Overview

Berkeley Marina is a popular kitesurfing spot in San Francisco Bay. The marina offers easy access to the bay's waters with reliable northwest to west thermal winds in the afternoon. A favorite spot for intermediate riders with an active kite community. Watch out for tidal currents.

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Spot forecast for Berkeley Marina

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.4 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 01:18 · 0.8 m High tide 08:29 · 2 m Low tide 13:45 · 1.6 m High tide 19:07 · 2 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:10 · 0.8 m High tide 09:03 · 2.1 m Low tide 14:45 · 1.4 m High tide 20:12 · 2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:55 · 0.8 m High tide 09:32 · 2.2 m Low tide 15:34 · 1.2 m High tide 21:09 · 2.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:36 · 0.8 m High tide 09:59 · 2.3 m Low tide 16:16 · 1 m High tide 22:01 · 2.1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:13 · 0.9 m High tide 10:26 · 2.4 m Low tide 16:55 · 0.8 m High tide 22:51 · 2.2 m

Berkeley Marina: 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

215h

in May · 29 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 25 rideable days a month and 215 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is January, at 2.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 95%13-20 knots · 5%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 95% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is December, with 132 mm.

Monthly averages: Berkeley Marina

Monthly averages — Berkeley Marina — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	2.5	16 h	15 °C	67 mm
February	5.0	26 h	15 °C	108 mm
March	23.0	136 h	16 °C	31 mm
April	26.0	171 h	17 °C	16 mm
May	29.0	215 h	19 °C	12 mm
June	27.5	185 h	19 °C	0 mm
July	25.5	182 h	20 °C	0 mm
August	21.0	120 h	21 °C	0 mm
September	20.0	110 h	21 °C	2 mm
October	12.5	59 h	21 °C	17 mm
November	4.5	23 h	17 °C	109 mm
December	2.5	16 h	15 °C	132 mm

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Technical details of Berkeley Marina spot

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

Depending on conditions: SW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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