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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
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NESW 226° SW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
11
mph
Direction
SW
226°
Aloft
12
SW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~2045ft
Temp
69°
F
Cloudbase
2,718
ft MSL
Elevation
673
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:42 AM
local
Sunset
8:13 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Oak Creek

Wind direction

NNE (25°) → E (90°)

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

Ideal speed

12–18 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.

Low (~100 ft) treeless Lake Michigan bluff at Bender Park, the best slope in the Milwaukee area, with a huge open LZ. Soars on NNE-to-SE winds, NE best, and needs steady onshore flow. Milwaukee County has gated the top access road, so reach launch by parking at the Ryan Rd marina and hiking up from the bottom.

Window data compiled from slopeflyer.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Slim window flyable 7pm
5a
6g9
SW
6a
5g11
SW
7a
3g10
SSW
8a
5g9
S
9a
6g13
S
10a
10g13
SE
11a
11g15
SE
12p
10g17
SSE
1p
10g16
SE
2p
12g17
SE
3p
9g18
SE
4p
7g17
ESE
5p
8g16
ESE
6p
9g18
ESE
7p
7g11
ESE
8p
7g14
SSE
Flyable 7pm — best around 7pm: 7 mph ESE, gusts 11.
Saturday Not flyable no window
5a
21g30
NE
6a
21g31
NE
7a
21g31
NE
8a
20g30
NE
9a
21g32
NE
10a
20g30
ENE
11a
19g28
NE
12p
20g29
NE
1p
22g31
NNE
2p
21g31
NNE
3p
21g30
NNE
4p
20g30
NNE
5p
22g32
NNE
6p
21g32
NNE
7p
19g30
NNE
8p
12g23
NNE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Sunday Not flyable no window
5a
12g21
NNE
6a
12g22
NNE
7a
13g23
NNE
8a
13g24
NNE
9a
14g26
NNE
10a
14g27
NNE
11a
14g27
NNE
12p
14g26
NNE
1p
13g26
NNE
2p
13g26
NNE
3p
13g26
NNE
4p
13g26
NE
5p
12g24
NNE
6p
11g22
NNE
7p
10g20
NNE
8p
10g19
NNE
Too gusty — gusts past the 23 mph limit through the day.
Monday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
6g10
NNE
6a
6g9
NNE
7a
6g9
NNE
8a
6g11
NE
9a
6g15
NE
10a
7g18
NE
11a
7g19
NE
12p
7g19
NE
1p
7g19
NE
2p
7g19
NE
3p
8g19
NE
4p
8g19
NE
5p
7g20
NE
6p
6g20
NE
7p
5g20
NE
8p
5g19
NE
Flyable 5am–8am — best around 5am: 6 mph NNE, gusts 10. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–11am
5a
2g8
NE
6a
4g5
NE
7a
5g4
NE
8a
5g4
ENE
9a
5g6
E
10a
6g7
ESE
11a
5g9
ESE
12p
5g12
SE
1p
4g13
SE
2p
5g13
SE
3p
5g13
SE
4p
6g13
ESE
5p
6g13
ESE
6p
6g14
ESE
7p
5g14
ESE
8p
5g13
ESE
Flyable 5am–12pm — best around 7am: 5 mph NE, gusts 4. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
3g9
W
6a
3g11
WSW
7a
4g13
WSW
8a
4g15
WSW
9a
5g16
W
10a
5g18
W
11a
6g19
W
12p
6g20
W
1p
6g20
W
2p
7g21
W
3p
8g22
W
4p
9g22
WNW
5p
9g22
WNW
6p
8g21
WNW
7p
8g20
WNW
8p
7g19
WNW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window
5a
6g10
NW
6a
6g10
NW
7a
6g9
NNW
8a
5g9
NNW
9a
5g9
NNW
10a
4g10
NNW
11a
4g10
N
12p
3g11
N
1p
3g11
NNE
2p
3g12
NE
3p
3g14
E
4p
4g15
E
5p
5g16
ESE
6p
6g17
ESE
7p
7g18
ESE
8p
6g17
ESE
Wind's out of the NNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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