Overview

Gazos Creek is a kitesurfing spot located on the Pacific coast south of San Francisco. This wild beach offers powerful northwest winds and demanding conditions for advanced riders. The spot is remote with a beautiful natural setting but the water is cold and currents can be strong.

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Spot forecast for Gazos Creek

Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 18:26

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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 2.7 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 00:13 · 0.7 m High tide 07:40 · 1.8 m Low tide 12:28 · 1.5 m High tide 17:41 · 1.8 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:01 · 0.7 m High tide 08:06 · 1.8 m Low tide 13:30 · 1.4 m High tide 18:48 · 1.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:41 · 0.7 m High tide 08:28 · 1.9 m Low tide 14:17 · 1.2 m High tide 19:48 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:16 · 0.8 m High tide 08:48 · 2 m Low tide 14:57 · 1 m High tide 20:42 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:48 · 0.8 m High tide 09:09 · 2.1 m Low tide 15:35 · 0.8 m High tide 21:34 · 1.9 m

Gazos Creek: 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

167h

in May · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in May: 19 rideable days a month and 167 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is December, at 6 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is February, with 142 mm.

Monthly averages: Gazos Creek

Monthly averages — Gazos Creek — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.0	48 h	14 °C	70 mm
February	12.0	63 h	14 °C	142 mm
March	18.5	147 h	14 °C	66 mm
April	18.0	143 h	14 °C	30 mm
May	21.5	167 h	16 °C	22 mm
June	18.0	133 h	16 °C	0 mm
July	17.5	96 h	18 °C	0 mm
August	20.5	112 h	19 °C	0 mm
September	18.5	94 h	19 °C	1 mm
October	16.0	86 h	19 °C	13 mm
November	9.5	51 h	16 °C	115 mm
December	6.0	37 h	15 °C	75 mm

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Technical details of Gazos Creek 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: Advanced

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