Pond A4 kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Californie

Spot currently openBeginner level 37.42 | -122.01

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

0 10 20 30 January: 5 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days22 d A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 14.5 rideable days J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 19.5 rideable days O November: 6.5 rideable days N December: 2 rideable days2 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 5 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days22 d A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 14.5 rideable days J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 19.5 rideable days O November: 6.5 rideable days N December: 2 rideable days2 d D

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

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: SW, NNW.

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