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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 50° NE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
14
mph base
Gusts
24
mph
Direction
NE
50°
Aloft
23
NE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~6477ft
Temp
67°
F
Cloudbase
7,875
ft MSL
Elevation
1,398
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:13 AM
local
Sunset
8:32 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Shelter Cove

Wind direction

S (170°) → WSW (240°)

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

Ideal speed

6–12 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.

Lost Coast site south of Eureka with two south/southwest-facing launches - upper ~1,600 ft off Blue Ridge Rd and lower ~400 ft at Landis Ct. The prevailing N/NW wind doesn't work here; the site comes alive on spring/fall pre-frontal S-SW flow (winter can go, summer is usually foggy). It's an unofficial site - contact Humboldt Wings before flying. Club radio 147.415.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
14g19
NE
7a
12g16
NE
8a
11g19
NE
9a
8g15
NE
10a
4g10
NNE
11a
3g7
N
12p
4g8
NW
1p
6g10
NNW
2p
6g10
NNW
3p
7g9
NW
4p
8g10
NNW
5p
6g10
N
6p
6g13
NNE
7p
10g17
NE
8p
10g17
ENE
Wind's out of the NE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
10g13
NE
7a
9g12
NE
8a
10g15
NE
9a
8g14
NE
10a
6g11
NE
11a
5g9
N
12p
5g9
N
1p
6g8
NNW
2p
8g10
NNW
3p
9g12
NNW
4p
9g12
NNW
5p
8g13
N
6p
8g14
N
7p
8g16
NNE
8p
10g20
NE
Wind's out of the NE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
16g23
NE
7a
16g29
NE
8a
18g31
NE
9a
16g29
NE
10a
14g27
NE
11a
12g24
NNE
12p
10g21
NNE
1p
11g23
NNE
2p
12g24
N
3p
12g26
NNE
4p
13g28
NNE
5p
17g33
NNE
6p
12g28
NNW
7p
11g27
NNW
8p
10g25
N
Wind's out of the NNE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
6g17
N
7a
6g16
N
8a
6g16
N
9a
6g17
NNW
10a
7g18
NNW
11a
9g20
NW
12p
10g22
NW
1p
12g25
NW
2p
13g27
NNW
3p
13g28
NNW
4p
13g28
NNW
5p
12g28
NNW
6p
11g27
NNW
7p
10g25
NNW
8p
9g23
N
Wind's out of the NNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
7g14
ENE
7a
7g14
ENE
8a
6g14
ENE
9a
5g14
NE
10a
4g15
N
11a
5g15
NNW
12p
5g17
NW
1p
6g18
WNW
2p
6g20
WNW
3p
5g21
WNW
4p
4g22
W
5p
3g23
W
6p
2g24
WNW
7p
2g24
NNW
8p
2g24
N
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Caution workable 10am–2pm
6a
3g10
ESE
7a
2g10
ESE
8a
2g10
SE
9a
1g10
S
10a
2g10
SSW
11a
3g10
SW
12p
4g10
SW
1p
3g11
WSW
2p
3g11
WSW
3p
3g12
SW
4p
3g13
SSW
5p
3g13
SSW
6p
2g13
S
7p
1g13
S
8p
1g12
SSE
Borderline only 10am–2pm — best around 11am: 3 mph SW, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Caution workable 6am–1pm
6a
1g8
SSW
7a
1g9
SW
8a
1g9
SW
9a
2g9
SW
10a
3g10
SW
11a
4g10
SW
12p
4g11
SW
1p
4g12
SW
2p
4g12
SW
3p
3g13
SSW
4p
4g13
SSW
5p
4g13
S
6p
3g13
S
7p
3g13
SSE
8p
3g12
SE
Borderline only 6am–1pm — best around 12pm: 4 mph SW, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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