3rd Ave, California (USA) is a Shallow, Chop, Small waves and Medium waves spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for Intermediate riders, but Expert will love it.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NW
.
Kitesurfing conditions
do not depend on Tide
on this spot.
There is
Food
available on the spot.
Have fun after the ride: enjoy
Nightlife
close to 3rd Ave, California (USA) !
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
3rd Ave, California (USA) is a Shallow, Chop, Small waves and Medium waves spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for Intermediate riders, but Expert will love it.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NW
.
Kitesurfing conditions
do not depend on Tide
on this spot.
There is
Food
available on the spot.
Have fun after the ride: enjoy
Nightlife
close to 3rd Ave, California (USA) !
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
How to get there
From Airport (San Francisco) take 101 heading south and pass SFO airport. Take the 3rd Avenue off ramp and head towards the Bay. Follow the shoreline going Southeast. After the golf driving range entrance turn left, at the lights in the middle of the golf range, then right into the windsurfing parking lot. If you park at the golf course (Mariner's Point) at 3rd Ave there's a combo lock on the gate. That combo lock belongs to the bay area kitesurfers - not the golf course. They have limited flight golf balls to keep balls from going over the net into the parking area. The only thing they ask is that we keep the gate locked to keep the dirt bikes from getting onto the course and tearing it up. Please don't jump over the fence, there's some likelihood of damaging it. Use the lock (combo is 0420), and lock it behind you.
From Airport (San Francisco) take 101 heading south and pass SFO airport. Take the 3rd Avenue off ramp and head towards the Bay. Follow the shoreline going Southeast. After the golf driving range entrance turn left, at the lights in the middle of the golf range, then right into the windsurfing parking lot. If you park at the golf course (Mariner's Point) at 3rd Ave there's a combo lock on the gate. That combo lock belongs to the bay area kitesurfers - not the golf course. They have limited flight golf balls to keep balls from going over the net into the parking area. The only thing they ask is that we keep the gate locked to keep the dirt bikes from getting onto the course and tearing it up. Please don't jump over the fence, there's some likelihood of damaging it. Use the lock (combo is 0420), and lock it behind you.
In the spring, a full wetsuit is recommended. In summer thinner wetsuits will do and short sleeve wetsuits are sometimes used on warmer days - although full wetsuits are recommended to survive a hypothermia if you have to swim in from far out in the bay.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NW
.
There is
Thermal and Frontal wind
at 3rd Ave, California (USA).
Very consistent site in season. Strong steady winds fairly close to shore. Winds are typically strong in the afternoon during the season. The season starts with strong NW winds in late March or April. During the summer, thermal winds continue into September but gradually get weaker. Blows from March thru October. Mostly 18-22 mph. NW winds are the steadiest. W is ok. SW can be gusty and shifty.
Wind
usually
blows
from W, WNW and NW
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to 3rd Ave, California (USA) are
May, June, July, August and September
.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
In the spring, a full wetsuit is recommended. In summer thinner wetsuits will do and short sleeve wetsuits are sometimes used on warmer days - although full wetsuits are recommended to survive a hypothermia if you have to swim in from far out in the bay.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NW
.
There is
Thermal and Frontal wind
at 3rd Ave, California (USA).
Very consistent site in season. Strong steady winds fairly close to shore. Winds are typically strong in the afternoon during the season. The season starts with strong NW winds in late March or April. During the summer, thermal winds continue into September but gradually get weaker. Blows from March thru October. Mostly 18-22 mph. NW winds are the steadiest. W is ok. SW can be gusty and shifty.
Wind
usually
blows
from W, WNW and NW
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to 3rd Ave, California (USA) are
May, June, July, August and September
.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Kitesurfing conditions
do not depend on Tide
on this spot.
3rd Ave, California (USA) is a
Shallow, Chop, Small waves and Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Medium size.
Two beaches, small beach by parking lot. Larger (Mud Flats) 3 minute walk from parking, with a lot a debris around (rocks, concrete). On low tides there are a few more beaches downwind.
In the San Francisco Bay. Big swell, open waters, great ramps, and long rides. The long fetch, shallow sandbars, and favorable currents make for spectacular swell in the 2-5 foot range. On epic NW wind days, 6-8 foot swells roll through the channel.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
Kitesurfing conditions
do not depend on Tide
on this spot.
3rd Ave, California (USA) is a
Shallow, Chop, Small waves and Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Medium size.
Two beaches, small beach by parking lot. Larger (Mud Flats) 3 minute walk from parking, with a lot a debris around (rocks, concrete). On low tides there are a few more beaches downwind.
In the San Francisco Bay. Big swell, open waters, great ramps, and long rides. The long fetch, shallow sandbars, and favorable currents make for spectacular swell in the 2-5 foot range. On epic NW wind days, 6-8 foot swells roll through the channel.
Need to know
There is
no beach users
reported here.
Beach risks reported:
Rocks,Concrete
.
There are
riding zones
on the spot, be sure you respect them.
Need to know
Need to know
There is
no beach users
reported here.
Beach risks reported:
Rocks,Concrete
.
There are
riding zones
on the spot, be sure you respect them.
A
parking
is available at 3rd Ave, California (USA).
The spot has
Showers
and
Toilets
facilities.
There is
Food
available on the spot
Be very careful of the gusts when leaving and entering the beach, they have a tendency to lift you towards the rocks, where many kiters have had scary experiences. Keep your kite out towards the water, so if you get lofted, you get dragged into the water, and not over the rocks. Don't launch/land from the windsurf rigging area at the end of the parking lot. No kite flying over/on the bike path. It is very challenging to launch from the lower beach because of the wind shadow. First-time and intermediate kiters are recommended to pump their kites at the lower parking lot (SE of the golf course), walk up along the bike path (yielding to all others), and launch from the upper launch. From there you can downwind to the lower beach. If you miss the lower beach there are several other small beaches to land (except at high tide, at which you will have to climb out over slippery rocks). Stay close to shore in case of equipment failure or loss of wind.
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