Windsurf and Sailing at Berkeley, San Francisco Bay: when to go, stats and leaderboard
San Francisco Bay, California, United States
Berkeley is busiest between April and October: sessions usually start between 14:00 and 17:00. 44% of sessions are Windsurf.
- Sessions, 12 months
- 826
- Riders, 12 months
- 56
- Sessions, 30 days
- 46
- Record, 12 months
- 30.5 kn
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Leaderboard
Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.
Windsurf: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Serputko | 30.5 kn 56.5 km/h | |
| 2 | |\/4n | 29.0 kn 53.8 km/h | |
| 3 | Eric | 28.2 kn 52.2 km/h | |
| 4 | Alina Serputko | 25.9 kn 47.9 km/h | |
| 5 | Steven Lee | 25.5 kn 47.2 km/h | |
| 6 | Nicho | 25.1 kn 46.5 km/h | |
| 7 | Cassidy Laidlaw | 24.8 kn 46.0 km/h | |
| 8 | Akif Tokuz | 24.4 kn 45.1 km/h | |
| 9 | Davidbreaux | 22.8 kn 42.2 km/h | |
| 10 | david Breaux | 22.8 kn 42.2 km/h |
Sailing: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 17.0 kn 31.4 km/h | |
| 2 | Gunther Weber | 16.1 kn 29.8 km/h | |
| 3 | Damon C | 16.1 kn 29.8 km/h | |
| 4 | Marco Falcioni | 15.1 kn 28.0 km/h | |
| 5 | Geoffrey Nix | 12.5 kn 23.1 km/h | |
| 6 | Marley | 12.5 kn 23.1 km/h | |
| 7 | Anonymous rider | 12.4 kn 22.9 km/h | |
| 8 | Gene Filipi | 10.5 kn 19.4 km/h | |
| 9 | Kirk G | 9.8 kn 18.2 km/h | |
| 10 | Anonymous rider | 8.3 kn 15.4 km/h |
Wing foil: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anonymous rider | 23.1 kn 42.8 km/h | |
| 2 | Romy Susvilla | 21.5 kn 39.8 km/h | |
| 3 | df | 21.3 kn 39.4 km/h | |
| 4 | Mark Ely | 19.1 kn 35.3 km/h | |
| 5 | Oleg Pustovoy | 18.6 kn 34.5 km/h | |
| 6 | Robert Graham | 18.3 kn 33.8 km/h | |
| 7 | Dave Spragg | 17.6 kn 32.6 km/h | |
| 8 | Roland Mirador | 16.5 kn 30.6 km/h | |
| 9 | Tim Roche | 15.1 kn 28.0 km/h | |
| 10 | Mike Geranio | 13.2 kn 24.4 km/h |
Windfoil: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason H | 25.5 kn 47.3 km/h | |
| 2 | Anton Serputko | 23.9 kn 44.3 km/h | |
| 3 | Alexei Gladkevich | 21.8 kn 40.3 km/h | |
| 4 | Tinne | 19.2 kn 35.5 km/h | |
| 5 | Anonymous rider | 18.8 kn 34.9 km/h | |
| 6 | corbin p | 17.8 kn 32.9 km/h | |
| 7 | |\/4n | 16.8 kn 31.1 km/h | |
| 8 | Alina Serputko | 14.4 kn 26.7 km/h |
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Sessions by month
Best month by sport
- WindsurfApril82
- SailingSeptember55
- Wing foilMay24
- WindfoilAugust18
Sessions by time of day
Most sessions start between 14:00 and 17:00. Local start time.
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Wind direction
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Nearby spots
Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.
- Oakland7.6 km31
- Alameda11 km269
- Tiburon16 km25
- San Francisco17 km1,317
- Sausalito19 km93
- Benicia22 km36
- Mill Valley24 km13
- San Rafael25 km68
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Questions
When is the best time to go to Berkeley?
Sessions at Berkeley are mostly between April and October. The busiest month is June, with 136 sessions in the last 12 months.
Is Berkeley better in the morning or in the afternoon?
Most sessions start between 14:00 and 17:00, local time. 7% start before noon and 93% from noon on.
Which sports do people practise at Berkeley?
Windsurf (44%), Sailing (27%), Wing foil (16%), Windfoil (10%), and Parawing (1%). Waterspeed recorded 826 sessions here in the last 12 months.
What is the speed record at Berkeley?
30.5 knots (56.5 km/h), Windsurf, on May 17, 2026. It is the fastest session at Berkeley on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.
Who is at the top of the Windsurf leaderboard at Berkeley?
Anton Serputko, with 30.5 knots on May 17, 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.