Port Washington

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NESW 243° WSW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
17
mph
Direction
WSW
243°
Aloft
20
WSW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~2318ft
Temp
69°
F
Cloudbase
2,981
ft MSL
Elevation
663
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:40 AM
local
Sunset
8:15 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Port Washington

Wind direction

ESE (110°) → SSE (160°)

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

Ideal speed

8–18 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.

East-facing Lake Michigan clay bluff (~80-130 ft) at North Lake Park, Port Washington. Coastal soaring site that works on southeast lake winds; the spot just past the last parking lot is the one to use. Trees ring the landing, so come in high and cross the road to the open field. East-component winds are uncommon here, so flyable days are rare, and the modest bluff needs an established afternoon lake breeze to sustain.

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

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Slim window flyable 10am
5a
7g12
WSW
6a
6g12
WSW
7a
3g9
W
8a
2g8
S
9a
4g11
SSE
10a
4g9
SE
11a
3g10
SE
12p
4g14
SSE
1p
7g17
SE
2p
8g16
ESE
3p
8g16
SE
4p
6g17
SSE
5p
14g22
SSE
6p
7g13
SE
7p
2g7
WSW
8p
4g5
WNW
Flyable 8am–11am — best around 10am: 4 mph SE, gusts 9. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Saturday Not flyable no window
5a
14g26
NE
6a
18g29
NE
7a
15g25
NE
8a
17g27
NE
9a
15g25
NE
10a
14g23
NE
11a
14g24
NNE
12p
16g28
NNE
1p
17g29
NNE
2p
15g27
NNE
3p
15g26
NNE
4p
14g25
NNE
5p
15g26
NNE
6p
15g27
NNE
7p
13g24
NNE
8p
8g16
NNE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Sunday Not flyable no window
5a
10g19
NNE
6a
10g19
NNE
7a
10g20
NNE
8a
12g22
NNE
9a
13g24
NE
10a
14g26
NE
11a
14g27
NE
12p
13g27
NE
1p
13g27
NE
2p
13g26
NE
3p
12g25
NE
4p
12g24
NE
5p
12g23
NE
6p
11g22
NNE
7p
10g21
NNE
8p
10g19
NNE
Wind's out of the NE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
5a
6g10
NNE
6a
6g10
NNE
7a
7g11
NNE
8a
7g13
NNE
9a
7g15
NE
10a
7g17
NE
11a
7g18
ENE
12p
7g19
ENE
1p
7g19
ENE
2p
6g19
ENE
3p
6g17
ENE
4p
6g17
ENE
5p
5g18
ENE
6p
5g19
ENE
7p
4g20
ENE
8p
4g20
ENE
Wind's out of the ENE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 9am–10am
5a
2g7
NNE
6a
3g6
NE
7a
3g5
NE
8a
3g6
E
9a
5g8
ESE
10a
6g10
SE
11a
5g12
SE
12p
4g15
SSE
1p
3g17
SSE
2p
3g17
SSE
3p
2g16
SSE
4p
2g15
SE
5p
3g15
SE
6p
4g16
SE
7p
5g17
SE
8p
5g16
SE
Flyable 9am–11am — best around 9am: 5 mph ESE, gusts 8. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
5g12
W
6a
5g15
W
7a
5g18
W
8a
5g19
W
9a
6g19
WNW
10a
6g19
WNW
11a
6g18
W
12p
7g18
W
1p
7g17
WSW
2p
7g18
W
3p
7g19
W
4p
7g19
W
5p
7g20
W
6p
7g21
W
7p
7g22
W
8p
6g21
W
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
7g13
NNW
6a
6g13
NNW
7a
6g13
NNW
8a
5g13
NNW
9a
4g12
NNW
10a
3g12
N
11a
3g12
N
12p
1g12
N
1p
1g12
NE
2p
1g13
ESE
3p
3g13
ESE
4p
4g14
SE
5p
6g15
SE
6p
7g15
SE
7p
7g16
SE
8p
7g16
SE
No usable window today.
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