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Trial Harbour
22.6 km/h
Gust 50 km/h · 11.2°C · 98% cloud
Showers
NNW
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Live data via Open-Meteo · Cached 30 min · Always check a real-time launch-site station before flying.
Next 24 hours
Hourly wind, gusts, temperature, and rain.
| Hour | Wind | Gust | Dir | Temp | Rain | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11:00 | 31.1 km/h | 74.9 | NW | 14.5° | — | 98% |
| Fri 12:00 | 34.7 km/h | 79.9 | NW | 14.7° | — | 97% |
| Fri 13:00 | 31.8 km/h | 79.6 | NW | 14.7° | — | 98% |
| Fri 14:00 | 30.9 km/h | 77 | NW | 14.5° | — | 100% |
| Fri 15:00 | 27.7 km/h | 71.6 | NW | 14.1° | — | 100% |
| Fri 16:00 | 26.8 km/h | 63.7 | NW | 13.8° | — | 100% |
| Fri 17:00 | 26.3 km/h | 61.2 | NW | 12.9° | — | 100% |
| Fri 18:00 | 24.8 km/h | 57.2 | NW | 12.7° | 0.1mm | 100% |
| Fri 19:00 | 23.3 km/h | 53.6 | NW | 11.2° | 1.3mm | 100% |
| Fri 20:00 | 22.1 km/h | 55.1 | NW | 11.2° | 1.5mm | 100% |
| Fri 21:00 | 23.8 km/h | 49.7 | NNW | 11.2° | 1.2mm | 100% |
| Fri 22:00 | 22.8 km/h | 51.1 | NNW | 11.2° | 1.4mm | 98% |
| Fri 23:00 | 27.6 km/h | 58.7 | NNW | 11.1° | 0.9mm | 100% |
| Sat 00:00 | 24.7 km/h | 59.4 | NW | 11.3° | 0.9mm | 100% |
| Sat 01:00 | 20.5 km/h | 51.1 | NW | 11.5° | — | 100% |
| Sat 02:00 | 20.4 km/h | 43.2 | NW | 12° | 0.1mm | 100% |
| Sat 03:00 | 19.4 km/h | 43.2 | NW | 12.2° | — | 100% |
| Sat 04:00 | 17.7 km/h | 40.7 | NW | 12.2° | — | 100% |
| Sat 05:00 | 16.9 km/h | 37.4 | NW | 12.3° | — | 100% |
| Sat 06:00 | 16.3 km/h | 36 | NW | 12.3° | — | 100% |
| Sat 07:00 | 16.1 km/h | 35.3 | WNW | 12.5° | — | 100% |
| Sat 08:00 | 17.3 km/h | 40 | WNW | 12.8° | 0.1mm | 95% |
| Sat 09:00 | 18.5 km/h | 44.3 | W | 13.4° | 0.1mm | 100% |
| Sat 10:00 | 18.6 km/h | 45.4 | WNW | 14.1° | 0.1mm | 72% |
Likely flyable: wind 5–25 km/h, gusts < 35, dry
Next 7 days
Fri 18 Sep
Showers
9° / 14.7° · 7mm rain
Sat 19 Sep
Drizzle
10.5° / 14.5° · 1.3mm rain
Sun 20 Sep
Showers
7.5° / 21.5° · 8.2mm rain
Mon 21 Sep
Showers
6.2° / 10.8° · 4.3mm rain
Tue 22 Sep
Partly cloudy
5.7° / 12.5°
Wed 23 Sep
Partly cloudy
3.1° / 13.8°
Thu 24 Sep
Partly cloudy
5.9° / 15.4°
PG3/HG-Int
Trial Harbour is generally a soaring site with cliffs up to 100m AMSL, occasional thermal lift coming from the township. The optimal direction is South to SSW.
Straight off launch the hill provides a good smooth ridge with predictable lift. Travelling out to the west presents saw tooth ridge line with limited lift. If you proceed further west over the water the ridge regains nice shape and plenty of lift. It is advised not to proceed here directly taking longer beats until it is deemed safe to proceed. Landing options are minimal here and tricky for the newer pilot.
Hazards
<p>Launch has many small shrubs which catch lines and could present as a hazard. </p> <p>Launch has the potential to loft or scoop a pilot into the air before they are ready. A good assessment of the wind strength is necessary.</p> <p>Landing is mainly on the beach with the allowance of lower tides.</p> <p>Trial harbour is mainly with no reception from mobile networks so carrying a satellite tracker is recommended and flying alone is not advised.</p> <p>Being close to the water it is expected people can see increases with wind strength easily and it is advised to land sooner rather than later.</p>