High Island

• Wind directionE (100°) → S (170°)
• Ideal speed10–17 mph
• Upper limits≤ 20 mph base · gusts ≤ 23

No dedicated USHPA/club site guide found for High Island as a foot-launch free-flight site; arc inferred from the paraglidingEarth orientation hint (E,SE,S) and general coastal/dune-soaring knowledge — confidence low. High Island is essentially flat Gulf shoreline (~3 ft MSL) with no real ridge, so it is marginal for foot-launch paragliding and is used mainly for powered paragliding (PPG) and beach/dune soaring on a strong, steady onshore sea breeze. Ideal window is a clean onshore flow from the SE quadrant (roughly ESE-SSE, ~100-170 deg) blowing straight in off the Gulf; E and S are marginal/cross. Because lift depends entirely on wind strength over flat ground (no terrain to amplify it), you need a fairly brisk, smooth sea breeze (~10-17 mph) to stay up, but onshore winds much above ~20 mph at a beach become unsafe/overpowered for foot launch. Best in the afternoon when the thermal-driven sea breeze is established. Hazards: gusty/turbulent flow behind dunes, vegetation, beach structures and power lines; soft sand; potential for being blown back over land (no rotor-free ridge) if too strong; heat, humidity and rapidly building Gulf convection/squalls. Treat as a P3+/experienced-judgment coastal-soaring or PPG location and verify access locally — no published rating or access info was found.