The plots on this page show the forecasted tides for the Third Avenue sailing site on San Francisco Bay in California. The predicted tide level line is colored to show safe sailing tide levels of 3.5 ft and higher during the wind window. The wind window changes through the year and is shown in the bottom right of each plot. There are several sandbars between the launch ramp and the channel located roughly one mile from the launch. These sandbars become visible at about zero tide level. Most foiling sailors will hit these sandbars while taxiing above them at about 2.5 feet tide level. The tide level predictions during the wind window below 2.5 ft are colored in red. The tide level predictions during the wind window between 2.5 ft and 3.5 ft are colored in a caution color. The first three plots show the tides for the next two, seven, and twenty eight days. The following twelve plots show the tides for the months of the current year. Due to the approximately 23.5 degree inclination of the earth's axis some months have more faverable tides than other months. The monthly plots show that August has the most days with enough water for safe foiling at Third Avenue. See the Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station Tides Information page for more information about how these plots are created. Also see the tides section Ken Poulton's wind report for an excellent textual presentation of the same information. I have enjoyed using Ken's pages for decades.
Michael Schuh
Version 1.3 2026-03-23