WHAT ABOUT THE WEATHER?

What if the weather is bad?

Skydiving is a weather dependent activity, so the conditions need to be suitable for skydiving in order for us to complete your jump. Times when we can’t jump due to weather include:

• When the ground winds are above 25 knots
• When the cloud base (a blanket of cloud) is below 5000ft
• Thunder storms
• Heavy rain

Outside of these conditions you will most likely be able to skydive! It’s not un-common to go through some cloud whilst in free fall.

So what will we do if it’s really bad?

Generally we will know a day or two in advance if the weather is going to be bad and not suitable for jumping. If this is the case, then we would contact you as soon as possible to let you know that we’re not convinced the weather is going to be okay for jumping and we would re-schedule your skydive for another day.

If you have to reschedule due to weather then there is no expiry date on your skydive.

Should I stay or should I go?

The weather is a funny beast. It can be raining and thunder one minute, then sunshine the next. Unless there is a huge weather front rolling through Jurien Bay then normally the bad weather will turn good for at least a period of time during the day, at which point we will go for your skydive.

If the weather looks like it could be okay but we are unsure we will most likely still contact you and let you know, giving you the choice of whether you come to Jurien Bay or not. If you do come and the weather is on and off then you may experience some delays. This is quite common.

Jurien Bay weather facts

In summer Jurien Bay is known for it’s strong sea breezes. It’s for this reason that we schedule all skydives during October-March as early as possible, so that we can complete all jumps before 12-1pm (the time the sea breeze normally comes in). Once the winds reach +25 knots we cease jumping for the day due to safety reasons. All our instructors are very experienced at jumping in high wind conditions and because we’re on the beach there is very little turbulence, which makes things smoother under the parachute.

One of the great things about our northern location is the weather during winter (and autumn and spring), it’s beautiful! It’s more often sunny in Jurien Bay during winter whilst at the same time there are thunder storms in Perth. The conditions during winter are absolutely perfect for skydiving because there is often no wind and the cooler air temperatures make the parachutes fly nicer.