Rubidoux - The Rock

CA
34.0145°, -117.4150° Directions ↗

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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 291° WNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
30
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
15
mph
Direction
WNW
291°
Aloft
12
WNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~2955ft
Temp
74°
F
Cloudbase
4,136
ft MSL
Elevation
1,181
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:00 AM
local
Sunset
7:52 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Rubidoux - The Rock

Wind direction

SW (225°) → WNW (293°)

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.

Mount Rubidoux, a small ~1,180 ft boulder hill in Riverside - a low ridge-soaring / kiting / training-style hill rather than a thermal site. Works on the afternoon westerly sea breeze into the W-facing side, light to moderate only; outside the SW-to-NW arc the lee side makes it unflyable. Small public park, so confirm current access and rating expectations with local pilots before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 7am–7pm
6a
3g4
E
7a
1g1
NNW
8a
2g3
ESE
9a
1g1
SW
10a
4g4
WSW
11a
5g5
W
12p
7g7
W
1p
7g7
W
2p
9g10
W
3p
10g13
W
4p
12g15
W
5p
13g15
W
6p
13g15
W
7p
13g17
W
Flyable 7am–7pm — best around 2pm: 9 mph W, gusts 10.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–3pm
6a
0g1
E
7a
2g2
NE
8a
2g2
E
9a
1g1
SSE
10a
2g2
WSW
11a
5g5
W
12p
7g8
W
1p
8g10
W
2p
12g14
W
3p
14g17
W
4p
15g20
W
5p
15g20
W
6p
13g17
W
7p
10g15
W
Flyable 6am–7pm — best around 1pm: 8 mph W, gusts 10. 11 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 7am–3pm
6a
3g3
NNW
7a
1g1
NW
8a
1g2
W
9a
2g2
SW
10a
3g3
WSW
11a
4g4
WSW
12p
5g6
W
1p
7g9
W
2p
11g13
W
3p
13g17
W
4p
15g20
W
5p
16g21
W
6p
9g25
WSW
7p
8g23
WSW
Flyable 7am–5pm — best around 2pm: 11 mph W, gusts 13. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
2g5
SSW
7a
1g5
SSW
8a
1g6
SSW
9a
1g8
SW
10a
1g10
WSW
11a
3g12
W
12p
4g16
WSW
1p
6g19
WSW
2p
8g22
WSW
3p
9g25
WSW
4p
10g26
WSW
5p
11g27
WSW
6p
9g26
WSW
7p
8g23
WSW
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 2 mph SSW, gusts 5. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
2g6
SW
7a
2g7
SW
8a
2g8
SW
9a
2g9
SW
10a
2g11
WSW
11a
3g12
WSW
12p
5g15
WSW
1p
7g18
WSW
2p
8g21
WSW
3p
9g23
WSW
4p
11g26
WSW
5p
11g28
WSW
6p
10g29
WSW
7p
8g30
WSW
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 2 mph SW, gusts 6. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Caution workable 6am–8am
6a
2g8
SW
7a
2g8
SW
8a
2g9
SW
9a
2g10
WSW
10a
2g12
WSW
11a
3g14
WSW
12p
4g16
WSW
1p
6g18
WSW
2p
8g20
WSW
3p
9g23
WSW
4p
10g26
WSW
5p
11g28
WSW
6p
10g29
WSW
7p
8g30
WSW
Borderline only 6am–8am — best around 6am: 2 mph SW, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Caution workable 6am–8am
6a
3g9
SSW
7a
2g9
SSW
8a
2g10
SW
9a
2g11
WSW
10a
3g13
WSW
11a
4g15
WSW
12p
5g18
WSW
1p
7g20
WSW
2p
8g22
WSW
3p
9g24
WSW
4p
10g26
WSW
5p
10g27
WSW
6p
10g28
WSW
7p
8g28
WSW
Borderline only 6am–8am — best around 7am: 2 mph SSW, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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