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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · 6 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 209° SSW
Wind now: SSW (209°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
2
mph base
Gusts
2
mph
Direction
SSW
209°
Aloft
2
W @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~1295ft
Temp
69°
F
Cloudbase
1,338
ft MSL
Elevation
43
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionENE (70°) → E (90°)
  • Ideal speed8–15 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 15 mph base · gusts ≤ 18

Wellfleet / White Crest Beach is a coastal dune ridge-soaring site (the original NE US HG/PG site). NEPHC club guide gives explicit numbers: ideal wind FROM 070-090 deg (ENE, straight into the dunes), acceptable 050-110 deg. For a standard paraglider: min 8 mph, ideal 10 mph, max 15 mph (do NOT launch a standard PG above 15 mph), gusts no more than +3 mph (~18 mph gust ceiling). Mini-wing pilots fly stronger (ideal 18, max ~24 mph); hang gliders ideal 15, max 20-25 mph. On soarable days you can ridge-soar lighthouse-to-lighthouse along ~20 mi of coast; a sea-breeze/convergence lift band can form. HAZARDS: rotor and turbulence behind the ridge, tree limbs near launch, risk of being blown back over the top, narrow beach with open Atlantic (water landing is real peril - steep drop-off and riptide), powerlines at rear of parking. Speed-bar must be connected when ridge-soaring. ACCESS: seasonal - Town of Wellfleet permits flying only Oct 2 through Apr 14. Rating: H3/P3, or H2/P2 with a mentor.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Not flyable no window
6a
8g15
SE
7a
6g7
SE
8a
5g7
SSE
9a
7g12
SSW
10a
9g14
SSW
11a
10g12
SW
12p
12g16
W
1p
10g17
WNW
2p
13g17
NW
3p
8g14
NW
4p
8g13
NW
5p
9g12
NNW
6p
6g11
N
7p
4g8
N
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tomorrow Slim window flyable 4pm
6a
9g21
WNW
7a
8g18
NW
8a
7g13
NW
9a
8g11
WNW
10a
7g10
WNW
11a
7g10
WNW
12p
7g11
W
1p
7g11
WNW
2p
4g8
WSW
3p
5g6
SE
4p
8g9
ESE
5p
3g3
ESE
6p
10g13
SSW
7p
11g17
SSW
Flyable 4pm — best around 4pm: 8 mph ESE, gusts 9. Cross-ish wind ESE (107°) — edge of the window.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g12
S
7a
5g9
S
8a
5g9
SSE
9a
7g11
SSE
10a
6g8
SSE
11a
9g11
SE
12p
12g15
SE
1p
12g16
SE
2p
11g15
SE
3p
11g15
SE
4p
11g15
SE
5p
11g15
SE
6p
10g14
SE
7p
8g13
SE
Wind's out of the SE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
9g11
SE
7a
11g14
SSE
8a
13g17
SSE
9a
15g18
SSE
10a
16g20
SE
11a
17g21
SE
12p
19g24
SE
1p
22g28
SE
2p
23g31
SSE
3p
24g33
SSE
4p
25g35
S
5p
27g36
S
6p
27g37
SSW
7p
27g37
SSW
Wind's out of the SE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
20g38
WSW
7a
19g35
WSW
8a
17g32
WSW
9a
17g31
WSW
10a
16g30
WSW
11a
15g29
WSW
12p
14g27
WSW
1p
13g26
W
2p
13g25
W
3p
14g26
WSW
4p
19g27
SW
5p
22g28
SW
6p
22g29
SW
7p
21g28
SW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
18g24
W
7a
18g28
W
8a
18g31
W
9a
17g32
W
10a
16g31
WSW
11a
15g30
WSW
12p
13g26
WSW
1p
12g21
WSW
2p
11g19
W
3p
9g20
W
4p
8g24
WNW
5p
8g26
WNW
6p
10g26
WNW
7p
13g25
WNW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
17g22
NW
7a
17g23
NW
8a
16g24
NW
9a
14g24
WNW
10a
11g24
WNW
11a
8g24
W
12p
6g23
WSW
1p
6g22
SW
2p
7g21
SSW
3p
7g20
SSW
4p
7g20
SSW
5p
7g19
SSW
6p
7g17
SSW
7p
7g15
SSW
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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