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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Wind S (185°) is outside the window — expect cross/tail or rotor
NESW 185° S
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
4
mph
Temp
59°
F
Dew point
55°
F
Elevation
0
ft MSL
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What we look for at Half Moon Bay Poplar Beach

Wind direction

WSW (240°) → WNW (290°)

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

Ideal speed

10–18 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.

Low west-facing coastal bluff on the Pacific shore at Half Moon Bay, a light ridge-soaring spot. Needs steady onshore WSW-W flow; too far south or north goes cross and unsoarable. Eroded gullies cut into the bluff funnel and speed up the wind, giving strong but tricky lift near the gully walls. Land on the beach below (watch the tide) or on the bluff top; overpowered above the low-20s mph.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Tuesday Flyable flyable 9am–7pm 🌅 sunset 7:17 PM
6a
1g3
NNE
7a
3g3
SE
8a
3g4
S
9a
3g4
W
10a
5g5
WNW
11a
4g5
W
12p
6g7
W
1p
8g8
W
2p
7g7
W
3p
6g7
W
4p
5g6
WSW
5p
6g7
WSW
6p
5g7
WSW
7p
6g8
WSW
Flyable 9am–7pm — best around 10am: 5 mph WNW, gusts 5.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 9am–5pm 🌅 sunset 7:15 PM
6a
10g16
SSW
7a
10g16
SSW
8a
10g16
SSW
9a
10g15
SW
10a
11g14
SW
11a
11g14
SW
12p
10g12
SW
1p
10g12
SW
2p
9g10
SW
3p
8g10
WSW
4p
7g9
WSW
5p
8g11
SW
6p
8g11
SW
7p
8g11
WSW
Flyable 6am–7pm — best around 3pm: 8 mph WSW, gusts 10. 10 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:14 PM
6a
4g9
S
7a
4g10
S
8a
4g10
SSE
9a
3g10
SSE
10a
2g10
SE
11a
1g11
ENE
12p
3g14
NNE
1p
6g18
N
2p
7g21
N
3p
7g22
NNW
4p
7g22
NW
5p
8g21
WNW
6p
7g19
WNW
7p
6g16
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–8am 🌅 sunset 7:12 PM
6a
2g4
SW
7a
2g5
WSW
8a
1g5
W
9a
1g7
NW
10a
2g9
NNE
11a
2g11
NNE
12p
3g14
N
1p
6g17
NNW
2p
7g20
NW
3p
8g20
NW
4p
8g20
WNW
5p
7g20
WNW
6p
7g20
W
7p
6g20
W
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 6am: 2 mph SW, gusts 4. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Caution workable 9am 🌅 sunset 7:11 PM
6a
3g8
S
7a
3g8
SSW
8a
3g8
SSW
9a
2g10
SSW
10a
1g12
W
11a
2g14
NW
12p
4g14
NW
1p
6g15
WNW
2p
7g15
WNW
3p
7g17
WNW
4p
7g19
WNW
5p
7g21
WNW
6p
6g22
WNW
7p
5g22
W
Borderline only 9am — best around 9am: 2 mph SSW, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. gusty (+8 over base).
Sunday Caution workable 6am 🌅 sunset 7:09 PM
6a
3g6
SSW
7a
3g7
S
8a
3g8
S
9a
2g9
SSW
10a
3g11
WSW
11a
4g12
W
12p
5g13
W
1p
7g14
WNW
2p
8g16
WNW
3p
8g19
WNW
4p
8g23
WNW
5p
8g26
WNW
6p
8g27
WNW
7p
7g27
W
Borderline only 6am — best around 1pm: 7 mph WNW, gusts 14. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:08 PM
6a
3g14
WSW
7a
4g15
WSW
8a
5g15
WSW
9a
5g16
WSW
10a
6g17
W
11a
7g18
W
12p
7g19
W
1p
8g20
W
2p
9g22
W
3p
9g23
W
4p
9g24
W
5p
9g25
W
6p
9g25
W
7p
9g25
W
No usable window today.
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