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Sausalito, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: en:User:Squirrel 22, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About San Francisco

San Francisco is a town in California, United States. From San Francisco you can reach 9 surf spots, 5 kite spots, 4 windsurf spots and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Best Kiteboarding, a kite spot 1.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 566 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), 18 km away.

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Staying in San Francisco

566 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), 18 km, San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 19 km, SQL, 34 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from San Francisco.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in San Francisco each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for San Francisco too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Deadman's8.3 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft272 kJ

4 ft285 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

2 ft117 kJ

5 ft216 kJ

4 ft111 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Deadman's, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	4 ft9 smushy	272kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	285kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	171kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft11 shollow	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	216kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	4 ft7 smushy	111kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	3 ft8 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

Fort Cronkite (Rodeo Beach)12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Sausalito, 6 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft272 kJ

4 ft285 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

2 ft117 kJ

5 ft216 kJ

4 ft111 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fort Cronkite (Rodeo Beach), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	4 ft9 smushy	272kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	285kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	171kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft11 shollow	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	5 ft6 smushy	216kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	4 ft7 smushy	111kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

Fort Point6.6 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft208 kJ

4 ft356 kJ

3 ft146 kJ

2 ft101 kJ

5 ft146 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

3 ft88 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fort Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	4 ft8 shollow	208kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft10 shollow	356kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	17°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	3 ft8 shollow	146kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft11 shollow	101kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	5 ft6 shollow	146kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	4 ft6 shollow	81kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	3 ft7 shollow	88kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

Land's End Beach8.6 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft272 kJ

4 ft285 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

2 ft117 kJ

5 ft216 kJ

4 ft111 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Land's End Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	4 ft9 smushy	272kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft10 shollow	285kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	171kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft11 shollow	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	216kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	4 ft7 smushy	111kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	3 ft8 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

Noriega9.9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft280 kJ

4 ft352 kJ

4 ft205 kJ

2 ft122 kJ

5 ft243 kJ

4 ft133 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Noriega, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	4 ft9 smushy	280kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	4 ft10 ssoft	352kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft8 ssoft	205kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft11 smushy	122kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	12, poor	5 ft7 smushy	243kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	133kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

Ocean Beach San Francisco9.4 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft280 kJ

4 ft352 kJ

4 ft205 kJ

2 ft122 kJ

5 ft243 kJ

4 ft133 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ocean Beach San Francisco, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	4 ft9 smushy	280kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	4 ft10 ssoft	352kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	4 ft8 ssoft	205kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft11 smushy	122kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	5 ft7 smushy	243kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	133kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

Sharp Park18.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Pacifica, 4 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft270 kJ

5 ft425 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

3 ft127 kJ

5 ft278 kJ

5 ft217 kJ

4 ft207 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sharp Park, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	4 ft9 smushy	270kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	5 ft10 ssoft	425kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	64, good	4 ft8 ssoft	213kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	127kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	8, poor	5 ft7 smushy	278kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 smushy	217kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	55, good	4 ft8 smushy	207kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	18°C

Taraval10.4 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft211 kJ

4 ft352 kJ

4 ft205 kJ

2 ft122 kJ

5 ft243 kJ

4 ft133 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Taraval, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	4 ft9 smushy	211kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	4 ft10 ssoft	352kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft8 ssoft	205kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft11 smushy	122kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	14, poor	5 ft7 smushy	243kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	4 ft6 smushy	133kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	51, good	4 ft8 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	18°C

The Cogwheel8.8 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft272 kJ

4 ft285 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

2 ft117 kJ

5 ft216 kJ

4 ft111 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Cogwheel, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	4 ft9 smushy	272kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft10 shollow	285kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	171kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft11 shollow	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	5 ft6 smushy	216kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	4 ft7 smushy	111kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft8 smushy	123kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of San Francisco, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near San Francisco

Best Kiteboarding 1.2 km · stays here
Kitesurf launch 4.4 km · stays here
Crissy Field 4.8 km · stays here
Ocean Beach SF 9.5 km · stays here
Third Avenue 11.1 km · stays here

Windsurf near San Francisco

Kitesurf launch 4.4 km · stays here
Crissy Field 4.8 km · stays here
Ocean Beach SF 9.5 km · stays here
Third Avenue 11.1 km · stays here

Sailing near San Francisco

South Beach Yacht Club 1.9 km · stays here