San Francisco Bay - wind season?

[clebeck]

When does the wind season usually end? Late season, how are the wind stats for Waddell and Davenport versus the Bay (Crissy)?
Any information is highly appreciated (it is my first season here).
Thanks,
CL

[mac]

I sailed easily into October, and into December on either formula gear or storms.

[Epenrose]

San Mateo coast and North coast blow usually March through October.

In between you get a day every once in a while and can sail on a South storm wind.

Mostly everyone heads down the coast when the swell is up, like today, and give it a miss when flat, especially with good old gas prices.

[beallmd]

Waddell; best MAR-JUNE, spotty July-September, Heavy kite infestation. Davy; same season, rare kites. Bay-april through sept. some in mar, oct. Coyote/3rd most afternoons has sailing, Kites not much of a problem at 3rd usually-system works well. A tad lighter at Berkeley, but a bit colder and more chop. I find it to be marginal most of the time. Crissey-many issues here, Cold water, potential whitey visits, Fog comes in and shuts down in a hurry leaving you stranded in Heavy current and Ship traffic. Be careful, but one of the premier spots. Treasure; iffy access, can get stranded but overall probably best wind on the bay. Sherman- WARM! in PM, colder in AM, wind comes and goes a bit, but an essential part of the sailing scene. San Luis; kind of the middle of nowhere-great if you happen to live nearby. Hope that helps.

[victor]

[mnisam]

By the way, you can check archive winds from iwindsurf... just look at location, and then "Wind Archive" ...
mn

[beallmd]

Vistor responded about sharks in "the Bay". I believe pretty much everyone agrees there would not be whites at coyote or Davis pt etc. But we know the sharks are ever present at the Marin Coast, Farallons and San Mateo county and Santa Cruz area. As far as whether they enter the Gate on the currents, it seems a good bet they do, but there is no direct evidence for it. As far as not seeing them, when we were young, raised on the peninsula, we surfed from half moon bay to santa cruz and one of our favorite summer breaks was Ano Nuevo and County Line; what we now call Waddell. We never SAW any sharks there but we know all too well that is shark central, so, so much for seeing them. What I always wonder is did they see Us? I certainly bet they did! If you get the chance definately go see the Bay Model in sausalito. It really puts the bay in perspective and you will be amazed how deep the Gate is. Who knows whats down there. http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc/

[pierrews]

and me who swaped a waddell session for crissy field on saturday because I was getting scared after last week sharks attacks
I should go to waddell all the time now that crissy field may have great whites. Well one has to accept the risks of the pacific I guess.

clebeck, from november till feb the wind is behaving differently but you can still sail from crissy to princeton harbor, to roosevelt beach to waddell and davenport, maybe less often though.
Experienced locals told me "the season ends like a lamb" ie not clear end.

beallmd, interesting that Waddell was called Coutny line few years back.

[carl]

[madspaniard]

I always wondered what was up with those headless seal carcasses at Waddell and Davenport until I asked a biologist that works for my company. He said there is a guy who lives nearby and happens to be a head colllector and is also doing some sort of research on seal mortality so he cuts the heads off and takes them with him for further examination. I don't know which one to believe, sharks or crazy researcher?

About seals up the bay, there is an interesting group of seals living way up the San Joaquin river, in front of the former DuPony Oakley Site (Lauritzen Marina) by the red bouys.

Yesterday one playful seal puppy kept checking me out at Brooks Island by the sandbar.