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Kite foil and Wing foil at Long Beach, California: when to go, stats and leaderboard

California, United States

Most sessions at Long Beach are recorded between April and September, with starts between 13:00 and 16:00. Kite foil leads with 24% of sessions.

Sessions, 12 months
771
Riders, 12 months
78
Sessions, 30 days
22
Record, 12 months
37.2 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Jim Warmington Jr37.2 kn 68.9 km/h
2Peter Wells33.3 kn 61.7 km/h
3Fabio P.26.1 kn 48.4 km/h
4James Rosing21.7 kn 40.1 km/h
5Sam Goldby20.7 kn 38.3 km/h
6Trevor Nelson19.9 kn 36.9 km/h
7Jamie Sherriff18.8 kn 34.9 km/h
8Lucca Farrell18.0 kn 33.3 km/h
9Casey Schilling17.8 kn 33.0 km/h
10Or Perry14.9 kn 27.6 km/h

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Sailing: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Damon C20.3 kn 37.6 km/h
2Anonymous rider17.5 kn 32.4 km/h
3Brian MacLean16.8 kn 31.2 km/h
4Anonymous rider14.8 kn 27.4 km/h
5Lucca Farrell14.5 kn 26.8 km/h
6Steve Sherwood13.4 kn 24.9 km/h
7Tomas TK-42113.1 kn 24.3 km/h
8Cody Landstrom13.0 kn 24.1 km/h
9Alex Khan12.4 kn 23.0 km/h
10Andrew Hopkins12.1 kn 22.4 km/h

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Windfoil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Rohan Desjardins28.7 kn 53.2 km/h
2Miles Sousana26.2 kn 48.6 km/h
3Daniel Solodchenko24.9 kn 46.1 km/h
4Mohamed Elsafty23.9 kn 44.2 km/h
5Jim Warmington Jr22.8 kn 42.2 km/h
6echo lin20.1 kn 37.3 km/h
7Mira17.7 kn 32.7 km/h
8william skudin15.9 kn 29.5 km/h

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Kitesurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Ricardo M Rodriguez Medin26.6 kn 49.3 km/h
2Matt Saucedo26.2 kn 48.5 km/h
3imatglamis22.1 kn 40.9 km/h
4Will Chehayeb21.9 kn 40.6 km/h
5Trevor Nelson21.3 kn 39.4 km/h
6James Rosing20.2 kn 37.5 km/h
7Peter Anctil19.4 kn 35.9 km/h
8Maurizio15.5 kn 28.7 km/h
9Jim Warmington Jr12.0 kn 22.2 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan16
  • Feb35
  • Mar63
  • Apr71
  • May102
  • Jun103
  • Jul132
  • Aug106
  • Sep77
  • Oct56
  • Nov10
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • Kite foilApril28
  • Wing foilAugust31
  • SailingJune31
  • WindfoilSeptember20
  • KitesurfMay18
  • EfoilAugust10

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 13:00 and 16:00. Local start time.

  • 5:001
  • 6:009
  • 7:006
  • 8:007
  • 9:0017
  • 10:0021
  • 11:0033
  • 12:0068
  • 13:0098
  • 14:00186
  • 15:00165
  • 16:0087
  • 17:0057
  • 18:0013
  • 19:003

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • SW425
  • N223
  • W68
  • S39
  • NW6
  • SE4
  • NE3
  • E3
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Questions

When is the best time to go to Long Beach?

Sessions at Long Beach are mostly between April and September. The busiest month is July, with 132 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Long Beach better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 13:00 and 16:00, local time. 12% start before noon and 88% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at Long Beach?

Kite foil (24%), Wing foil (19%), Sailing (16%), Windfoil (8%), and Kitesurf (6%). Waterspeed recorded 771 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at Long Beach?

37.2 knots (68.9 km/h), Wing foil, on September 28, 2026. It is the fastest session at Long Beach on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Long Beach?

Jim Warmington Jr, with 37.2 knots on September 28, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.