Elings Park (Santa Barbara)

United States
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Not flyable
Low confidence · 3 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Wind W (279°) is outside the window — expect cross/tail or rotor
NESW 279° W
Wind now: W (279°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
12
mph base
Gusts
17
mph
Direction
W
279°
Aloft
16
W @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~1682ft
Temp
65°
F
Cloudbase
2,056
ft MSL
Elevation
374
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionS (190°) → WSW (250°)
  • Ideal speed5–12 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 15 mph base · gusts ≤ 20

South-facing South Bluffs training hill (SBSA/USHPA chapter); smooth onshore Pacific sea breeze. PGE weights S/SW/W. Mostly sledder/light soaring, ridge work on stronger sea breeze. Instructor present required at all times; site briefing + airspace window mandatory. No official numeric speed/gust limits published.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable flyable 8am–3pm
6a
2g3
W
7a
3g3
W
8a
5g5
WSW
9a
4g5
WSW
10a
5g5
WSW
11a
6g6
SW
12p
10g10
WSW
1p
10g11
WSW
2p
11g11
WSW
3p
11g12
W
4p
13g15
W
5p
11g14
W
6p
12g17
W
7p
12g17
W
Prime conditions 7am–3pm — best around 10am: 5 mph WSW, gusts 5. 8 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Tomorrow Flyable flyable 11am–7pm
6a
5g8
E
7a
3g5
ESE
8a
5g6
SE
9a
5g7
ESE
10a
5g6
SE
11a
4g6
S
12p
8g9
WSW
1p
11g12
WSW
2p
12g14
W
3p
14g17
W
4p
14g18
W
5p
13g18
W
6p
11g14
W
7p
9g13
W
Prime conditions 11am–3pm — best around 12pm: 8 mph WSW, gusts 9. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Wednesday Not flyable flyable 12pm–6pm
6a
8g12
E
7a
7g11
E
8a
6g9
E
9a
6g9
E
10a
7g9
ESE
11a
5g7
ESE
12p
5g17
SSW
1p
6g19
SSW
2p
6g20
SSW
3p
6g20
SSW
4p
6g20
SSW
5p
6g19
SSW
6p
5g17
SSW
7p
3g14
S
Flyable 12pm–6pm — best around 12pm: 5 mph SSW, gusts 17. Gusty — +12 mph over base.
Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–6pm
6a
2g6
SSW
7a
3g8
S
8a
3g9
S
9a
3g10
SSE
10a
3g11
SSE
11a
3g12
S
12p
4g14
S
1p
5g17
SSW
2p
6g19
SSW
3p
6g20
SSW
4p
6g20
SW
5p
6g19
SW
6p
5g17
SW
7p
4g15
SSW
Flyable 1pm–7pm — best around 2pm: 6 mph SSW, gusts 19. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +14 mph over base.
Friday Slim window flyable 11am–4pm
6a
2g7
S
7a
2g8
S
8a
2g10
S
9a
3g11
SSW
10a
4g13
SSW
11a
4g15
SSW
12p
5g16
SSW
1p
6g17
SSW
2p
6g18
SSW
3p
6g19
SSW
4p
6g20
SW
5p
6g20
SW
6p
5g21
SW
7p
4g21
SW
Flyable 6am–7pm — best around 11am: 4 mph SSW, gusts 15. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Base 4 mph — a bit light.
Saturday Not flyable flyable 11am–2pm
6a
1g7
SSE
7a
2g8
SSE
8a
2g10
SSE
9a
3g12
S
10a
3g15
SSW
11a
4g17
SSW
12p
5g18
SSW
1p
6g19
SW
2p
6g20
SW
3p
7g20
SW
4p
7g21
SW
5p
6g21
SW
6p
5g21
SW
7p
3g21
SSW
Flyable 10am–6pm — best around 1pm: 6 mph SW, gusts 19. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +13 mph over base.
Sunday Slim window flyable 1pm–6pm
6a
1g5
SSE
7a
2g7
S
8a
3g9
S
9a
4g11
S
10a
4g14
S
11a
5g16
S
12p
5g17
S
1p
5g18
SSW
2p
5g19
SSW
3p
6g19
SSW
4p
6g19
SW
5p
6g19
SW
6p
5g19
SW
7p
4g19
SSW
Flyable 10am–7pm — best around 1pm: 5 mph SSW, gusts 18. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +13 mph over base.
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