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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
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NESW 192° SSW
Current conditions
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
11
mph base
Gusts
15
mph
Direction
SSW
192°
Aloft
14
SSW @ridge
Thermals
Strong
base ~1614ft
Temp
81°
F
Cloudbase
1,617
ft MSL
Elevation
3
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:36 AM
local
Sunset
8:10 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at High Island

Wind direction

E (100°) → S (170°)

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

Ideal speed

10–17 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 Gulf shoreline (~3 ft) with no real ridge - used mainly for powered paragliding and beach/dune soaring on a strong, steady onshore sea breeze. Ideal is a clean onshore flow from the SE quadrant; needs a brisk (~10-17 mph) smooth breeze to stay up but gets unsafe much above ~20 mph. Best in the afternoon. Hazards: gusty flow behind dunes and structures, soft sand, being blown back over land, and fast-building Gulf convection.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Caution workable 2pm
6a
10g14
SW
7a
9g14
SW
8a
9g13
SW
9a
10g13
SW
10a
10g13
SW
11a
10g12
SW
12p
9g11
SSW
1p
10g12
SSW
2p
10g12
SSW
3p
10g12
SSW
4p
11g12
SSW
5p
12g15
SSW
6p
13g17
SSW
7p
13g17
SSW
8p
13g19
SSW
Borderline only 2pm — best around 2pm: 10 mph SSW, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. strong thermals.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
10g21
WSW
7a
11g22
WSW
8a
12g23
WSW
9a
14g22
W
10a
14g20
W
11a
14g19
WSW
12p
14g19
WSW
1p
15g20
WSW
2p
14g18
WSW
3p
18g22
SW
4p
20g25
SW
5p
20g27
SW
6p
21g29
SW
7p
22g34
SW
8p
14g23
SSW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
9g16
W
7a
8g15
W
8a
9g16
W
9a
10g17
WNW
10a
10g18
WNW
11a
10g19
WNW
12p
9g19
WNW
1p
8g18
WNW
2p
7g17
WNW
3p
6g15
NW
4p
5g13
NW
5p
5g11
NW
6p
4g9
NW
7p
3g8
WNW
8p
3g9
SW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
6g11
W
7a
6g11
W
8a
6g13
W
9a
7g16
W
10a
7g18
WSW
11a
7g18
WSW
12p
7g19
WSW
1p
7g19
WSW
2p
7g21
SW
3p
7g23
SW
4p
8g24
SW
5p
9g25
SSW
6p
10g25
SSW
7p
11g25
SSW
8p
11g25
SSW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
8g13
SSW
7a
8g10
SSW
8a
9g9
SW
9a
11g9
SW
10a
11g11
SW
11a
11g12
SW
12p
10g14
SW
1p
9g15
SW
2p
9g16
SSW
3p
9g17
SSW
4p
10g18
SSW
5p
10g18
S
6p
10g18
S
7p
10g18
S
8p
10g18
S
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
6g11
SSW
7a
6g10
SSW
8a
6g11
SSW
9a
7g11
SW
10a
8g12
SW
11a
8g12
SSW
12p
7g13
SSW
1p
7g14
SSW
2p
7g15
SSW
3p
6g16
SSW
4p
7g16
S
5p
7g16
S
6p
8g16
S
7p
9g16
S
8p
8g16
S
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
0g6
W
7a
0g5
E
8a
1g6
SE
9a
2g7
SE
10a
3g8
SE
11a
4g10
SE
12p
5g11
SE
1p
6g13
SE
2p
6g14
SSE
3p
7g14
SSE
4p
7g15
SSE
5p
7g15
SSE
6p
8g16
S
7p
8g16
S
8p
8g16
S
No usable window today.
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