Mt Tamborine – Brisbane
Paragliding site · Australia
- Launch altitude
- 534 m
- Level
- Ask the local school
- Best season
- —
- Landing
- —
Works on SW · W · NW
Where it is
Mount Tamborine sits above the Gold Coast hinterland south of Brisbane, one of south-east Queensland's classic flying sites — a sealed-road access, west-facing launch at 584 m ASL. Rating is Intermediate for paragliders (Restricted with instructor/safety officer supervision below that); Restricted for hang gliders. Wind directions NW through SW work, and a common day here starts with a morning westerly then flips to a SE or NE sea breeze reaching the launch in the early afternoon. Spring and summer bring strong thermals with the possibility of major sink cycles — watch bombout distance carefully.
Launch & conditions
Sealed road to the site along Main Western Rd, Mt. Tamborine. Rating: PG Intermediate (Restricted with instructor supervision), HG Restricted. Wind NW–SW. Elevation 584 m ASL (1,916 ft). CTA 7,500 ft.
Getting there & local rules
Toilets at launch; shops within a 5-minute drive north. Waypoints: launch 56J 0517723, 6908105. Old Training Hill (NO LANDING) 56J 0513330, 6906400 area.
Local rules & hazards
Open to club members and visiting pilots. Prime spectator spot — park only in designated areas, as police actively ticket parking violations. Weather Talker available on UHF Channel 25 (Tone Squelch 97.4, 6 clicks). Spring and summer: strong thermals with major sink cycles possible — know bombout distances. Common transition from westerly morning wind to a SE/NE sea breeze in the early afternoon: a helper watching your wind streamers behind you is worthwhile before an HG launch, since a tailwind onset is hard to see once you're set up.
Check conditions before you fly
A forecast for the valley is not a forecast for the launch. Before heading to Mt Tamborine – Brisbane, read the wind and thermals for the site itself, confirm the day's rules with the local club, and remember the standing rule — when in doubt, don't launch. In the free OutDare app you can open Mt Tamborine – Brisbane with a 7-day forecast built from high-resolution weather models, see who else has been flying, and get there with offline maps.
Conditions right now
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Is it usually flyable?
Set your wing's wind range once — the live 7-day outlook and the last 12 months both answer for Mt Tamborine – Brisbane.
Surface wind (10 m) in km/h — the same number you read on any forecast.
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Over the last 12 months
15% of days flyable
56 of 365 days had a dry 2-hour+ window in your range, from a direction this site flies
Best month
Sep · 27%
Flyable days by month
A day counts as flyable when the surface wind held in your range, from a direction the site flies, with no rain, for at least 2 hours in a row (08:00–20:00) — from hourly 10 m wind over the last 12 months. A seasonal wind guide only: it can't judge gusts, thermals or turbulence, and never replaces the live forecast, airspace checks and your own judgement.
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