Sea · California · United States
Ocean Beach
Best for kiting from March to September, with 56 to 95 % kite days. Water 12 to 16 °C.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- 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.
Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 39 % Possibleabout 12 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 61 %
- Kiteable 39 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 2 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 3 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
- Best hours
- 15:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.3 h
- Water
- 16 °C, 4/3
- Air
- 18 °Cdaily maximum, 16 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 3 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Ocean Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 27 | 43 | 56 | 72 | 88 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 72 | 39 | 22 | 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Possible | Possible | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 2 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 0 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 11 to 15 | 13 to 17 | 14 to 17 | 14 to 19 | 14 to 19 | 13 to 19 | 13 to 19 | 14 to 18 | 15 to 18 | 15 to 17 | 13 to 16 | 10 to 15 |
| Daylighth | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| Water°C at the surface | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 10 of 31 | 8 of 28 | 11 of 31 | 5 of 30 | 2 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 3 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 11 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 6/5+ |
- In January, Ocean Beach averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Ocean Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 28 (43 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Ocean Beach averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Ocean Beach averaged 22 kite days out of 30 (72 %). Water 12 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Ocean Beach averaged 27 kite days out of 31 (88 %). Water 12 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Ocean Beach averaged 28 kite days out of 30 (95 %). Water 13 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Ocean Beach averaged 29 kite days out of 31 (95 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Ocean Beach averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (91 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Ocean Beach averaged 22 kite days out of 30 (72 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Ocean Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Ocean Beach averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (22 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Ocean Beach averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Ocean Beach
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- February5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
- March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.8 expected
- April9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.5 expected
- May9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.9 expected
- June9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.5 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.5 expected
- August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.9 expected
- September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
- October (now)3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
- November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
- December1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
under 1 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 1.8 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
How the wind behaves
In June, the windiest month
- Too light 5 %
- Kiteable 95 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 5 %, kiteable on 95 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 13:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from W (270°).
Kitesurfing at Ocean Beach: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Ocean Beach?
The best months are March to September: from 2017 to 2025, 56 to 95 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Ocean Beach windy in October?
Sometimes. 39 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 12 days in a typical October. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Ocean Beach?
The water ranges from 12 °C in January to 16 °C in September. In October it is about 16 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).
How many kite days does Ocean Beach get in a year?
About 221 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
Live forecast from Windy
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Spot facts
- Region
- California
- Country
- United States
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 21 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-07:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 37.7703, -122.5121
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
- Waves are the main riding area.
- Breaking waves are normal in the season.
- Not for learning: kite sources call it advanced.
- Thick, often overhead waves with strong currents, rips and sandbars. Not for beginners; small days suit intermediates. Many riders stay in the inside foam zone.
Checked 2026-10-08, confidence medium (one kite source, or two that partly disagree). Sources: se.kiteforum.com.
Nearby kite spots in California
Kite days in October, % of days
- Crissy Fields
United States · 28 points fewer kite days than Ocean Beach in October
11 %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 % - Stinson Beach
United States · 7 points fewer kite days than Ocean Beach in October
32 %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 % - Berkeley Marina Kite Launch
United States · 30 points fewer kite days than Ocean Beach in October
9 %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 % - Alameda Beach
United States · 31 points fewer kite days than Ocean Beach in October
8 %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 % - 3rd Ave
United States · 17 points fewer kite days than Ocean Beach in October
22 %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 % - Half Moon Bay
United States · 16 points fewer kite days than Ocean Beach in October
23 %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 % - Sherman Island Kite Launch
United States · 34 points fewer kite days than Ocean Beach in October
5 %Kite days by month at Sherman Island Kite Launch: Jan 6 %, Feb 13 %, Mar 12 %, Apr 12 %, May 28 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 20 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 5 %, Nov 3 %, Dec 3 % - Waddell Creek
United States · 5 points fewer kite days than Ocean Beach in October
34 %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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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: high.
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In October, 39 % of days at Ocean Beach met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/ocean-beach
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