess tide/current and recovery before launch: https://www.sfba.org/index.php/safety-guides/wing-safety-guide

Season

Apr–Okt

Water

Chop

Experience

Fortgeschritten · Pro

Hazards

Experienced riders only: gusty/variable side-offshore wind at the beach, strong and shifting tidal current, cold water, fog and major ship traffic. Stay out of the shipping channel and wildlife area and carry a credible self-rescue/downwind exit: https://www.sfba.org/index.php/safety-guides/wing-safety-guide https://sfba.org/index.php/resources/sites/san-francsico/crissy-field

Parking & access

NPS Crissy Field East Beach lot closes 23:00-06:00; West Bluff is $3/hour or $10/day from 08:00-18:00 and also closes overnight. Obey current signs and wildlife-protection boundaries: https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/management/superintendents-compendium.htm

“Crissy Field is a former military airfield right on San Francisco Bay with an open view of the Golden Gate Bridge. The summer westerly – the "Summer Breeze" – is funnelled through the Golden Gate and fills in between Anita Rock and the channel. It regularly delivers 16–20 knots, much more on good days; the wind is gusty, though, and can swing from 5 to over 40 knots. The best wind months are March to October, often with four to seven windy days a week. The water is choppy and the bay carries str Requested-field batch 12 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, route, area, operator and community-candidate relationships remain explicit; generic coordinate-only Surfline maps were removed where no meaningful report exists; unresolved items remain Unknown. 2026-08-14 MACkite Santa Cruz/Bay Area source credit: the complete Crystal Veness / Ryan Goloversic destination guide explicitly names this physical riding destination. It is retained as the existing record; generic or differently pinned article mentions were not collapsed into it.”

— via VentoSurf; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-14

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com 514 — WX Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Crissy-Old CG Pier (0.33 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/514 wx.ikitesurf.com

All 6 webcams in San Francisco Bay Area

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate) tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

ventosurf.com Crissy Field Sf — VentoSurf Original exact/candidate source for San Francisco – Crissy Field: https://www.ventosurf.com/spot/crissy-field-sf Exact/current resource: https://sfba. ventosurf.com sfba.org Crissy Field — Sfba Original exact/candidate source for San Francisco – Crissy Field: https://www.ventosurf.com/spot/crissy-field-sf Exact/current resource: https://sfba. sfba.org sfba.org Wing Safety Guide — Sfba Original exact/candidate source for San Francisco – Crissy Field: https://www.ventosurf.com/spot/crissy-field-sf Exact/current resource: https://sfba. sfba.org nps.gov Superintendents Compendium — NPS — San Francisco – Crissy Field Original exact/candidate source for San Francisco – Crissy Field: https://www.ventosurf.com/spot/crissy-field-sf Exact/current resource: https://sfba. nps.gov parksconservancy.org Golden Gate Bridge Live Webcams — Parksconservancy Original exact/candidate source for San Francisco – Crissy Field: https://www.ventosurf.com/spot/crissy-field-sf Exact/current resource: https://sfba. parksconservancy.org mackiteboarding.com Kiteboarding Travel Guide Santa Cruz And Bay Area Usa Destinations Ep 20 — Mackiteboarding Original exact/candidate source for San Francisco – Crissy Field: https://www.ventosurf.com/spot/crissy-field-sf Exact/current resource: https://sfba. mackiteboarding.com

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