SFBA Links

Here are some of links that are helpful to us local Bay Area sailors. Some of the links were even programmed by SFBA members.3/17/05 - Please help. These links are out of date, if you have an update, please send an email to webmaster@sfba.org

Current Conditions

• SF Bay Area Windspeed Report - Don't suscribe to the wind_* mailings lists? Check out this for the most recent message. Courtesy of
• iWindsurf or iKitesurf - Wind reports (some free), classifieds and more...
• SF Bay Wind Patterns - Awesome graphical image of the current wind conditions, thanks

Local Forecasts

• Peninsula Forecast
• East/South Bay Forecast
• Northern California Marine Forecast

San Francisco Water Quality

• SFPUC
• Earth911
• if you know of a water quality site for more of the Bay Area, please send it to me ... thanks

Live Cams

• Golden Gate Cam - Located on top of the Exploratorium. When its windy you can actually see windsurfers move!
• KPIX Fairmont Cam - Check out is Crissey Field is fogged in
• Alameda - Courtesy of Kite Wind Surf
• 3rd Ave
• Crissy Field Marsh Cam

Other Great Stuff

• Team Coyote - A Bay Area Classic
• KiteWatch.com - Free Kitesurfing Videos(big downloads!)
• National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area Home Page
• California Regional Weather Server - SF State - Lots of links to satellite maps
• San Francisco Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (SFPORTS) - Real-time observation for the maritime community
• NRL Monterey GOES-9 Photos - Satellite image of the Bay Area
• Ken Poulton Mailing List Info - Here is the grand daddy of our local Internet information. Ken has e-mail lists for wind/weather conditions, as well as our own little pseudo-windsurfing style newsgroup. Courtesy of Ken Poulton
• Site for tides
• One last tide site
• wind_talk Archive - Ken' personal archive of this year's postings
• Kirk's Windsurfing Discussions
• Rio Vista Windsurfing Association - If you sail the Delta you should show your support and join the RVWA
• Santa Cruz Windsurfing Scenes
• Save San Francisco Bay Association
• California Delta
• Cal Cup race series
• Formula Windsurf Racing in The Bay Discussion Forum
• Women on Water SF Women's windsurfing group
• SF Beach Water Quality Info - Earth911

Let us know if you know of a link that should be listed here - SFBA Webmaster