default:

Icon D2 km

MF Arome 1.3

UKMO UK 2

DMI HARMONIE 2

KNMI 2

DWD Icon D 2

MF Arome 2.5

KNMI EU 5.5

DWD ICON EU 7

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

MF Arpege EU 11

GFS global 13

GFS GRAPES 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF IFS 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon D2 km run: 06/06 18:42																																							Icon EU 7 km run: 06/06 18:42																																													Icon Global 11 km run: 06/06 18:42																																											GFS 13 km run: 06/06 18:42
Date Optimal	Fr 6 14h	Fr 6 15h	Fr 6 16h	Fr 6 17h	Fr 6 18h	Fr 6 19h	Fr 6 20h	Fr 6 21h	Sa 7 5h	Sa 7 6h	Sa 7 7h	Sa 7 8h	Sa 7 9h	Sa 7 10h	Sa 7 11h	Sa 7 12h	Sa 7 13h	Sa 7 14h	Sa 7 15h	Sa 7 16h	Sa 7 17h	Sa 7 18h	Sa 7 19h	Sa 7 20h	Sa 7 21h	Su 8 5h	Su 8 6h	Su 8 7h	Su 8 8h	Su 8 9h	Su 8 10h	Su 8 11h	Su 8 12h	Su 8 13h	Su 8 14h	Su 8 15h	Su 8 16h	Su 8 17h	Su 8 18h	Su 8 19h	Su 8 20h	Su 8 21h	Mo 9 5h	Mo 9 6h	Mo 9 7h	Mo 9 8h	Mo 9 9h	Mo 9 10h	Mo 9 11h	Mo 9 12h	Mo 9 13h	Mo 9 14h	Mo 9 15h	Mo 9 16h	Mo 9 17h	Mo 9 18h	Mo 9 19h	Mo 9 20h	Mo 9 21h	Tu 10 5h	Tu 10 6h	Tu 10 7h	Tu 10 8h	Tu 10 9h	Tu 10 10h	Tu 10 11h	Tu 10 12h	Tu 10 13h	Tu 10 14h	Tu 10 15h	Tu 10 16h	Tu 10 17h	Tu 10 18h	Tu 10 19h	Tu 10 20h	Tu 10 21h	We 11 5h	We 11 6h	We 11 7h	We 11 8h	We 11 9h	We 11 10h	We 11 11h	We 11 12h	We 11 13h	We 11 14h	We 11 15h	We 11 16h	We 11 17h	We 11 18h	We 11 19h	We 11 20h	We 11 21h	Th 12 5h	Th 12 6h	Th 12 7h	Th 12 8h	Th 12 9h	Th 12 10h	Th 12 11h	Th 12 12h	Th 12 13h	Th 12 14h	Th 12 15h	Th 12 16h	Th 12 17h	Th 12 18h	Th 12 19h	Th 12 20h	Th 12 21h	Fr 13 5h	Fr 13 6h	Fr 13 7h	Fr 13 8h	Fr 13 9h	Fr 13 10h	Fr 13 11h	Fr 13 12h	Fr 13 13h	Fr 13 14h	Fr 13 15h	Fr 13 16h	Fr 13 17h	Fr 13 18h	Fr 13 19h	Fr 13 20h	Fr 13 21h	Sa 14 5h	Sa 14 6h	Sa 14 7h	Sa 14 8h	Sa 14 9h	Sa 14 10h	Sa 14 11h	Sa 14 12h	Sa 14 13h	Sa 14 14h	Sa 14 15h	Sa 14 16h	Sa 14 17h	Sa 14 18h	Sa 14 19h	Sa 14 20h	Sa 14 21h	Su 15 5h	Su 15 6h	Su 15 7h	Su 15 8h	Su 15 9h	Su 15 10h	Su 15 11h	Su 15 12h	Su 15 13h	Su 15 14h	Su 15 15h	Su 15 16h	Su 15 17h	Su 15 18h	Su 15 19h	Su 15 20h	Su 15 21h	Mo 16 5h	Mo 16 6h	Mo 16 7h	Mo 16 8h	Mo 16 9h	Mo 16 10h	Mo 16 11h	Mo 16 12h	Mo 16 13h	Mo 16 14h	Mo 16 15h	Mo 16 16h	Mo 16 17h	Mo 16 18h	Mo 16 19h	Mo 16 20h	Mo 16 21h	Tu 17 5h	Tu 17 6h	Tu 17 7h	Tu 17 8h	Tu 17 9h	Tu 17 10h	Tu 17 11h	Tu 17 12h	Tu 17 13h	Tu 17 14h	Tu 17 15h	Tu 17 16h	Tu 17 17h	Tu 17 18h	Tu 17 19h	Tu 17 20h	Tu 17 21h	We 18 5h	We 18 6h	We 18 7h	We 18 8h	We 18 9h	We 18 10h	We 18 11h	We 18 12h	We 18 13h	We 18 14h	We 18 15h	We 18 16h	We 18 17h	We 18 18h	We 18 19h	We 18 20h	We 18 21h	Th 19 5h	Th 19 6h	Th 19 7h	Th 19 8h	Th 19 9h	Th 19 10h	Th 19 11h	Th 19 12h	Th 19 13h	Th 19 14h	Th 19 15h	Th 19 16h	Th 19 17h	Th 19 18h	Th 19 19h	Th 19 20h	Th 19 21h	Fr 20 5h	Fr 20 6h	Fr 20 7h	Fr 20 8h	Fr 20 9h	Fr 20 10h	Fr 20 11h	Fr 20 12h	Fr 20 13h	Fr 20 14h	Fr 20 15h	Fr 20 16h	Fr 20 17h	Fr 20 18h	Fr 20 19h	Fr 20 20h	Fr 20 21h	Sa 21 5h	Sa 21 6h	Sa 21 7h	Sa 21 8h	Sa 21 9h	Sa 21 10h	Sa 21 11h	Sa 21 12h	Sa 21 13h	Sa 21 14h	Sa 21 15h	Sa 21 16h	Sa 21 17h	Sa 21 18h	Sa 21 19h	Sa 21 20h	Sa 21 21h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (mph)	18	18	17	18	18	16	15	13	17	14	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	20	20	19	15	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	12	14	15	17	16	15	15	14	13	12	2	2	3	4	6	8	9	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	7	5	5	5	6	7	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	8	6	5	4	1	1	1	3	5	7	8	9	10	12	12	13	14	14	14	13	12	6	6	8	9	9	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	9	6	4	3	2	7	9	9	10	10	10	11	13	14	15	14	14	13	11	10	8	6	4	4	5	6	7	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	14	13	13	10	8	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	15	16	17	17	17	16	15	14	12	4	5	6	7	7	8	7	7	8	10	13	15	16	16	16	15	13	6	6	6	7	8	8	6	5	8	10	11	12	12	11	10	8	6	4	4	4	6	8	9	11	13	14	15	14	13	10	8	7	7	7	3	2	2	3	5	7	10	12	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	13	9	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	12	11	8	5	1	2	2	3	5	6	7	10	12	13	13	13	11	8	6	5	4
Gusts (mph)	34	35	36	34	34	33	29	27	32	29	28	27	27	29	31	33	33	34	37	34	37	39	40	37	36	15	17	17	18	19	21	21	22	26	30	33	32	30	30	29	28	24	7	6	7	9	12	15	18	20	21	22	23	23	21	20	19	17	16	11	11	11	13	15	17	19	20	21	22	22	22	20	19	17	14	10	2	3	4	8	11	15	17	18	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	22	21	16	15	14	15	16	17	18	19	21	21	21	22	18	14	10	8	7	12	14	16	16	17	17	19	22	24	24	24	23	22	20	19	16	14	4	6	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	15	16	16	13	8	7	10	12	12	11	11	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	17	17	19	21	8	12	15	15	12	11	11	12	14	16	19	21	21	21	21	21	22	12	14	15	13	10	8	8	7	8	9	11	12	12	11	10	8	5	5	8	10	11	12	13	15	17	18	19	20	20	20	20	18	15	11	2	3	4	5	7	9	11	14	16	18	19	20	21	21	20	16	11	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	18	19	20	21	21	21	21	19	14	8	0	1	3	4	7	9	12	16	18	21	23	23	21	17	13	10	8
Temp. (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	8	8	9	10	11	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	8	9	11	12	14	14	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	11	11	12	13	15	17	18	19	19	20	21	21	21	20	19	19	18	16	16	15	16	16	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	16	14	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	17	19	20	21	22	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	16	14	11	11	13	14	16	18	19	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	13	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	16	16	16	15	14	13	8	9	10	12	15	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	18	18	17	16	14	13	14	15	16	18	19	19	20	20	19	17	17	17	19	19	18	16	9	10	11	13	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	14	13	13	14	15	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	19	19	18	18	16	14	14	15	17	18	20	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	23	22	21	19	17
Rain (mm)											0.2									0.2																																																																								0.2	0.2																																																																								0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1																																0.1	0.1	0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)	100	100	53	60	100	71	100	100	100	100	97	92	94	93	69	56	64	91	98	100	94	85	94	89	99					26	84	94	88	80	77	61	27	73	52	59	67	84	24	5	24	11	42	58	44	38	29	16	12	11	5	21	58	67	77	92	84	76	64	51	39	47	54	62	56	51	45	48	52	55	37	18	70	75	79	59	40	20	47	73	100	86	71	57	71	86	100	100	100	72	45	17	29	41	53	45	37	29	22	14	7	9	11	13	37	61	92	91	89	80	70	61	52	43	34	26	18	10	18	25	33	22	11	100	100	100	81	61	42	38	35	31	47	63	79	55	30	6	19	33	2	4	6	31	56	81	68	56	43	52	61	70	80	90	100	100	100	50	47	43	60	76	93	94	95	96	83	70	57	59	61	63	74	84	7	8	10	17	24	31	43	54	66	68	69	71	71	72	72	81	89	73	72	70	73	77	80	87	93	100	83	67	50	48	46	44	38	33	32	45	59	64	70	75	83	92	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	100	100	100	100	88	77	65	44	24	3	2	1				28	49	69	79	90	100	100	100	100	87	74	61	73	85	97	69	41
High Cloud (%)	100	100			100	22	100	100	93	100																																	24	5	10				3	6	6	6						23	47	63	34	6	6	5	5	12	19	26	31	35	40	34	28	22	15	7	4	9	13	9	4		33	67	100	84	68	52	68	84	100	100	100	67	33		8	15	23	15	8					4	9	13	9	4	49	25																100	100	100	79	58	37	33	29	25	43	60	78	53	27	2	15	28	2	3	5	25	45	65	56	46	37	48	58	69	79	90	100	100	100	7	3					1	2	3	2	1							4	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	25	48	70	70	71	71	78	84	26	31	35	28	22	15	27	40	52	36	19	3	2	1		5	11	28	42	56	61	66	71	81	90	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	99	100	100	100	100	83	67	50	34	19	3	2	1				24	46	68	79	89	100	95	90	85	72	59	46	63	80	97	68	40
Mid Cloud (%)	100	84	34	43	63	63	100	100	99	100	87	40	27	60		12	33	43	92	100	78		34		9									68	65	48		60	45	48	54	76			28	6	10	17	14	3							39	26	13	81	65	48	32	16																						2	4	6	4	2		4	7	22	16	9	6	3											25	50	52	53	53	49	46	42	28	14										30	32	35	26	16	7	6	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2																					29	57	86	73	59	46	32	19	5	4	3	2	1	1													8	17	25	35	44	11	23	34	31	27	24	18	11	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4				1	2	3	4	4	5	8	10	13	21	29	37	56	75	34	43	53	58	62	67	52	38	23	15	8							3	2		32	64	96	97	97	98	71	43	16	22	27	33	22	11
Low Cloud (%)	93	44	30	27	10		11	38	72	100	94	84	87	81	69	49	53	84	74	100	86	85	89	89	99					26	84	94	88	32	44	52	27	35	16	47	51	68			1	6	35	48	32	32	24	10	12	11	5	21	31	33	36	58	53	48	45	41	38	41	45	48	34	19	5	17	29	41	27	14	70	74	78	59	39	20	13	7										25	16	8	20	33	45	40	34	29	22	14	7	5	2		10	19	68	72	77	64	50	37	36	35	34	26	18	10	18	25	33	22	11	12	8	3	2	1		1	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3				12	24	36	26	15	5	3	2					3	5	48	44	39	54	68	83	85	87	89	77	65	53	56	58	61	72	84	2	3	5	12	18	25	38	52	65	66	66	67	45	22		6	12	53	37	21	39	58	76	84	92	100	81	61	42	40	39	37	27	16				1	2	3	3	2	2	1	1										19	37	56	42	29	15	10	5													7	13	20	13	7
CAPE	40	20	0	20	20	0	10	20	20	60	40	40	40	40	30	20	0	30	50	60	70	90	140	160	260	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	20	20	50	50	60	40	20	30	50	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	30	40	40	40	40	30	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	20	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	110	150	130	90	60	70	100	110	80	40	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	20	20	20	20	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	70	90	80	70	60	90	130	150	110	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ceiling (m)	551	600	625	600	600	637	527	417	368	295	356	429	527	564	612	686	698	551	466	295	295	320	295	295	271	356	405	515	588	783	1.0k	1.0k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	795	795	771	722	661	600	527	344	332	417	576	649	722	783	832	832	832	771	771	722	673	576	490	405	283	320	356	466	600	698	734	734	698	698	698	698	673	625	588	490	393	161	161	161	283	442	637	844	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	930	820	747	698	381	393	393	405	429	478	551	625	686	734	795	820	844	869	844	734	588	356	381	417	564	722	856	893	844	820	844	869	893	893	856	808	747	673	466	515	612	759	978	1.2k	1.2k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	991	954	954	869	661	417	259	271	344	515	759	1.0k	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	930	771	625	466	295	332	417	478	490	442	405	344	295	283	356	466	588	649	686	673	576	454	283	307	393	600	905	1.1k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	808	551	478	539	600	686	783	869	905	905	881	734	588	490	490	576	600	551	442	356	393	503	747	1.1k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	893	759	612	466	320	259	307	381	515	649	820	917	1.0k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	954	844	734	588	442	515	600	710	783	905	1.0k	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	930	673

Beachy Head is a coastal paragliding site located 2 miles southwest of Eastbourne, England. The site features a large southeast bowl with a substantial bottom landing area and a 500 ft cliff facing SSE between the SE bowl and the lighthouse. Beyond the lighthouse lies the famous Seven Sisters cliff range, which is dangerous to attempt to fly from this site. The lower SE cliffs beyond the bottom landing area can also be soared as far as the Holywell Café on the outskirts of Eastbourne, and the main S to SSW cliffs past Birling Gap to Cuckmere Haven. Be cautious of dangerous rotor in the SSW. The site is regularly used and offers good coastal soaring. However, it is essential to contact the local club before flying and follow the site rules. A briefing and day membership are necessary. Top landing is normal, and landing below is possible. The take-off height is 530 ft amsl (163 meters), with a height top-to-bottom of 370 ft (113 meters) for SE and 530 ft (163 meters) for S. The wind direction is ESE – SSE. The site pilot rating for the bowl is CP+, and for the cliffs, it is Pilot+. No training is permitted at this site. Airspace restrictions apply up to 5500 ft above Beachy Head. The south-east bowl is open all year, but the cliffs must not be overflown below 200 ft (730 ft amsl) from 1 February to 1 August. The area is heavily used by walkers and sightseers, so it is crucial to follow the procedures set by the local authority (Eastbourne Borough Council). Whenever the site is flown, the top landing area Marker Flags and the site Windsock must be used. They are kept in a tube marked 'SHGC Flags', located on the rear wall of the coastguard station to the side of the car park. The tube is locked with a combination padlock. The code is 01273. The first person to arrive must set out the Marker Flags and Windsock and assume the duties of Site Marshal. The Site Marshal must text the Council (07939 580433) to advise that flying is taking place and the approximate number of pilots present. If flying does not take place, the Marshal must text the same number to that effect. No more than 30 paragliders and hang gliders should be in the air at any one time, and no rigged gliders should be left outside of the rigging area. Do not overfly the Whitbread Hollow Bird Sanctuary or soar the promenade. For take-off in a SE wind (to soar the Bowl), hang gliders should take off from the pad at the high point at the south end of the rigging area. Paragliders may take off from either the pad or the grassy slope to either side. To soar the S cliffs (Pilot rated only), both PG and expert HG may take off from the Cliff Bowl just south of the SE launch area. Ensure the area in front of take-off is clear of people prior to launch. For landing, do not land on the main top landing in a southerly wind due to severe and dangerous rotor off the cliffs. During your landing approach, do not stray downwind of the path along the road and ensure you have enough height when coming in parallel to the road. For HG, the main top landing is quite tight and needs a very precise approach. There are much bigger, easier, and safer top landing fields down the road, east towards Eastbourne. CPs may top land in the big fields down the road to the east towards Eastbourne or bottom land in the field below the main bowl. The large field at the foot of the southeast bowl is available for bottom landing. When the tide is out, there is a triangular area of sandy beach at the southeast point between the bowl and cliffs. It is generally inadvisable to bottom land close to the base of the cliffs. Hazards include little bottom landing below the cliffs, a narrow strip of beach with large, slippery rocks exposed at low tide, and potential severe turbulence due to adverse temperature gradient conditions. Before launching, ensure the wind is constant both in speed and direction at take-off and further down the slope. Beware of rotor immediately behind the cliffs and wind gradient behind the bushes. Directions: From Eastbourne, take the B2103 coast road and follow the signs to Beachy Head. From the A259 west, take the B2103 or turn off earlier at East Dean, taking the road to Birling Gap and carrying on to Beachy Head. There is ample parking available in the pub car park. For more information, visit the Southern Hang Gliding Club website: http://www.shgc.org.uk Watch some flights at Beachy Head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHq1vRGrGVQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poS9Klpusfk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAp6kESo6oM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbBufcAdf1g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRtAnhiMlAA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRCl3FSUnpw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFLpBoUwc6M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKW4uCKZ1MY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orVvwozFurQ

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