Overview

Scott Creek is a kitesurfing spot located on the Pacific coast between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. This wild beach offers powerful northwest winds and waves. The spot is reserved for advanced riders due to swell exposure and currents. Spectacular natural setting with cliffs.

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Spot forecast for Scott Creek

Sunrise 07:21 · 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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Swell and waves

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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 3.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:59 · 0.7 m High tide 08:04 · 1.8 m Low tide 13:27 · 1.3 m High tide 18:46 · 1.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:39 · 0.7 m High tide 08:25 · 1.9 m Low tide 14:14 · 1.2 m High tide 19:45 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:13 · 0.8 m High tide 08:45 · 2 m Low tide 14:54 · 1 m High tide 20:39 · 1.8 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:45 · 0.8 m High tide 09:06 · 2.1 m Low tide 15:32 · 0.8 m High tide 21:31 · 1.8 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:16 · 0.9 m High tide 09:29 · 2.2 m Low tide 16:11 · 0.6 m High tide 22:22 · 1.8 m

Scott 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

322h

in August · 28 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in August: 23 rideable days a month and 322 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is December, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is February, with 149 mm.

Monthly averages: Scott Creek

Monthly averages — Scott 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	15.0	80 h	15 °C	65 mm
February	16.0	92 h	15 °C	149 mm
March	21.0	181 h	15 °C	86 mm
April	24.5	224 h	15 °C	52 mm
May	25.5	320 h	17 °C	12 mm
June	24.5	319 h	17 °C	0 mm
July	21.5	230 h	19 °C	1 mm
August	28.0	322 h	20 °C	0 mm
September	22.0	188 h	20 °C	2 mm
October	20.5	155 h	20 °C	37 mm
November	10.5	74 h	17 °C	70 mm
December	7.0	39 h	16 °C	89 mm

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Technical details of Scott Creek 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: Advanced

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