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Torrey Pines (San Diego)

West-facing ridge site · 89 m takeoff

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Overview

Torrey Pines (San Diego) is a hill site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 89 m. It works best in westerly winds, and can also work in south-westerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.

  • You can get 5+ hour flying days here. Smooth buttery coastal air. You will regularly see dolphins, seals, surfers, golfers, crows, seagulls, red tail Hawks and pelicans. On site cafe food is awesome! Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Torrey Pines (San Diego) are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Local weather notes

  • The water and cloud in the ocean tells the story of what is coming.calm spots.. wind is not strong. Dark spots could be wind. Whitecaps it is starting to get stronger. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • SAN San Diego International Airport18 km
  • CLD McClellan-Palomar Airport27 km
  • TIJ General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport47 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Torrey Pines (San Diego); most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Torrey Pines (San Diego).

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Flying Torrey Pines (San Diego)?

Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

Open site details

Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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