Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach) in SF Marin is an exposed beach break that usually has waves. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the northeast with some shelter here from north winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break favours right handers. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach) Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach) surf quality by season and Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach) surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach):   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach	0 mi
Second closest break	Deadman's	4 mi
Third closest break	Fort Point	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Kellys Cove	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Ocean Beach	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach):
Closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	17 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	37 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	50 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	72 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	PT Arena Buoy	122 mi
Tide stations nearest to Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach):
Closest tide station	Point Bonita, Bonita Cove, San Francisco Bay, Calif	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Sausalito, California	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Sausalito, Corps of Engineers Dock, San Francisco B	4 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Sausalito, San Francisco Bay, California	4 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Sausalito, California (2)	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach):
Closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	143 mi
Second closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	144 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra at Tahoe (United States)	147 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Kirkwood (United States)	148 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Royal Gorge (United States)	154 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach):
Closest city location	Sausalito (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Belvedere (United States)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Mill Valley (United States)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Strawberry (United States)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Tiburon (United States)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach) is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach) is Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK), also in USA, 31 km (19 miles) away.
• Third is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ) in USA, 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Travis Afb (Fairfield) Airport (SUU) in USA is 72 km (45 miles) away.
• Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Fort Cronkhite (Rodeo Beach) and is 75 km (47 miles) away.