Otay Mesa

CA
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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 330° NNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
7
mph
Direction
NNW
330°
Aloft
5
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~1295ft
Temp
68°
F
Cloudbase
2,742
ft MSL
Elevation
1,447
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:00 AM
local
Sunset
7:47 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Otay Mesa

Wind direction

SSE (160°) → WSW (240°)

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

Ideal speed

8–15 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.

SDHGPA secondary site near the US-Mexico border (~1,450 ft). Best on the afternoon SW onshore sea breeze; mornings are often too light or wrong direction. Access is sensitive and controlled - open weekends but closed midweek at times due to road construction, so get a current in-person briefing from a local SDHGPA pilot and confirm rating/access before flying.

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

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 7am–8am
6a
4g5
NNE
7a
1g4
NNE
8a
1g4
NW
9a
4g5
NW
10a
5g5
NW
11a
7g7
NW
12p
10g10
NW
1p
9g9
NW
2p
10g10
WNW
3p
10g11
NW
4p
9g9
WNW
5p
9g9
NW
6p
7g7
NW
7p
6g6
NW
Flyable 7am–8am — best around 7am: 1 mph NNE, gusts 4.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
7g9
NNE
7a
4g6
NNE
8a
3g6
N
9a
6g7
NNW
10a
8g8
NW
11a
9g9
NW
12p
10g10
NW
1p
11g11
NW
2p
12g12
NW
3p
11g12
NW
4p
11g11
NW
5p
10g11
NW
6p
9g10
NW
7p
8g11
NNW
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
3g3
NNE
7a
3g3
NE
8a
3g4
NNW
9a
4g4
WNW
10a
7g7
NW
11a
8g9
NW
12p
10g10
WNW
1p
11g11
NW
2p
10g10
WNW
3p
10g9
NW
4p
9g9
NW
5p
9g10
NW
6p
4g16
W
7p
3g13
W
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
1g5
S
7a
1g6
S
8a
2g8
SSW
9a
2g10
SW
10a
3g13
WSW
11a
4g16
WSW
12p
5g17
W
1p
6g19
W
2p
6g20
W
3p
6g20
W
4p
5g19
W
5p
5g18
W
6p
4g16
WSW
7p
3g14
WSW
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 1 mph S, gusts 5. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Caution workable 6am
6a
1g8
SSW
7a
1g10
SW
8a
2g12
WSW
9a
3g13
WSW
10a
4g15
WSW
11a
5g17
W
12p
5g18
W
1p
6g19
W
2p
7g20
W
3p
7g21
W
4p
7g21
W
5p
6g22
W
6p
5g22
W
7p
4g21
W
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 1 mph SSW, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Caution workable 6am–7am
6a
2g8
NNW
7a
2g9
NW
8a
2g11
NW
9a
3g14
WNW
10a
4g16
WNW
11a
5g19
W
12p
6g20
W
1p
7g20
W
2p
7g20
W
3p
7g21
W
4p
6g21
W
5p
6g21
W
6p
5g21
W
7p
4g21
W
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 2 mph NNW, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Caution workable 6am–7am
6a
1g7
NNE
7a
1g9
NNE
8a
1g11
NNW
9a
2g13
W
10a
4g16
WSW
11a
5g18
WSW
12p
5g19
WSW
1p
6g20
WSW
2p
5g20
W
3p
5g20
W
4p
5g20
W
5p
5g20
W
6p
5g20
WNW
7p
5g20
WNW
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph NNE, gusts 7. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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