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Not flyable
Low confidence · · Run: HRRR
Each model right now — the headline follows HRRR.
HRRR 13 mph N · g23 Not flyable
ECMWF 4 mph SSW · g10 Not flyable
GFS 13 mph N · g23 Not flyable
ICON 2 mph S · g13 Not flyable
GEM 1 mph SE Flyable
NWS ✓ 18 mph NNWno gust data Flyable
✓ = independent official cross-check (NWS / TAF). The aggregate call blends all of them.
Current conditions
Flyability score
5
/100 · paragliding
Wind
13
mph base
Gusts
23
mph
Direction
N
360°
Aloft
21
N @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~1909ft
Temp
61°
F
Cloudbase
1,998
ft MSL
Elevation
89
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:12 AM
local
Sunset
8:15 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Garrapata
Wind direction
W, NW
The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.
Ideal speed
6–10 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.
Next 7 days How calls are made
Thursday Caution workable 7am–10am
6a
12g19
NNW
7a
12g17
NNW
8a
13g17
NNW
9a
14g16
NNW
10a
15g17
NNW
11a
17g20
NNW
12p
20g24
NNW
1p
18g22
NNW
2p
18g20
NNW
3p
18g20
NNW
4p
17g20
NNW
5p
18g21
NNW
6p
16g20
NNW
7p
15g22
N
8p
14g22
N
Borderline only 7am–10am — best around 7am: 12 mph NNW, gusts 17. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. gusts 17 mph over the site's 15 mph limit.
Friday Caution workable 6am–9am
6a
10g16
NNW
7a
10g17
NNW
8a
13g17
NNW
9a
15g18
NNW
10a
17g20
NNW
11a
18g22
NNW
12p
19g23
NNW
1p
20g24
NNW
2p
20g24
NNW
3p
19g24
N
4p
18g24
N
5p
18g26
N
6p
17g25
N
7p
17g27
N
8p
16g28
N
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 6am: 10 mph NNW, gusts 16. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. gusts 16 mph over the site's 15 mph limit.
Saturday Caution workable 8pm
6a
15g24
N
7a
15g24
NNW
8a
17g24
N
9a
18g24
NNW
10a
19g24
NNW
11a
19g24
NNW
12p
19g24
NNW
1p
20g24
N
2p
19g24
N
3p
19g24
N
4p
18g26
N
5p
18g27
N
6p
6g17
WSW
7p
5g14
WSW
8p
4g12
SW
Borderline only 8pm — best around 8pm: 4 mph SW, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Sunday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
3g6
SW
7a
2g6
SW
8a
2g7
WSW
9a
2g9
W
10a
3g12
NW
11a
4g14
NW
12p
5g15
NW
1p
5g17
NW
2p
6g18
NW
3p
6g18
NW
4p
6g19
NW
5p
6g18
WNW
6p
5g16
WNW
7p
4g14
W
8p
3g11
WSW
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 8am: 2 mph WSW, gusts 7. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
1g5
SW
7a
1g8
SW
8a
1g11
WSW
9a
2g12
WNW
10a
3g14
NW
11a
4g15
NW
12p
5g16
NW
1p
5g17
NW
2p
5g18
NW
3p
6g19
NW
4p
6g19
NW
5p
6g20
NW
6p
5g20
NW
7p
3g19
NW
8p
2g19
NW
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph SW, gusts 5. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
0g3
NE
7a
1g5
NNE
8a
1g7
N
9a
2g9
N
10a
3g11
N
11a
4g13
N
12p
5g15
NNW
1p
5g15
NNW
2p
5g16
NNW
3p
5g17
NNW
4p
5g18
NNW
5p
4g18
NNW
6p
3g18
NNW
7p
3g18
N
8p
2g18
N
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 0 mph NE, gusts 3. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
1g5
NE
7a
1g6
NNE
8a
2g8
N
9a
3g10
N
10a
4g12
N
11a
5g13
N
12p
5g15
N
1p
5g15
NNW
2p
5g16
NNW
3p
5g17
NNW
4p
5g17
NNW
5p
4g17
NNW
6p
4g17
NNW
7p
3g17
NNW
8p
2g16
NNW
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 6am: 1 mph NE, gusts 5. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
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