Overview

Sharp Park Beach is a kitesurfing spot located in Pacifica, just south of San Francisco, California. This Pacific-exposed beach receives powerful open ocean swells and benefits from strong, regular northwest winds. The coastal setting with Pacifica's cliffs as a backdrop is spectacular. The spot is suited for advanced riders due to cold water, strong currents, and sometimes powerful conditions.

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Spot forecast for Sharp Park Beach

Sunrise 07:23 · 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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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 0.7 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 00:16 · 0.8 m High tide 07:38 · 1.9 m Low tide 12:34 · 1.6 m High tide 17:46 · 1.9 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:05 · 0.8 m High tide 08:08 · 1.9 m Low tide 13:36 · 1.4 m High tide 18:55 · 1.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:47 · 0.8 m High tide 08:33 · 2 m Low tide 14:24 · 1.2 m High tide 19:55 · 2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:23 · 0.8 m High tide 08:55 · 2.1 m Low tide 15:04 · 1 m High tide 20:49 · 2 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:56 · 0.9 m High tide 09:17 · 2.2 m Low tide 15:42 · 0.8 m High tide 21:41 · 2 m

Sharp Park 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

321h

in August · 30 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in August: 28 rideable days a month and 321 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is December, at 8 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 14 °C. The wettest month is February, with 123 mm.

Monthly averages: Sharp Park Beach

Monthly averages — Sharp Park 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	11.0	73 h	15 °C	66 mm
February	16.0	116 h	14 °C	123 mm
March	25.5	236 h	14 °C	74 mm
April	25.5	247 h	15 °C	16 mm
May	28.5	332 h	16 °C	8 mm
June	29.0	332 h	16 °C	2 mm
July	28.0	300 h	18 °C	2 mm
August	30.0	321 h	18 °C	5 mm
September	26.5	233 h	20 °C	1 mm
October	21.0	138 h	20 °C	14 mm
November	11.5	93 h	16 °C	84 mm
December	8.0	66 h	14 °C	112 mm

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Technical details of Sharp Park Beach spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Exposed ocean spot with waves of 0.5 to 2.5m depending on swell. Water is cold (10-15°C/50-59°F), a 4/3 wetsuit is essential year-round. Sandy bottom with rocks in places. Shore break can be powerful. Frequent rip currents. North Pacific swells arrive almost unobstructed.

Hazards

Frequent and strong rip currents. Powerful shore break making entries and exits difficult. Cold water — hypothermia without full wetsuit. Frequent thick and sudden fog. Great white sharks present in the area. Rocks at certain points along the beach. Unstable coastal cliffs — do not set up too close. Waves sometimes very powerful in winter.

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