Overview

Alameda Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on Alameda Island in San Francisco Bay, California. This bay spot offers a semi-sheltered water body with moderate chop and benefits from the powerful northwest thermal winds that blow across the bay from May through October. The sandy beach offers good water access and spacious rigging area. It is an excellent urban spot with views of the San Francisco skyline.

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Spot forecast for Alameda Beach

Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 18:25

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 09:00 · 2.2 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 14:46 · 1.5 m
High tide Tue 20 · 20:17 · 2.1 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 02:58 · 0.8 m

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Alameda Beach: 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

148h

in June · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in June: 23 rideable days a month and 148 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 3.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 91%13-20 knots · 9%21-30 knots · under 1%

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 December, with 155 mm.

Monthly averages: Alameda Beach

Monthly averages — Alameda Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	4.5	25 h	15 °C	51 mm
February	11.0	64 h	15 °C	127 mm
March	22.5	149 h	16 °C	59 mm
April	25.0	154 h	18 °C	13 mm
May	25.0	170 h	21 °C	8 mm
June	25.5	148 h	21 °C	0 mm
July	24.5	165 h	22 °C	0 mm
August	22.0	113 h	23 °C	0 mm
September	19.5	94 h	23 °C	1 mm
October	10.5	54 h	23 °C	11 mm
November	6.5	36 h	17 °C	80 mm
December	3.5	31 h	15 °C	155 mm

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Technical details of Alameda Beach spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, W, WNW, NW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Bay-style water body with moderate chop. Water is cold (11-16°C/52-61°F), a 4/3 or 3/2 wetsuit is necessary. Sandy and muddy bottom. Tidal currents present but moderate along the beach. No ocean waves in this sheltered part of the bay. Thermal wind creates regular surface chop in the afternoon.

Hazards

Tidal currents in the bay that can carry riders. Heavy maritime traffic (ferries, cargo ships, recreational boats). Proximity to Oakland Airport — air traffic. Cold water — wetsuit required year-round. Frequent fog reducing visibility. Mudflats at low tide that can trap riders. Restriction zones near the Port of Oakland.

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San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport6.6 km

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Oakland Berth7.4 km

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