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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 358° N
Current conditions
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
12
mph
Direction
N
358°
Aloft
9
N @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~2432ft
Temp
62°
F
Cloudbase
3,259
ft MSL
Elevation
827
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:13 AM
local
Sunset
8:33 PM
local
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Where it is

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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Mattole

Wind direction

WNW (290°) → NNW (340°)

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.

Coastal ridge/dune soaring site on the Lost Coast near Petrolia, Humboldt County (takeoff 'Penguin', ~830 ft). Works on the onshore NW sea breeze — best wind is straight-in NW, usually midday into afternoon once it fills in. Watch for the breeze overpowering (blowback) and for rotor with any easterly component. No active club site guide; check current conditions with local Humboldt pilots before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 10am–3pm
6a
2g13
ENE
7a
3g10
N
8a
4g9
NNW
9a
7g13
NNW
10a
10g13
NNW
11a
12g15
NW
12p
12g16
NW
1p
13g17
NNW
2p
13g17
NNW
3p
13g16
NW
4p
14g19
NNW
5p
14g18
NNW
6p
11g18
N
7p
8g17
N
8p
6g12
N
Flyable 8am–5pm — best around 10am: 10 mph NNW, gusts 13. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm — smooth, light N ~6 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
– Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window✓ Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Friday Caution workable 9am–6pm
6a
6g20
NNW
7a
7g22
NNW
8a
9g22
N
9a
10g18
NNW
10a
12g17
NNW
11a
13g19
NNW
12p
14g20
NNW
1p
14g20
NNW
2p
14g20
NNW
3p
14g19
NNW
4p
14g19
NNW
5p
13g18
NNW
6p
12g19
NNW
7p
10g20
NNW
8p
8g15
N
Borderline only 9am–6pm — best around 10am: 12 mph NNW, gusts 17. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm — smooth, light N ~8 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
– Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window✓ Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
7g18
NNE
7a
7g24
NNE
8a
9g23
NNE
9a
10g21
NNE
10a
11g21
NNE
11a
13g22
N
12p
14g24
N
1p
16g28
N
2p
16g29
N
3p
16g30
N
4p
16g31
NNE
5p
15g32
NNE
6p
18g49
N
7p
18g49
N
8p
17g49
N
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
11g35
N
7a
11g34
N
8a
11g35
N
9a
12g37
N
10a
13g39
N
11a
15g41
N
12p
16g43
N
1p
17g45
N
2p
18g46
N
3p
18g48
N
4p
19g49
N
5p
19g50
N
6p
18g50
N
7p
17g50
N
8p
15g48
N
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
8g24
NNE
7a
7g25
NNE
8a
7g26
N
9a
7g26
N
10a
7g25
N
11a
7g26
NNW
12p
8g27
NNW
1p
8g30
NNW
2p
9g32
NNW
3p
9g33
NNW
4p
9g35
NNW
5p
9g36
NNW
6p
8g37
N
7p
8g37
N
8p
7g37
N
Too gusty — gusts past the 23 mph limit through the day.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g16
NNE
7a
2g15
NNE
8a
1g15
N
9a
2g16
WNW
10a
3g17
W
11a
5g17
W
12p
5g17
W
1p
6g15
W
2p
6g15
W
3p
6g19
W
4p
6g23
WNW
5p
6g26
WNW
6p
5g28
NW
7p
4g28
NW
8p
3g27
NW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
0g16
SE
7a
1g16
SSW
8a
1g16
SW
9a
2g16
SW
10a
4g16
WSW
11a
5g16
WSW
12p
5g18
W
1p
6g20
WNW
2p
7g22
NW
3p
7g22
NW
4p
8g22
NW
5p
8g23
NNW
6p
7g23
NNW
7p
7g23
NNW
8p
6g23
N
No usable window today.
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