Wing foil and Windsurf at San Francisco, San Francisco Bay: when to go, stats and leaderboard
San Francisco Bay, California, United States
Sessions at San Francisco are mostly between March and October, usually starting between 14:00 and 17:00. The most popular sport is Wing foil (41% of sessions).
- Sessions, 12 months
- 1,317
- Riders, 12 months
- 138
- Sessions, 30 days
- 103
- Record, 12 months
- 32.5 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
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anonymous rider | 26.3 kn 48.8 km/h | |
| 2 | Ed Waingortin | 26.0 kn 48.2 km/h | |
| 3 | Anonymous rider | 25.6 kn 47.5 km/h | |
| 4 | David Stevenson | 25.1 kn 46.4 km/h | |
| 5 | Roland Mirador | 23.5 kn 43.5 km/h | |
| 6 | Michael Gachet | 23.3 kn 43.2 km/h | |
| 7 | Oleg Pustovoy | 23.2 kn 42.9 km/h | |
| 8 | James Mazzanti | 22.2 kn 41.2 km/h | |
| 9 | Richard | 22.2 kn 41.2 km/h | |
| 10 | DK | 22.1 kn 40.9 km/h |
Windsurf: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soheil | 32.5 kn 60.2 km/h | |
| 2 | Alexander Sosnin | 31.1 kn 57.6 km/h | |
| 3 | John Lusa | 30.1 kn 55.8 km/h | |
| 4 | Timo Stelzer | 30.1 kn 55.8 km/h | |
| 5 | Skip Gonsalves | 28.3 kn 52.5 km/h | |
| 6 | Mike Kirsch | 27.9 kn 51.6 km/h | |
| 7 | Jim Stoll | 27.2 kn 50.3 km/h | |
| 8 | Todd Fischer | 26.8 kn 49.7 km/h | |
| 9 | Anton Serputko | 26.7 kn 49.4 km/h | |
| 10 | Anonymous rider | 26.6 kn 49.2 km/h |
Sailing: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anonymous rider | 18.3 kn 33.8 km/h | |
| 2 | Oscar Melet | 18.0 kn 33.3 km/h | |
| 3 | Damon C | 17.7 kn 32.7 km/h | |
| 4 | Daniel Alvarez | 17.1 kn 31.6 km/h | |
| 5 | Jonathan Howell | 16.8 kn 31.1 km/h | |
| 6 | Elliot | 15.7 kn 29.0 km/h | |
| 7 | Isaac Chaput | 14.2 kn 26.3 km/h | |
| 8 | Nick Raff | 12.5 kn 23.1 km/h | |
| 9 | David | 11.2 kn 20.8 km/h | |
| 10 | Al Sargent | 11.0 kn 20.4 km/h |
Windfoil: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soheil | 26.6 kn 49.3 km/h | |
| 2 | PabSF | 22.4 kn 41.5 km/h | |
| 3 | A F | 15.0 kn 27.7 km/h | |
| 4 | Anonymous rider | 14.6 kn 27.0 km/h |
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Sessions by month
Best month by sport
- Wing foilMay90
- WindsurfSeptember41
- SailingOctober42
- ParawingJuly14
- PedalJuly14
- FoilMarch13
- EfoilJanuary7
- WindfoilOctober17
Sessions by time of day
Most sessions start between 14:00 and 17:00. Local start time.
Sports
Wind direction
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Nearby spots
Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.
- Sausalito11 km93
- Tiburon12 km25
- South San Francisco13 km60
- Oakland13 km31
- Alameda14 km269
- Berkeley17 km826
- Mill Valley18 km13
- Pacifica19 km10
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Questions
When is the best time to go to San Francisco?
Sessions at San Francisco are mostly between March and October. The busiest month is September, with 184 sessions in the last 12 months.
Is San Francisco better in the morning or in the afternoon?
Most sessions start between 14:00 and 17:00, local time. 17% start before noon and 83% from noon on.
Which sports do people practise at San Francisco?
Wing foil (41%), Windsurf (14%), Sailing (12%), Parawing (6%), and Pedal (5%). Waterspeed recorded 1,317 sessions here in the last 12 months.
What is the speed record at San Francisco?
32.5 knots (60.2 km/h), Windsurf, on September 24, 2026. It is the fastest session at San Francisco on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.
Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at San Francisco?
Anonymous rider, with 26.3 knots on June 29, 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.