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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 265° W
Current conditions
Flyability score
30
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
19
mph
Direction
W
265°
Aloft
18
WSW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~2795ft
Temp
62°
F
Cloudbase
3,451
ft MSL
Elevation
656
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:10 AM
local
Sunset
8:20 PM
local
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What we look for at Channing hill - Benicia

Wind direction

WSW (250°) → WNW (300°)

The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.

Ideal speed

7–12 mph

Ceiling · Paragliding

≤ 19 mph base · gusts ≤ 23

Top of the range for paragliding (any rating) — switch wings up top to compare. Hang gliders hold roughly 10 mph more than paragliders.

West-facing training and soaring hill in Benicia on public county land (park at 800 Channing Circle). Flyable WSW through NNW (242-349), ideal straight-in west at 7-12 mph; a secondary east face works on winter east winds. Notorious for blowback - launch low until you know the day, and watch venturi off the sides. Hazards: a barbed-wire fence up the slope, rocks and brush, and fences/drainage in the LZ. P2 with a site intro, P3 encouraged.

Window data compiled from bayareaparagliding.com, penguinparagliding.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 8am–5pm
6a
9g16
W
7a
10g15
WNW
8a
10g15
WNW
9a
11g12
W
10a
10g10
WNW
11a
11g12
WNW
12p
12g13
W
1p
12g13
W
2p
11g12
W
3p
13g15
W
4p
13g15
W
5p
14g17
W
6p
15g18
W
7p
14g20
W
8p
13g20
W
Flyable 6am–8pm — best around 10am: 10 mph WNW, gusts 10. 10 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 9am–3pm
6a
7g10
NW
7a
8g15
WNW
8a
10g15
WNW
9a
10g12
WNW
10a
10g12
WNW
11a
11g12
W
12p
11g13
W
1p
11g13
W
2p
12g14
W
3p
14g17
W
4p
16g19
W
5p
16g21
W
6p
15g21
W
7p
14g21
W
8p
13g21
W
Flyable 6am–8pm — best around 10am: 10 mph WNW, gusts 12. 8 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 8am–5pm
6a
8g17
WNW
7a
9g16
WNW
8a
11g15
WNW
9a
11g13
WNW
10a
10g11
WNW
11a
10g11
W
12p
10g11
W
1p
11g13
W
2p
12g14
W
3p
13g16
W
4p
13g16
W
5p
14g17
W
6p
8g21
S
7p
8g20
S
8p
8g19
S
Flyable 7am–5pm — best around 10am: 10 mph WNW, gusts 11. 10 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
7g16
SSW
7a
6g15
SSW
8a
5g15
SSW
9a
5g15
SW
10a
5g15
SW
11a
5g16
SW
12p
6g18
SW
1p
7g20
SW
2p
8g21
SW
3p
8g22
SSW
4p
8g22
SSW
5p
8g22
SSW
6p
8g21
S
7p
9g20
S
8p
9g20
S
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
7g18
SSW
7a
6g19
SSW
8a
6g20
SSW
9a
6g21
SW
10a
6g23
SW
11a
7g24
SW
12p
8g24
SW
1p
10g23
SW
2p
11g24
SW
3p
12g25
SW
4p
12g28
SSW
5p
13g30
SSW
6p
12g30
SSW
7p
10g30
SSW
8p
10g30
SSW
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
8g20
SW
7a
8g21
SW
8a
8g22
SW
9a
9g22
SW
10a
9g22
SW
11a
9g22
SW
12p
10g23
SW
1p
10g25
SW
2p
11g26
SW
3p
11g27
SW
4p
12g27
SW
5p
12g28
SW
6p
12g28
SSW
7p
11g28
SSW
8p
10g28
SSW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
9g20
SW
7a
9g20
SW
8a
9g20
SW
9a
9g20
SW
10a
9g20
SW
11a
8g20
SW
12p
9g21
SW
1p
9g22
SW
2p
10g23
SW
3p
10g24
SW
4p
11g25
SSW
5p
11g26
SSW
6p
11g26
SSW
7p
11g26
SSW
8p
10g26
SSW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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