Best Kitespots in California

41 spots · United States

Kite days peak in May at 43 %.

Median of 26 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in California

Kitesurfing in Crissy Field, San Francisco
Windiest month: June, 69 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Crissy Field, San Francisco: Jan 14 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 30 %, Apr 39 %, May 60 %, Jun 69 %, Jul 60 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 11 %, Nov 10 %, Dec 13 %

Kite spots: 41 spots
Median kite days: 24 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 17 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Ocean Beach; 60 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in California

California in United States has 41 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 24 % kite days over the year; Ocean Beach leads with 60 %.

Water about 17 °C.

Best time to visit California

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Low wind: September to January

Kite days at the median spot range from 11 % in November to 43 % in May.

Water 14 °C in March to 21 °C in August. Air 14 °C in March to 20 °C in September, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in California: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in California?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is May with 43 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in California?

Ocean Beach has the most kite days in California: 60 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in California?

The water ranges from 14 °C in March to 21 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in March, spring suit in August.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for spots in California
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ocean Beach	27	43	56	72	88	95	95	91	72	39	22	27
Jalama Beach Park	37	45	47	68	63	63	70	67	52	44	35	32
Stinson Beach	30	48	52	64	70	68	57	56	48	32	26	32
Davenport	36	53	48	62	63	60	50	52	47	40	33	30
3rd Ave	10	29	35	57	77	83	78	68	48	22	11	10
Waddell Creek	36	50	46	56	56	54	42	41	41	34	34	31
Pismo Beach	30	50	52	64	57	49	35	38	36	41	30	25
Pico Creek	24	39	45	63	61	55	47	48	44	36	20	21
Crissy Fields	14	24	30	39	60	69	60	51	34	11	10	13
Morro Bay	23	39	45	60	52	42	21	28	32	28	18	18
Ledbetter	22	30	43	54	50	40	37	32	18	15	14	21
Half Moon Bay	30	41	43	44	42	32	10	8	14	23	24	31
Alameda Beach	15	30	29	39	48	44	19	19	14	8	10	15
Berkeley Marina Kite Launch	13	22	25	26	44	48	39	32	15	9	7	11
Cabrillo Beach	12	22	33	36	28	22	25	29	30	12	6	10
Belmont Shores	12	20	23	29	32	28	33	24	24	7	6	8
C-Street	15	27	31	23	20	12	11	6	13	10	12	15
Sherman Island Kite Launch	6	13	12	12	28	37	33	20	9	5	3	3
Port Hueneme Beach	22	22	26	16	11	6	1	1	3	11	18	21
Coronado Island	14	22	22	17	14	9	7	7	11	5	9	10
Redondo	12	16	20	15	10	5	7	8	8	4	5	8
Seal Beach	9	13	18	15	12	7	7	8	12	5	4	5
Topanga Canyon Beach	8	13	15	17	14	7	5	5	6	4	4	3
Leo Carillo (State Beach)	9	15	21	17	10	4	1	1	2	5	8	8
Poche Beach	10	15	12	10	11	4	3	5	7	4	5	7
Zuma Beach	6	10	10	9	5	1	0	0	0	2	5	4

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in California yet.

All spots in California

Kite days per year, % of days

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Ocean Beach
United States
60 %
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Kite days by month at Ocean Beach: Jan 27 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 72 %, May 88 %, Jun 95 %, Jul 95 %, Aug 91 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 27 %
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Jalama Beach Park
United States
52 %
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Kite days by month at Jalama Beach Park: Jan 37 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 68 %, May 63 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 35 %, Dec 32 %
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Stinson Beach
United States
49 %
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Kite days by month at Stinson Beach: Jan 30 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 64 %, May 70 %, Jun 68 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 32 %
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Davenport
United States
48 %
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Kite days by month at Davenport: Jan 36 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 62 %, May 63 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 30 %
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3rd Ave
United States
44 %
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Kite days by month at 3rd Ave: Jan 10 %, Feb 29 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 57 %, May 77 %, Jun 83 %, Jul 78 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 11 %, Dec 10 %
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Coyote Point
United States
44 %
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Kite days by month at Coyote Point: Jan 10 %, Feb 29 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 57 %, May 77 %, Jun 83 %, Jul 78 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 11 %, Dec 10 %
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Waddell Creek
United States
43 %
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Kite days by month at Waddell Creek: Jan 36 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 56 %, May 56 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 31 %
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Pismo Beach
United States
42 %
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Kite days by month at Pismo Beach: Jan 30 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 64 %, May 57 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 25 %
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Arroyo Laguna
United States
42 %
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Kite days by month at Arroyo Laguna: Jan 24 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 63 %, May 61 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 21 %
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Pico Creek
United States
42 %
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Kite days by month at Pico Creek: Jan 24 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 63 %, May 61 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 21 %
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Crissy Fields
United States
35 %
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Kite days by month at Crissy Fields: Jan 14 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 30 %, Apr 39 %, May 60 %, Jun 69 %, Jul 60 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 11 %, Nov 10 %, Dec 13 %
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Morro Bay
United States
34 %
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Kite days by month at Morro Bay: Jan 23 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 60 %, May 52 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 32 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 18 %, Dec 18 %
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East Beach
United States
31 %
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Kite days by month at East Beach: Jan 22 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 54 %, May 50 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 15 %, Nov 14 %, Dec 21 %
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Ledbetter
United States
31 %
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Kite days by month at Ledbetter: Jan 22 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 54 %, May 50 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 15 %, Nov 14 %, Dec 21 %
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Half Moon Bay
United States
28 %
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Kite days by month at Half Moon Bay: Jan 30 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 44 %, May 42 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 10 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 31 %
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San Luis Reservoir
United States
25 %
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Kite days by month at San Luis Reservoir: Jan 3 %, Feb 9 %, Mar 12 %, Apr 27 %, May 50 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 6 %, Nov 2 %, Dec 2 %
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Alameda Beach
United States
24 %
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Kite days by month at Alameda Beach: Jan 15 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 39 %, May 48 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 19 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 10 %, Dec 15 %
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Berkeley Marina Kite Launch
United States
24 %
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Kite days by month at Berkeley Marina Kite Launch: Jan 13 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 26 %, May 44 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 15 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 7 %, Dec 11 %
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Berkeley Marina Windsurfing Launch
United States
24 %
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Kite days by month at Berkeley Marina Windsurfing Launch: Jan 13 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 26 %, May 44 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 15 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 7 %, Dec 11 %
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Cabrillo Beach
United States
22 %
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Kite days by month at Cabrillo Beach: Jan 12 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 36 %, May 28 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 10 %

Show 21 more spots

21 Belmont Shores 21 %
22 C-Street 16 %
23 Emma Wood 16 %
24 Sherman Island Kite Launch 15 %
25 Sherman Island Windsurfing Launch 15 %
26 Port Hueneme Beach 13 %
27 Coronado Island 12 %
28 Redondo 10 %
29 Huntington Beach 10 %
30 Seal Beach 10 %
31 Sunset Beach 10 %
32 Topanga Canyon Beach 9 %
33 Leo Carillo (State Beach) 8 %
34 Poche Beach 8 %
35 Thermalito Afterbay 7 %
36 Folsom Lake 6 %
37 Lake Tahoe 6 %
38 Zuma Beach 4 %
39 Salton Sea 4 %
40 Eagle Lake 4 %
41 Lopez Lake 1 %

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Kite days by month for California: median of 26 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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