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Weather resources for Paragliding

Pacifica Wind Page About 1 mile or so south of Mussel Rock, this page shows the current avg. wind speed, max speed, wind direction, temperature and even shows a camera shot looking down on the South "Linda Mar" end of Pacifica. Page is updated every 15 minutes!

Mussel Rock Paragliding Webcam Airtime sponsored Webcam looking down on Mussel Rock / The Dumps flying area from lowest houses on Westlake Cliffs

Pacifica Webcam Use this as a 2ndary to Mussel Rock Webcam to get a feel for the fog in Pacifica.

Real Time Wind Patterns Kewl page with wind patterns for the San Francisco Bay Area Winds!

Fort Funston Web Camera PhotoCam at Fort Funston Hang Gliding Site (about 2.5 miles north of Mussel Rock Paragliding Site) with Wind Reports - compare this with the Pacifica Wind Page to gain insight into Mussel Rock coditions.

SFGate 5 day Marine forecast A good general overview for marine winds and trends.

Hourly wind predictions for Pacifica From the Weather Channel, this page forcasts winds in the Pacifica Area. Very useful and I have found pretty on the mark.

AccuWeather Wind Predictions for Pacifica

Soaring Indexes for Bay Area Sites

Mt. Tam - Stinson Webcam Try this shark watch page to see a view of Stinson and get an idea of the current fog conditions

Mt. Tamalpais Soaring Index Daily Wind and Thermal Index Forecast

National Weather Service Hourly reports for the San Francisco Bay Area

Accuweather Forecast for San Francisco Weather forecast for long term, also has hourly forecast for each day.

Sea Level Pressure Use to see Pressure Gradients - Use to see data that the Weather Service uses and often is the cause of wind predictions.

Wind Stations

Fort Funston Wind Talkers    

  1. (415) 333-0100 (Recorded report for current Hour, 20 mins ago, 40 mins ago and 60 mins ago - Min, Max and Avg windspeeds) 
  2. (415)584-9891 This one does not average, but provides the current conditions ( you can get it t repeat again by pressing the # key).

Wind Conditions King Mountain, Woodside Windstation at 1600 ft a few miles south of the P4 site, Windy Hill. If you are a P4 pilot, you will need to get a site intro with the Windy Hill Paragliders club and join to fly Windy Hill. Contact Ed Stein at (415) 615-8262 to join the club and get a site intro.

Mt. Tamalpais Wind Talker Call (415) 381-WIND / (9463) (Recorded report for current Hour, 20 mins ago, 40 mins ago and 60 mins ago - Min, Max and Avg windspeeds)

SFO Current Wind from NOAA National Weater Service updates for SFO Airport wind speed.

National Weather Service Interactive Bay Area Wind Stations Great Page with stations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Just mouse over the stations and the latest for each station is displayed. Click on the station and get full station history.

More Detail for Specific Areas

 

Discussions Groups and Forums

Bay Area Paragliding Mail List Discussion group that discusses topics related to the San Francisco Bay Area and paragliding related issues. This page has sign up info for this mailing list.

Paragliding Forum An international forum for discussing issues relating to any aspect of paragliding.

Flying Sites
Hat Creek Rim Site with full information about Hat Creek Rim. Launches, Camping and local interests are all included on this comprehensive site.
General Info

Bay Area Paragliding Association Info, Activities, Local Site Management for The Stables, Mt. Tamalpais, The Dumps and more.

 

Marin County Hang Gliding Association Info, Activities, Local Site Management

 

Wings of Rogallo Info, Activities, Site Management for Mission Peak, Mt. Diablo, Ed Levin Park

 

Para2000 Site This great site has specifications and testing results for virtually every paraglider ever made.

 

Paragliding Articles Articles available on this website

 

Equipment
My Online Store Most Paragliding Accessories you will need.
Interesting Flying and Related Sites
http://www.californiacoastline.org View of the California Coast from a Helicopter. If you look close you will find some of our ridge soaring sites along the coast...You can also see Mussel Rock aka "The Dumps" The paved area is the parking entrance to the Mussel Rock flying area. When we meet for Tandem Flights here, we meet at the far left end of the paved parking area. The main launches for Tandem flights are about a 300 walk south from this entrance and are pictured here Mussel Rock main Launches The big flat spot just right of center is a main launch and if you look just to the right of where the dirt trail (upper left corner of photo) curls, you will see a bare slope on the hill. That launch is used when conditions are a little lighter.

Andy Stocker's Great Page - Lots of Photos and videos...

paragliding-tales-and-reviews.com Useful information for learners, tourists and low-time paraglider pilots.

Adventure Years - Site that helps people find adventures specific to different locations.

Who Else Does Hang Gliding and Paragliding Graphics like this, why it is Harry Martin - "Of Course!". Cartoons - Comics - Clipart - T-Shirt Design - Illustration Go to Harry's Site and get any of the above stuff.

Schools, Instruction and Paragliding Resources
US


San Francisco Tandem Paragliding My original school and tandem paragliding website. This site will soon market the Tandem Programs I run, with this site being the main Paragliding Lessons Programs portal.


Skydive SF Skydiving Lessons in Cloverdale

Fly Above All Paragliding School in Santa Barbara

 

Circling Hawk Paragliding School in Santa Barbara

Maneuver Clinics in Modesto Enleau and Ann O'Connor are local towing experts and run maneuvers clinics in the Modesto area.

All About Paragliding A page with resources (Books, Videos and Information) for pilots as well as listings of schools and more.

Sportparagliding.com Powered Paragliding School in Sacramento

 

INTERNATIONAL
http://www.ojovolador.com/eng/ A paragliding resourse Page based in Spain with a great web site and lots of information including clippings from Paragliding periodicals and tons of general information.
South Africa Paragliding Tours - Trips & Vacations in South Africa PSA specialises in South African Paragliding Tours and provides paragliding related information to local and international pilots.

XS4ALL in Hang Gliding and Pargliding Information Page

 

Dominican Republic paragliding adventures The most amazing paragliding vacation in the Caribbean... From big air XC flying to smooth ridge soaring by the beach, D.R. has it all!

New Zealand Free Flyers
Forums, Galleries and information sharing for paragliding pilots in New Zealand.
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