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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 142° SE
Flyability score
25
/100 · paragliding
Wind
13
mph base
Gusts
28
mph
Temp
82°
F
Dew point
73°
F
Elevation
423
ft MSL
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What we look for at Zapata

Wind direction

SE (135°) → S (180°)

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

Ideal speed

12–25 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.

Flat-ground XC and record site (foot-launch and aerotow), famous for open-distance hang gliding world records. The draw is the strong, straight south-to-SSE flow off the Gulf that runs hundreds of miles north; pilots want SSE-S around 20 mph, which is strong for foot-launching, so it's expert-only with solid retrieve. The main danger is violent afternoon thunderstorm/cu-nim buildup. Summer season; launch mid-to-late morning and ride it into the evening glass-off.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Caution workable 3pm–6pm 🌅 sunset 7:42 PM
7a
12g27
SE
8a
12g27
SE
9a
15g25
SE
10a
17g22
SSE
11a
16g20
SE
12p
16g20
SE
1p
16g19
SE
2p
16g19
SE
3p
16g18
SE
4p
17g20
SE
5p
16g20
SE
6p
15g20
SE
7p
14g23
SE
Borderline only 3pm–6pm — best around 1pm: 16 mph SE, gusts 19. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. strong thermals.
Tuesday Caution workable 1pm–5pm 🌅 sunset 7:41 PM
7a
11g24
SE
8a
11g28
SE
9a
16g28
SSE
10a
16g25
SSE
11a
17g24
SSE
12p
17g23
SSE
1p
17g22
SSE
2p
17g21
SSE
3p
17g20
SE
4p
17g21
SE
5p
17g22
SE
6p
17g23
SE
7p
12g23
SE
Borderline only 1pm–5pm — best around 1pm: 17 mph SSE, gusts 22. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Caution workable 7am–8am 🌅 sunset 7:40 PM
7a
9g15
ESE
8a
10g17
ESE
9a
11g20
ESE
10a
11g22
ESE
11a
12g23
ESE
12p
12g24
SE
1p
12g24
SE
2p
11g24
SE
3p
11g23
SE
4p
11g23
ESE
5p
13g24
ESE
6p
14g26
ESE
7p
15g27
ESE
Borderline only 7am–8am — best around 7am: 9 mph ESE, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. strong thermals.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:38 PM
7a
5g11
E
8a
6g12
E
9a
7g14
ESE
10a
8g16
ESE
11a
7g17
ESE
12p
7g17
E
1p
7g18
E
2p
8g19
E
3p
9g20
E
4p
11g22
E
5p
12g23
E
6p
13g24
E
7p
13g25
E
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:37 PM
7a
6g17
E
8a
6g16
E
9a
6g16
E
10a
7g15
E
11a
7g16
E
12p
6g16
E
1p
7g17
ESE
2p
7g18
ESE
3p
8g19
ESE
4p
9g20
ESE
5p
10g21
E
6p
11g22
E
7p
12g23
E
Wind's out of the E most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Caution workable 11am–1pm 🌅 sunset 7:36 PM
7a
5g18
E
8a
5g17
ESE
9a
5g15
SE
10a
6g14
SSE
11a
5g13
SSE
12p
4g12
SE
1p
4g12
SE
2p
4g12
ESE
3p
5g13
ESE
4p
5g14
E
5p
7g16
E
6p
8g17
E
7p
9g19
E
Borderline only 11am–1pm — best around 11am: 5 mph SSE, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. strong thermals.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:35 PM
7a
6g19
SE
8a
5g18
SE
9a
5g17
SE
10a
5g16
SE
11a
5g16
SE
12p
5g15
SE
1p
6g15
SE
2p
6g16
SE
3p
7g17
ESE
4p
8g17
ESE
5p
9g18
ESE
6p
10g20
ESE
7p
11g21
ESE
No usable window today.
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