Overview

Pond A4 is a kitesurf spot located in the salt ponds of the South San Francisco Bay. This shallow water area offers ideal conditions for beginners and intermediates with regular northwest thermal winds. The flat and shallow water makes it an excellent learning spot.

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Spot forecast for Pond A4

Sunrise 07:21 · Sunset 18:24

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Pond A4: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

118h

in April · 22 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in April: 18 rideable days a month and 118 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is December, at 2 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 91%13-20 knots · 9%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 91% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is February, with 89 mm.

Monthly averages: Pond A4

Monthly averages — Pond A4 — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	5.0	22 h	15 °C	21 mm
February	13.0	51 h	16 °C	89 mm
March	19.5	107 h	17 °C	47 mm
April	22.0	118 h	19 °C	21 mm
May	19.5	115 h	21 °C	4 mm
June	14.5	91 h	22 °C	0 mm
July	14.5	84 h	23 °C	0 mm
August	18.5	98 h	24 °C	0 mm
September	18.0	81 h	24 °C	1 mm
October	19.5	77 h	23 °C	8 mm
November	6.5	35 h	17 °C	57 mm
December	2.0	13 h	15 °C	55 mm

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Technical details of Pond A4 spot

The spot works with winds from WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: SW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

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