Mendocino

CA
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NESW 331° NNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
30
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
18
mph
Direction
NNW
331°
Aloft
12
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~1818ft
Temp
63°
F
Cloudbase
1,923
ft MSL
Elevation
105
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:13 AM
local
Sunset
8:29 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Mendocino

Wind direction

WNW (290°) → NNW (340°)

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.

Small NW-facing coastal soaring slope on the Mendocino headlands, just below the houses, with a beach landing below. Pure ridge soaring on the onshore NW sea breeze, best when it fills in during the afternoon. The cliff edge is eroding — launch from the upper section, not the lip. Houses behind launch throw rotor in stronger wind and leave little top-landing room, so don't fly it overpowered.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Slim window flyable 9am
6a
6g12
N
7a
5g16
N
8a
5g10
NNW
9a
6g8
NW
10a
9g15
NNW
11a
12g18
NNW
12p
12g17
NNW
1p
14g22
NNW
2p
15g23
N
3p
13g22
NNW
4p
13g24
NNW
5p
14g27
N
6p
13g26
N
7p
9g17
NNW
8p
7g18
NNW
Flyable 8am–1pm — best around 9am: 6 mph NW, gusts 8. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Friday Caution workable 11am–12pm
6a
6g11
N
7a
9g18
N
8a
13g25
N
9a
13g23
N
10a
14g22
N
11a
14g21
N
12p
14g22
N
1p
15g24
NNW
2p
15g25
NNW
3p
15g26
NNW
4p
14g26
NNW
5p
14g29
NNW
6p
14g28
NNW
7p
13g28
N
8p
12g28
N
Borderline only 11am–12pm — best around 11am: 14 mph N, gusts 21. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
14g31
N
7a
15g32
N
8a
16g31
N
9a
16g29
N
10a
16g28
N
11a
17g28
N
12p
18g30
N
1p
18g32
N
2p
19g33
N
3p
20g36
N
4p
20g37
N
5p
20g37
N
6p
17g31
NNW
7p
17g30
NNW
8p
17g29
NNW
Too gusty — gusts past the 23 mph limit through the day.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
12g21
NNW
7a
12g20
NNW
8a
11g20
NNW
9a
12g21
NNW
10a
12g23
NNW
11a
13g24
NNW
12p
13g25
NNW
1p
13g25
NNW
2p
13g25
NNW
3p
13g26
NNW
4p
13g26
NNW
5p
14g26
NNW
6p
14g25
NNW
7p
14g24
NNW
8p
14g23
NNW
Too gusty — gusts past the 23 mph limit through the day.
Monday Caution workable 6am
6a
3g10
N
7a
2g16
N
8a
2g21
NNW
9a
3g21
NW
10a
5g19
WNW
11a
6g18
WNW
12p
7g19
WNW
1p
7g20
WNW
2p
6g22
WNW
3p
6g22
WNW
4p
5g22
W
5p
5g22
W
6p
4g23
W
7p
3g23
W
8p
1g22
W
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 3 mph N, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g5
SSE
7a
5g7
S
8a
5g9
S
9a
6g10
S
10a
7g11
SSW
11a
8g13
SSW
12p
9g13
SSW
1p
9g14
SSW
2p
9g15
SSW
3p
8g15
SSW
4p
7g15
SSW
5p
6g15
SSW
6p
5g15
SW
7p
3g15
SW
8p
2g15
SW
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g8
S
7a
4g10
S
8a
4g11
S
9a
4g12
SSW
10a
5g13
SW
11a
6g14
SW
12p
6g16
SW
1p
6g18
SW
2p
6g19
SW
3p
5g18
WSW
4p
5g17
WSW
5p
4g15
WSW
6p
4g15
W
7p
3g14
W
8p
2g13
W
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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