Overview

Abbott's Lagoon is a kitesurf spot located in Point Reyes National Seashore, north of San Francisco. This coastal lagoon offers calmer water than the open ocean, but northwest winds can be powerful. Isolated spot suited for advanced riders, with access via a hiking trail.

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Spot forecast for Abbott's Lagoon

Sunrise 07:25 · Sunset 18:27

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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 4.2 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 00:24 · 0.8 m High tide 07:50 · 1.8 m Low tide 12:41 · 1.5 m High tide 17:53 · 1.9 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:14 · 0.8 m High tide 08:20 · 1.9 m Low tide 13:45 · 1.4 m High tide 19:03 · 1.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:56 · 0.8 m High tide 08:44 · 2 m Low tide 14:34 · 1.2 m High tide 20:05 · 1.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:32 · 0.8 m High tide 09:06 · 2.1 m Low tide 15:15 · 1 m High tide 21:01 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:06 · 0.9 m High tide 09:28 · 2.2 m Low tide 15:53 · 0.8 m High tide 21:54 · 2 m

Abbott's Lagoon: 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

302h

in June · 26 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 302 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is December, at 5.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is February, with 152 mm.

Monthly averages: Abbott's Lagoon

Monthly averages — Abbott's Lagoon — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.5	64 h	14 °C	103 mm
February	15.0	93 h	14 °C	152 mm
March	20.5	203 h	14 °C	70 mm
April	23.5	208 h	14 °C	21 mm
May	25.5	309 h	15 °C	10 mm
June	26.0	302 h	16 °C	0 mm
July	22.0	191 h	18 °C	0 mm
August	24.0	235 h	18 °C	1 mm
September	17.5	126 h	19 °C	0 mm
October	17.0	110 h	19 °C	5 mm
November	9.0	60 h	16 °C	129 mm
December	5.5	36 h	15 °C	147 mm

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Technical details of Abbott's Lagoon 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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