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Coyote Point Harbor → Third Avenue downwind route

California, United States · 37.5790, -122.2890

Downwind SUP FoilingSUP Foiling Intermediate-to-advanced tidal-bay downw
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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Downwind run · ~58 km

Launch: Coyote Point Harbor

Landing: Third Avenue

Route drawn from the run name — approximate, not a GPS track.

Best wind

More than 20 mph in the first-hand report

Season

Condition-dependent

Water

Short San Francisco Bay wind swell over tidal shallows

Experience

Intermediate-to-advanced tidal-bay downwinder

Hazards

Strong tide, changing wind and shallow bay margins; do not continue past the Third Avenue lot, where the favorable drift-to-finish geometry ends. Two documented equipment-test sessions reached 50–60 mph gusts, conditions requiring expert strong-wind control, secure gear and a robust rescue plan. 'Beginner' assumes independent starts and self-rescue competence in far milder conditions.

Parking & access

Arrange legal harbor launch access, Third Avenue landing access and a two-point shuttle; the forum does not guarantee parking or water-entry permissions.

“Progression Project forum first-hand report documents repeated Coyote Point Harbor-to-Third Avenue SUP downwind runs and describes the line as a useful beginner route for already competent downwind starters. Reported working parameters were the upper half of the tide and more than 20 mph wind, on either ebb or flood. Progression Project forum first-hand Bay Area guidance independently describes Coyote Point to Third Avenue as a comparatively beginner-oriented run in roughly 15–20 wind, while strictly warning riders not to pass the Third Avenue lot because the favorable drift-to-finish geometry ends there. Progression Project forum follow-up from the same rider describes Coyote Point to Third Avenue as unusually approachable only when equipment, starts and conditions align. The favorable example was about 20 knots just after high tide; an earlier first attempt used roughly 25 mph wind and more than six miles of fetch. Progression Project forum first-hand equipment reporting documents two 2.5-mile Coyote Point-to-Third Avenue sessions: one in about 35 mph gusting 50 and another in about 40 mph gusting 60. These are extreme completed examples, not a recommendation for learners.”

— via Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com 423 — WX Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): 3rd Ave Beach (0.45 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/423 wx.ikitesurf.com

All 6 webcams in San Francisco Bay Area

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS Coyote Point Marina tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

forum.progressionproject.com Sf Bay Downwind In Small Bumps — Comment 4 — Progression Project Forum https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/sf-bay-downwind-in-small-bumps/57/4 https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/downwind-meccas-usa/3287/2 https://f forum.progressionproject.com forum.progressionproject.com Downwind Meccas Usa — Comment 2 — Progression Project Forum Exact/current access or conditions guide for Pilgrim Avenue, Point Judith: https://www.crmc.ri.gov/shorelineaccess/RI-Access-Guide.pdf Additional curr forum.progressionproject.com forum.progressionproject.com Downwind Made Easy — Comment 7 — Progression Project Forum https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/sf-bay-downwind-in-small-bumps/57/4 https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/downwind-meccas-usa/3287/2 https://f forum.progressionproject.com forum.progressionproject.com Ultralight Downwind Sup Board Design — Comment 2 — Progression Project Forum https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/sf-bay-downwind-in-small-bumps/57/4 https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/downwind-meccas-usa/3287/2 https://f forum.progressionproject.com

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