Overview

Limantour Beach is a kitesurf spot located in the Point Reyes National Seashore, north of San Francisco. This wild and isolated beach offers powerful northwest winds and conditions for expert riders. Access is remote and conditions can be harsh with waves and strong currents.

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Spot forecast for Limantour Beach

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 2.9 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 00:23 · 0.8 m High tide 07:49 · 1.8 m Low tide 12:41 · 1.5 m High tide 17:51 · 1.9 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:13 · 0.8 m High tide 08:19 · 1.9 m Low tide 13:44 · 1.4 m High tide 19:01 · 1.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:54 · 0.8 m High tide 08:43 · 2 m Low tide 14:32 · 1.2 m High tide 20:03 · 1.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:31 · 0.8 m High tide 09:04 · 2.1 m Low tide 15:13 · 1 m High tide 20:58 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:04 · 0.9 m High tide 09:25 · 2.2 m Low tide 15:51 · 0.8 m High tide 21:51 · 2 m

Limantour 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

299h

in May · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in May: 21 rideable days a month and 299 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is December, at 4 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is December, with 149 mm.

Monthly averages: Limantour Beach

Monthly averages — Limantour 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	6.0	47 h	14 °C	95 mm
February	12.0	69 h	14 °C	139 mm
March	18.5	167 h	14 °C	92 mm
April	21.0	194 h	15 °C	16 mm
May	24.5	299 h	17 °C	14 mm
June	24.5	296 h	18 °C	1 mm
July	18.0	170 h	19 °C	2 mm
August	24.0	253 h	20 °C	4 mm
September	17.0	126 h	21 °C	0 mm
October	18.5	120 h	21 °C	4 mm
November	8.0	50 h	16 °C	148 mm
December	4.0	24 h	15 °C	149 mm

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Technical details of Limantour Beach 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: Expert

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