Overview

Toll Plaza Beach is a kitesurfing spot located near the Bay Bridge in San Francisco Bay. This spot offers reliable northwest to west thermal winds in the afternoon, channeled by the bay. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders with a semi-protected body of water but tidal currents to watch out for.

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Spot forecast for Toll Plaza Beach

Sunrise 07:22 · 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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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 1.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:09 · 0.8 m High tide 09:02 · 2.1 m Low tide 14:44 · 1.4 m High tide 20:12 · 2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:55 · 0.8 m High tide 09:31 · 2.2 m Low tide 15:33 · 1.2 m High tide 21:08 · 2.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:36 · 0.8 m High tide 09:58 · 2.3 m Low tide 16:15 · 1 m High tide 22:00 · 2.1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:13 · 0.9 m High tide 10:25 · 2.4 m Low tide 16:54 · 0.8 m High tide 22:50 · 2.2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:49 · 1 m High tide 10:53 · 2.5 m Low tide 18:33 · 0.6 m High tide 23:39 · 2.2 m

Toll Plaza 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

174h

in April · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in April: 22 rideable days a month and 174 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is December, at 2.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is December, with 141 mm.

Monthly averages: Toll Plaza Beach

Monthly averages — Toll Plaza 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	4.0	24 h	14 °C	50 mm
February	6.5	33 h	15 °C	113 mm
March	23.0	141 h	16 °C	37 mm
April	27.5	174 h	18 °C	15 mm
May	27.0	173 h	20 °C	12 mm
June	20.5	125 h	20 °C	0 mm
July	23.0	136 h	21 °C	0 mm
August	18.0	87 h	22 °C	1 mm
September	16.0	89 h	22 °C	1 mm
October	11.5	58 h	21 °C	23 mm
November	4.5	27 h	16 °C	105 mm
December	2.5	19 h	14 °C	141 mm

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Technical details of Toll Plaza 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: Intermediate

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