Overview

Little Baja is a kitesurfing spot located on Sherman Island, in the Sacramento Delta in California. This spot offers powerful and regular northwest to west thermal winds in the afternoon. Sherman Island is a major kite destination in California with flat water to chop conditions, ideal for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Little Baja / Sherman Island

Sunrise 07:20 · Sunset 18:22

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Little Baja / Sherman Island: 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

496h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 496 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is December, at 3 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 56%13-20 knots · 44%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 56% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 13 °C. The wettest month is February, with 108 mm.

Monthly averages: Little Baja / Sherman Island

Monthly averages — Little Baja / Sherman Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	6.5	41 h	15 °C	39 mm
February	11.0	71 h	16 °C	108 mm
March	24.0	214 h	18 °C	24 mm
April	26.0	267 h	22 °C	9 mm
May	30.0	450 h	27 °C	6 mm
June	30.0	489 h	30 °C	0 mm
July	31.0	496 h	31 °C	0 mm
August	30.5	446 h	32 °C	0 mm
September	26.5	329 h	30 °C	2 mm
October	18.5	171 h	26 °C	31 mm
November	8.0	56 h	17 °C	52 mm
December	3.0	19 h	13 °C	58 mm

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Technical details of Little Baja / Sherman Island 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: Intermediate

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