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Flyable
Medium confidence · 5 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Good paragliding conditions P2+
NESW 329° NNW
Wind now: NNW (329°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
8
mph
Direction
NNW
329°
Aloft
7
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~795ft
Temp
57°
F
Cloudbase
900
ft MSL
Elevation
105
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionWNW (290°) → NNW (340°)
  • Ideal speed10–18 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 22 mph base · gusts ≤ 25

Coastal NW-facing grassy ridge/soaring slope just below residential homes on the Mendocino headlands (launch area ~32 ft above beach, ~105 ft MSL). Works as a small onshore ridge-soaring site. Ideal is the NW onshore band (WNW-NNW, ~290-340 deg); W and N are marginal cross/edge. paraglidingEarth lists orientation N, NW, W. HAZARDS: paraglidingEarth notes the cliff edge is deteriorating/eroding -- launch from the UPPER section, not the cliff lip. Houses/residential structures immediately behind launch create rotor and turbulence in stronger winds and limit top-landing room; the beach below is the landing. No thermals/winch -- pure soaring. Speed range inferred from typical California coastal ridge soaring (no explicit club numbers found): ~10-18 mph ideal, avoid >22 mph base / gusts >25 mph given the eroding edge and rotor behind. Best when steady onshore NW seabreeze fills in (afternoon) but watch for it overpowering. Confidence medium: orientation confirmed by paraglidingEarth, speeds inferred.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable flyable 6am–7pm
6a
1g2
NW
7a
3g4
N
8a
3g5
N
9a
4g5
NNW
10a
4g5
NNW
11a
5g5
NW
12p
7g8
NW
1p
8g9
NW
2p
7g7
WNW
3p
7g8
NW
4p
7g8
NW
5p
6g7
NW
6p
6g8
NNW
7p
6g9
NNW
Prime conditions 9am–7pm — best around 11am: 5 mph NW, gusts 5. Base 5 mph — a bit light.
Tomorrow Flyable flyable 7am–7pm
6a
1g2
SW
7a
1g0
NW
8a
2g1
NNW
9a
3g3
WNW
10a
4g4
W
11a
5g8
SW
12p
4g9
SW
1p
5g9
SW
2p
5g7
SW
3p
5g10
WSW
4p
4g8
W
5p
4g4
W
6p
4g4
WNW
7p
4g5
NW
Prime conditions 7am–10am — best around 7pm: 4 mph NW, gusts 5. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Base 4 mph — a bit light.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
4g7
SSW
7a
4g8
SSW
8a
4g8
SSW
9a
5g9
SSW
10a
6g12
SSW
11a
7g13
SSW
12p
7g16
SW
1p
7g17
SW
2p
7g17
SW
3p
7g16
SW
4p
6g15
SW
5p
6g14
SW
6p
5g13
SW
7p
4g12
SW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
2g6
SSE
7a
2g7
SSW
8a
2g7
SW
9a
3g9
SW
10a
4g10
SW
11a
5g13
SW
12p
7g16
SW
1p
9g19
SW
2p
10g21
SW
3p
10g21
SW
4p
9g19
SW
5p
8g17
SSW
6p
7g17
SSW
7p
6g16
SSW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–7pm
6a
2g5
NNW
7a
2g6
WNW
8a
3g8
W
9a
4g8
W
10a
4g9
W
11a
5g10
WSW
12p
6g12
SW
1p
8g15
SSW
2p
10g17
SSW
3p
8g17
SW
4p
7g15
WSW
5p
6g14
W
6p
5g14
WNW
7p
4g14
NW
Flyable 6am–11am — best around 6am: 2 mph NNW, gusts 5. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Light at 2 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Saturday Caution flyable 2pm–7pm
6a
2g8
W
7a
0g9
W
8a
0g10
W
9a
2g11
W
10a
4g12
W
11a
6g14
W
12p
7g15
WNW
1p
7g17
WNW
2p
8g19
WNW
3p
8g21
WNW
4p
8g22
NW
5p
9g23
NW
6p
9g24
NW
7p
8g24
NW
Flyable 10am–7pm — best around 2pm: 8 mph WNW, gusts 19. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Base 8 mph — a bit light.
Sunday Caution flyable 10am–11am
6a
4g12
NNW
7a
3g13
N
8a
2g14
N
9a
3g14
NW
10a
5g14
WNW
11a
7g14
WNW
12p
7g16
WNW
1p
7g19
W
2p
7g21
W
3p
7g20
W
4p
6g17
W
5p
6g16
W
6p
6g15
W
7p
5g16
WNW
Flyable 9am–7pm — best around 10am: 5 mph WNW, gusts 14. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Base 5 mph — a bit light.
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