Windsurf at San Francisco (San Francisco Bay): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard
San Francisco Bay, California, United States
Windsurf sessions at San Francisco are mostly in September, usually starting between 15:00 and 17:00. Windsurf is 14% of all sessions at San Francisco.
- Sessions, 12 months
- 183
- Riders, 12 months
- 25
- Sessions, 30 days
- 3
- 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.
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 |
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Most sessions start between 15:00 and 17:00. Local start time.
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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 for Windsurf at San Francisco?
Windsurf sessions at San Francisco are mostly in September. The busiest month is September, with 41 sessions in the last 12 months.
Is Windsurf at San Francisco better in the morning or in the afternoon?
Most sessions start between 15:00 and 17:00, local time. 9% start before noon and 91% from noon on.
How popular is Windsurf at San Francisco?
183 windsurf sessions by 25 riders in the last 12 months. That is 14% of all sessions at San Francisco.
What is the Windsurf 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 Windsurf leaderboard at San Francisco?
Soheil, with 32.5 knots on September 24, 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.