Stinson Beach

Stinson Beach • United States (USA) flag United States (USA) • California
191 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
2.4 m
Waves
small, medium, big

Overview

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
138310
1410520
1811410
2014510
2216510
2014510
1713200
1713100
157100
126100
105210
137200
Dominant wind direction
wind 308º
wind 306º
wind 303º
wind 303º
wind 302º
wind 302º
wind 300º
wind 301º
wind 300º
wind 303º
wind 306º
wind 176º
Avg. wind (kt)
9
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
141721
161822
141620
151720
151720
151721
1516–
1415–
1315–
1215–
1416–
141720
Kite season
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
14º 8º
15º 7º
15º 8º
17º 8º
19º 10º
21º 12º
22º 12º
23º 13º
23º 14º
21º 12º
17º 9º
14º 8º
Water temperature
12º
12º
12º
12º
12º
12º
13º
14º
14º
14º
13º
12º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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Waves
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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