🇺🇸 San Mateo (3rd Ave)
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Best directionW
Wind speed15–25kt
SeasonMar – Oct
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterFlat + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
A South Bay alternative to Crissy Field with its own local kite school, sharing the same broad thermal wind season as the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Getting thereWestern shore of San Francisco Bay, 10 minutes south of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) via Highway 101. A car is required; free parking at the…
HazardsSharp, slippery mud and jagged rock levees leave little room for launch errors or downwind drift. Not for true beginners — wind is cross-offshore near the…
Best time of dayAfternoon, April-September, when the regional thermal sea breeze compresses through the Golden Gate…
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