Southdown Gliding Club

Today at Southdown Gliding Club: 0.0 kt at 07:00, a working band to 1400 ft. May is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Southdown Gliding Club

0.0 kt at the best hour, to 1,400 ft

Climb rate and the top of the working band, by hour (UTC).
Hour	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Climb (kt)	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
Strong (kt)	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
Band top (ft)	600	900	800	600	500	1,400	400	400	1,200	1,000	800	700	1,000	1,200

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Climb is what a standard-class glider would average in a thermal. Heights are above sea level.

Position: 50.9224°N 0.4771°W
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Before you launch at Southdown Gliding Club

What the record at Southdown Gliding Club holds for a pilot who plans a flight.
Check	What the record holds
Pick the hour	The climbs peak at 12:00 UTC, and half of them fall between 11:00 and 13:00 UTC.
Read the wind	A east wind gives 2.9 kt here and a south-east wind 2.3 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,400 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.
Use the ridge	A low pass holds height in a north wind 70% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at Southdown Gliding Club

The flying year at Southdown Gliding Club.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Jan	2.6	2500	22%	11:00–14:00
Feb	2.3	2900	42%	12:00–14:00
Mar	2.8	4550	27%	12:00–15:00
Apr	2.9	4950	17%	10:00–15:00
May	2.7	4800	24%	10:00–14:00
Jun	2.6	4800	10%	10:00–15:00
Jul	2.7	5400	22%	10:00–15:00
Aug	2.8	5050	17%	10:00–14:00
Sep	2.7	4400	11%	11:00–14:00
Oct	2.2	3400	39%	11:00–14:00
Nov	1.5	2300	37%	11:00–14:00

A good day is a day whose best flight reached 300 km of track.

The shape of a soaring day at Southdown Gliding Club

The climbs peak at 12:00 UTC. Half of them fall between 11:00 and 13:00 UTC.

The share of the climbs that each hour of the day holds.
Hour (UTC)	Share of the climbs
08:00	0.2%
09:00	1.9%
10:00	10.3%
11:00	19.8%
12:00	23.6%
13:00	20.6%
14:00	14.2%
15:00	6.2%
16:00	1.8%
17:00	0.9%
18:00	0.6%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Southdown Gliding Club

44% of the turns at Southdown Gliding Club become a climb. A pilot who stays in a turn found lift. A pilot who leaves after 1 turn did not. The best hour is 12:00 UTC, at 49%.

The share of the turns at Southdown Gliding Club that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
09:00	44%
10:00	44%
11:00	48%
12:00	49%
13:00	45%
14:00	42%
15:00	37%
16:00	26%
17:00	12%
18:00	2%

The total carries the club as well as the air. Read the hours.

The wind sectors at Southdown Gliding Club

The climb at Southdown Gliding Club is strongest when the wind comes from the east, at 2.9 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Southdown Gliding Club holds, by the wind sector of the day.
Wind from	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Median wind (kt)
N (north)	2.8	3750	42%	10
NE (north-east)	2.6	4500	21%	8
E (east)	2.9	6050	19%	6
SE (south-east)	2.3	5050	0%	6
S (south)	2.4	4850	5%	4
SW (south-west)	2.8	4900	5%	7
W (west)	2.8	4950	12%	7
NW (north-west)	2.9	4700	23%	7

Ridge soaring at Southdown Gliding Club

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near Southdown Gliding Club held or gained height. The best sector is north at 70%.

Does a low pass hold height at Southdown Gliding Club? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
N (north)	70%
NE (north-east)	65%
E (east)	47%
SE (south-east)	40%
S (south)	24%
SW (south-west)	28%
W (west)	44%
NW (north-west)	60%

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Sites near Southdown Gliding Club

The soaring sites nearest to Southdown Gliding Club.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Ringmer Glider Field	41	to the east
Lasham Airfield	49	to the north-west
Wycombe Air Park	80	to the north
Rivar Hill Glider Field	88	to the north-west
London Gliding Club	105	to the north
Bicester Airfield	120	to the north