Conditions Guide
For SF bay
Present conditions inside San Francisco Bay
Is it
windy now, or was it windy yesterday?
Wind Reports
Wind Flow on San Francisco Bay shows the wind pattern. On the bottom of the page you can check out the pattern for different times of the day.
Forecasted Conditions
Marine forecast- read through and see if there is a trend in The current local marine forecast . Are conditions improving or deteriorating?
Forecast discussion- Bay Area What do the pros think?
For the Pacific Ocean
Analysis --pay close attention to the direction of the wave and wind barbs. Are they pointed on- or off-shore?
Buoy summary, updated every 15 minutes What are the buoys reporting? Click on the one nearest where you will be paddling to look at a 24-hour record of wind and wave action.
Wind flow pattern for NE Pacific
Wave models How are the waves breaking along the coast? Can you see a distinct pattern?
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kayakers have visited this page since it was created June 15, 2001