Santa Marina de Orozko
Paragliding site · Spain
- Launch altitude
- 645 m
- Level
- Ask the local school
- Best season
- —
- Landing
- —
Works on N · NE · NW
98% landed within 10 km/h
Every OutDare forecast for this site is compared afterwards with real readings from wind stations nearby (a hit = wind within 5 km/h). This score is measured, not promised. How we measure this
Where it is
Santa Marina de Orozko is an easy, thermal and soaring launch at 645 m in Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain, flying with north, northeast and northwest wind. Take-off is straightforward — genuinely easy, which makes this a comfortable site to fly rather than a technical one. Thermal conditions build nicely around midday and into the early afternoon, good timing for transitions between thermals. A ridge running east from launch leads directly toward Bizkaia's highest mountain, giving ambitious pilots a natural line to follow if conditions allow. It sits about halfway between Bilbao and Orduña, reachable by car straight to take-off, which makes it a convenient stop for pilots based in either city. Landing is in open fields down in the valley, clearly laid out and easy to aim for. With an easy launch, dependable midday thermals and a straightforward drive-up approach, Santa Marina de Orozko is a solid, low-stress site for building thermal experience in the Basque Country.
Launch & conditions
Take-off is genuinely easy — a comfortable, low-technical launch. Thermal conditions build nicely around midday and into the early afternoon, good timing for working transitions.
Getting there & local rules
About halfway between Bilbao and Orduña, with a road reaching straight to take-off. Landing is in open, clearly laid-out fields down in the valley.
Check conditions before you fly
A forecast for the valley is not a forecast for the launch. Before heading to Santa Marina de Orozko, 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 Santa Marina de Orozko 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
Live — the same sources the OutDare app uses
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Is it usually flyable? The 12-month record
In a typical 12–35 km/h wind range, Santa Marina de Orozko offered a flyable window on 74 of 365 days (20%) over the last 12 months. Best month: July (74%).
| January10%3/31 | February0%0/28 | March23%7/31 | April20%6/30 | May10%3/31 | June43%13/30 |
| July74%23/31 | August32%10/31 | September23%7/30 | October6%2/31 | November0%0/30 | December0%0/31 |
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.
Is it usually flyable?
Set your wing's wind range once — the live 7-day outlook and the last 12 months both answer for Santa Marina de Orozko.
Surface wind (10 m) in km/h — the same number you read on any forecast.
The 7-day outlook and the 12-month history below both update to your range.
7-day wind outlook
High-resolution models — the same OutDare uses.
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Over the last 12 months
20% of days flyable
74 of 365 days had a dry 2-hour+ window in your range, from a direction this site flies
Best month
Jul · 74%
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.
Nearby flying sites
Site facts from the OutDare flying-site database. Always verify current access and regulations with the local club before flying.