Treasure Island (San Francisco Bay)
San Francisco Bay · near San Francisco · SF Bay Area
Wind Sports
At a glance
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Best season
- May–September (afternoons)
- Water temperature
- Cold (mid-50s°F) — 4/3 wetsuit
What is here
- Amenities
- Skyline & Bay Bridge views · Strong reliable wind · Kite & wing scene · Central bay location
- Best for
- Scenic advanced bay riding
- Features
- Bay Bridge & skyline backdrop · Strong central-bay wind · Kite & wing favorite · Iconic riding views
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Strong current · Cold water · Shipping & ferry traffic · Committing, exposed launch
- Good for a first timer
- No
Guides, rentals and operators
- Lessons
- No
Wind Sports detail
- Discipline
- kite · wing · windsurf
- Conditions
- chop
- Venue
- bay
- Wind kt
- 22
- Wind
- W/NW through the Gate, 15–28 kt summer afternoons — with skyline & bridge views
- Intl tip
- Dramatic central-bay riding with Bay Bridge/skyline views — strong 15–28 kt westerly. ADVANCED: strong current, cold water (4/3), shipping traffic, committing/exposed launch. A scenic alternative to Crissy for experienced kiters/wingers. Check current and tide. Self-rescue skills essential. Unbeatable urban backdrop.
The guide
Treasure Island, the flat artificial island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, offers dramatic wind-sports riding with the Bay…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Treasure Island (San Francisco Bay) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.823, -122.37