3rd Avenue Beach

37.5934°, -122.3971°

03:5806:0020:11

San Mateo, SF Bay. Side-shore thermals, good for downwinders.

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Daily Overview

5/14/2026, 10:58:14

3rd Avenue Beach - May 14-16, 2026

Solid thermal conditions with W-WNW winds 10-18kt, gusting to 29kt. Best windows Thursday 1-8pm (8 hours, 14kt avg) and Friday 11am-8pm (10 hours, 15kt avg). Saturday looks light at 3-11kt. Direction favors side-shore angles perfect for downwinders. Moderate swell building from 1.7m to 2.3m adds texture without complications.

Bottom line: Go - particularly strong Friday with 10-hour window and consistent 15kt thermals.

Daily Overview

Wind Map

0.4 kt · ESE (117°) · gusts 6.6 kt

Thursday06:0014 May

Rideable Windows

Thu, May 14 13:00 – 20:00

8h · 13.9kt avg · gusts 23.4kt · WNW

Falling tide

75/100

Fri, May 15 11:00 – 20:00

10h · 15.3kt avg · gusts 23.6kt · WNW

Falling tide

81/100

Wind Forecast

Barometric Pressure

1013.5 hPa-0.1 hPa / 3h

Stable conditions

6h change: -0.9 hPa

Conditions

Forecast fetched: May 14, 2026, 03:58