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Icon Global 1

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon Global 11 km run: 30/04 03:39																																																																GFS 13 km run: 30/04 03:39
Date Optimal	We 30 6h	We 30 7h	We 30 8h	We 30 9h	We 30 10h	We 30 11h	We 30 12h	We 30 13h	We 30 14h	We 30 15h	We 30 16h	We 30 17h	Th 1 6h	Th 1 7h	Th 1 8h	Th 1 9h	Th 1 10h	Th 1 11h	Th 1 12h	Th 1 13h	Th 1 14h	Th 1 15h	Th 1 16h	Th 1 17h	Fr 2 6h	Fr 2 7h	Fr 2 8h	Fr 2 9h	Fr 2 10h	Fr 2 11h	Fr 2 12h	Fr 2 13h	Fr 2 14h	Fr 2 15h	Fr 2 16h	Fr 2 17h	Sa 3 6h	Sa 3 7h	Sa 3 8h	Sa 3 9h	Sa 3 10h	Sa 3 11h	Sa 3 12h	Sa 3 13h	Sa 3 14h	Sa 3 15h	Sa 3 16h	Sa 3 17h	Su 4 6h	Su 4 7h	Su 4 8h	Su 4 9h	Su 4 10h	Su 4 11h	Su 4 12h	Su 4 13h	Su 4 14h	Su 4 15h	Su 4 16h	Su 4 17h	Mo 5 6h	Mo 5 7h	Mo 5 8h	Mo 5 9h	Mo 5 10h	Mo 5 11h	Mo 5 12h	Mo 5 13h	Mo 5 14h	Mo 5 15h	Mo 5 16h	Mo 5 17h	Tu 6 6h	Tu 6 7h	Tu 6 8h	Tu 6 9h	Tu 6 10h	Tu 6 11h	Tu 6 12h	Tu 6 13h	Tu 6 14h	Tu 6 15h	Tu 6 16h	Tu 6 17h	We 7 6h	We 7 7h	We 7 8h	We 7 9h	We 7 10h	We 7 11h	We 7 12h	We 7 13h	We 7 14h	We 7 15h	We 7 16h	We 7 17h	Th 8 6h	Th 8 7h	Th 8 8h	Th 8 9h	Th 8 10h	Th 8 11h	Th 8 12h	Th 8 13h	Th 8 14h	Th 8 15h	Th 8 16h	Th 8 17h	Fr 9 6h	Fr 9 7h	Fr 9 8h	Fr 9 9h	Fr 9 10h	Fr 9 11h	Fr 9 12h	Fr 9 13h	Fr 9 14h	Fr 9 15h	Fr 9 16h	Fr 9 17h	Sa 10 6h	Sa 10 7h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Su 11 6h	Su 11 7h	Su 11 8h	Su 11 9h	Su 11 10h	Su 11 11h	Su 11 12h	Su 11 13h	Su 11 14h	Su 11 15h	Su 11 16h	Su 11 17h	Mo 12 6h	Mo 12 7h	Mo 12 8h	Mo 12 9h	Mo 12 10h	Mo 12 11h	Mo 12 12h	Mo 12 13h	Mo 12 14h	Mo 12 15h	Mo 12 16h	Mo 12 17h	Tu 13 6h	Tu 13 7h	Tu 13 8h	Tu 13 9h	Tu 13 10h	Tu 13 11h	Tu 13 12h	Tu 13 13h	Tu 13 14h	Tu 13 15h	Tu 13 16h	Tu 13 17h	We 14 6h	We 14 7h	We 14 8h	We 14 9h	We 14 10h	We 14 11h	We 14 12h	We 14 13h	We 14 14h	We 14 15h	We 14 16h	We 14 17h	Th 15 6h	Th 15 7h	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kmh)	1	1	3	6	7	9	10	12	10	9	9	8	3	1	2	7	9	12	9	12	11	14	12	10	2	2	5	7	9	12	11	11	12	9	7	7	3	2	4	6	9	11	12	12	11	10	8	6	2	1	4	7	9	11	12	12	12	11	10	8	3	2	5	8	11	14	15	15	13	12	11	9	3	2	4	7	10	14	16	16	14	13	12	10	1	4	2	6	10	15	19	21	22	22	19	15	5	4	4	6	9	13	16	17	16	16	15	13	6	4	3	4	8	14	17	18	18	17	16	16	3	1	0	2	5	9	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	6	5	10	11	11	10	11	12	12	12	11	6	3	2	5	8	11	14	17	20	22	22	19	7	4	1	3	7	11	14	17	20	22	20	16	8	4	1	6	8	11	14	17	19	21	22	24	2	3	5	7	9	10	12	13	15	16	14	10
Gusts (kmh)	2	4	6	10	14	16	18	21	22	23	23	22	6	5	6	14	16	22	23	21	22	24	25	24	4	5	10	14	17	22	22	21	22	22	16	14	5	7	10	13	16	19	22	21	20	19	15	12	4	7	10	13	16	19	21	21	20	20	19	18	6	9	12	15	19	23	27	25	23	22	20	19	5	8	11	14	19	23	28	26	25	23	24	25	1	5	6	6	8	9	11	12	13	14	13	11	3	4	4	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	9	10	2	2	3	4	6	8	10	9	7	6	8	10	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	7	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	8	5	5	5	6	7	10	11	11	10	9	10	12	6	6	6	7	8	10	12	13	14	15	15	14	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	10	12	15	18	1	2	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Temp. (°C)	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	24	26	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	28	27	24	26	28	28	29	30	30	30	29	28	28	27	25	26	27	28	29	30	30	30	29	28	27	27	24	25	27	28	29	30	30	30	30	29	28	28	23	25	27	29	29	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	23	25	27	29	30	31	31	31	31	30	30	29	25	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	26	26	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28	27	25	26	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	25	26	26	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	25	26	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	25	26	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	28	28	25	26	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	28
Rain (mm)										0.4	0.4	0.5												0.6								0.1	0.1	1.0	1.3	0.7								0.5	0.5	0.5	0.9	0.9								0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1																							0.2	0.2								0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.5								0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4											0.2	0.2								0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1																							0.1	0.1											0.3	0.3											0.7	0.7											0.1	0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	49	66	81	100	98	88	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	86	71	57	71	86	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	95	92	95	97	100	100	100	100	88	75	63	75	88	100	100	100	100	100	100	8	19	31	42	42	41	41	38	36	33	42	50	22	100	100	100	91	81	72	67	63	58	51	43	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	96	92	88	84	80	100	87	75	62	69	77	84	76	69	61	57	52	84	87	90	93	95	98	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	97	96	95	95	96	96	97	99	100	100	100	67	72	78	83	61	39	17	16	16	15	25	35	18	41	65	88	89	90	91	94	97	100	100	100	87	91	96	100	88	76	64	72	79	87	91	96	99	90	80	71	58	44	31	32	33	34	38	43
High Cloud (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	13	6	29	99	90	22	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	69	38	7	38	69	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	91	81	72	81	91	100	100	100	100	72	43	15	43	72	100	100	100	100	100	100	8	12	15	19	13	6					3	5		100	100	100	86	73	59	44	28	13	12	11	77	85	92	100	100	100	100	95	89	84	69	55	58	42	26	10	28	46	64	45	26	7	8	9	83	86	89	92	95	97	100	100	100	100	100	100	76	79	83	86	88	90	92	95	97	100	100	100	64	70	75	81	59	36	14	13	11	10	7	5	16	40	64	88	89	90	91	94	97	100	100	100	87	91	96	100	87	74	61	69	77	85	90	95	25	19	13	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	20	31
Mid Cloud (%)	91	86	77	71	60	39	58	48	32	6		4	27		12	9	35	74	39	50	43	24	35	46	5	17	14	28	40	42	40	54	56	51	51	33								16	33	49	47	45					12	24	36	26	17	7	11	16					8	15	23	38	54	69	46	23								9	18	27	22	18					2	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	100	72	43	15	11	6	2	2	3	3	5	6	10	16	23	29	29	28	28	19	9		1	2	5	3	2		22	45	67	67	68	68	57	46	83	85	86	88	66	44	22	22	22	22	17	13	2	1	1																													2	5	7	36	66	98	87	77	66	46	25	5	8	10	13	11	10
Low Cloud (%)					38	71	65	54	41	47	58	42					64	47	51	39	42	51	65	84				14	45	53	56	50	71	69	75	65	5	14	23	32	40	47	55	60	64	69	69	68	8	22	37	51	53	55	57	59	60	62	60	58		19	37	56	54	51	49	51	53	55	50	46		10	20	30	34	37	41	30	19	8	22	35	22				4	8	12	23	35	46	38	29	5	3	2		3	7	10	14	19	23	31	39	100	77	55	32	32	31	31	39	47	55	50	45					2	5	7	7	6	6	4	2								7	14	21	20	18								2	3	5	18	30											1	3								1	1	2	13	25	2	1	1		6	12	18	17	15	14	9	5
CAPE	0	0	60	250	740	850	1020	1210	1330	1180	1130	1070	0	0	0	100	410	740	1020	990	630	920	1000	980	0	0	50	630	980	1050	1040	980	1080	1030	840	850	180	410	750	1020	1170	1260	1290	1260	1180	1070	930	770	80	290	580	850	1070	1260	1380	1400	1360	1300	1240	1170	20	300	700	1050	1300	1500	1630	1670	1640	1570	1450	1290	0	280	700	1050	1290	1470	1540	1430	1220	1110	1240	1460	20	140	190	280	430	620	770	870	940	960	880	750	320	440	610	760	850	900	950	1000	1050	1050	980	870	380	390	440	500	600	730	820	840	830	790	710	610	60	130	250	360	420	470	540	660	790	870	870	830	10	60	130	250	450	680	880	1000	1080	1120	1110	1060	20	20	50	140	320	560	780	940	1080	1220	1400	1590	0	0	0	20	90	180	280	360	450	580	820	1100	40	60	120	220	360	530	710	930	1160	1290	1230	1070	310	390	520	640	740	840	930	1010	1090	1140	1150	1130
Ceiling (m)	825	825	825	801	813	898	898	898	813	776	715	666	471	569	971	984	1.0k	959	898	935	947	813	715	581	447	410	715	715	813	837	837	862	813	666	605	557	349	422	532	630	752	837	862	813	691	618	532	471	215	313	471	605	691	776	813	801	813	740	666	581	288	386	520	666	715	752	752	752	727	691	654	605	325	435	605	776	874	923	971	996	996	959	862	727	508	703	825	910	935	923	886	886	862	825	740	654	654	740	849	910	910	886	862	849	862	862	825	764	679	764	886	984	1.0k	1.0k	1.0k	1.0k	1.0k	1.0k	947	825	727	813	947	1.0k	971	886	825	801	801	801	788	764	727	788	849	910	947	971	984	971	947	923	862	801	788	849	947	1.0k	996	935	910	923	910	886	825	740	1.0k	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	923	825	740	764	837	971	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	1.0k	947	862	740	569	679	740	813	886	947	971	1.0k	1.0k	947	923	849	788

Caldera Port in Costa Rica is a well-loved paragliding site, known for its stable weather and flying conditions throughout the year due to its location on the Pacific Ocean. The takeoff area is grassy and well-maintained, making it easy for pilots to launch. Top landing is possible and quite normal, but you can also land on the beach if needed. The site is privately owned, but it appears that everyone is welcome. It's best to ask for permission before flying. The primary flying style here is dynamic soaring along the ridge, with limited thermal activity due to the proximity to the ocean. The wind is often flyable, with the sea breeze below and upper layers sometimes having wind in a different or opposite direction. Access to the site is straightforward with a normal car. The site is about 100 meters above sea level, with a ridge length of 800 meters and a flyable length of up to 3.3 kilometers. On a good day, you can achieve about 300 meters above the launch. For more information, you can visit: - [Parapente Pura Vida](https://parapentepuravida.com/) - [Sky High Costa Rica](https://skyhigh-costarica.com/fluggebiete/?lang=en) Check out some videos of flights at Caldera: - [Tico Drone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_7bXBgyjg4&ab_channel=TicoDrone) - [Subsidi4rity Utube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZBYgX1glUg&ab_channel=Subsidi4rityUtube) - [Brian Dixon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Xg7iLiJrU&ab_channel=BrianDixon) - [Que Buen Lugar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L--nr7EwDNU&ab_channel=QueBuenLugar) - [Parapente Pura Vida](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XVxh4M1YFY&ab_channel=ParapentePuraVida) - [Noticias Repretel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzs2E7Pa098&ab_channel=NoticiasRepretel) - [Cabina de vuelo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG6zB3V9ih0&ab_channel=Cabinadevuelo) - [Luis Guillermo y Alberto Muñoz Gómez](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzOOc-naVgs&ab_channel=LuisGuillermoyAlbertoMu%C3%B1ozG%C3%B3mez) For tandem paragliding pilots, you can contact [Parapente Pura Vida](http://www.parapentepuravida.com/contactos.html). Enjoy soaring along the cliffs with stunning views over the Pacific Ocean, but be cautious when the wind picks up!

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