Paragliding
Bains Kloof
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
26 km/h WNW · not flyable
Best window this week
Fri 23 · 14h00 · 🔥 4 stars · 1,676m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Bains Kloof.
▸Detailed forecast table
| Time | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 20Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | 👍 | 650 | 4 W | 6 W | 10 WNW | 901 | 1.0 | 3% | 75% | 9.6 | 4.1 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,233 | 10 WNW | 15 NW | 30 NW | 1547 | 2.0 | 0% | 89% | 15.9 | 3.1 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | — | 1,591 | 22 WNW | 33 WNW | 51 WNW | 2005 | 3.0 | 0% | 88% | 19.4 | 4 | 0 | 1012 |
| 17h | — | 814 | 22 WSW | 28 WSW | 33 W | 1114 | 1.0 | 0% | 48% | 14.5 | 5.8 | 0 | 1013 |
| Wed 21🌧 Rain | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 650 | 25 NNW | 34 NNW | 41 NNW | 727 | 0.0 | 80% | 4% | 9 | 8.7 | 2 | 1015 |
| 11h | — | 528 | 25 NNW | 36 NNW | 41 NNW | 674 | 1.0 | 78% | 7% | 12.1 | 10.8 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | — | 1,294 | 26 WNW | 45 WNW | 52 WNW | 1657 | 2.0 | 96% | 74% | 16.3 | 13 | 2 | 1014 |
| 17h | — | 607 | 25 W | 39 WNW | 43 WNW | 1157 | 1.0 | 97% | 12% | 14.5 | 11.8 | 1 | 1013 |
| Thu 22Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 650 | 16 WNW | 19 WNW | 23 WNW | 758 | 0.0 | 100% | 5% | 10.3 | 10 | 1 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 572 | 14 WSW | 20 W | 24 W | 1078 | 1.0 | 100% | 12% | 12.6 | 10.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 985 | 18 WSW | 26 W | 26 W | 1514 | 1.0 | 100% | 18% | 14.7 | 9.1 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 1,151 | 18 WSW | 22 WSW | 28 WSW | 1916 | 2.0 | 96% | 71% | 16.1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| Fri 23Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 650 | 21 ESE | 22 ESE | 22 ESE | 691 | 0.0 | 0% | 68% | 13.9 | 6.9 | 0 | 1022 |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,408 | 10 NW | 4 NW | 11 SW | 1759 | 2.0 | 0% | 91% | 20.9 | 4.6 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | 🔥 | 1,676 | 16 W | 13 W | 14 WSW | 2083 | 3.0 | 0% | 95% | 23.3 | 5.9 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | 👍 | 1,371 | 16 W | 16 W | 14 W | 1847 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 22.8 | 8.1 | 0 | 1018 |
| Sat 24Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 304 | 15 E | 16 E | 17 E | 534 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.4 | 7.7 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | 👍 | 881 | 9 W | 3 WSW | 4 ESE | 1206 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 25.6 | 8 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | 🦅 | 1,377 | 18 WSW | 13 WSW | 9 W | 1834 | 3.0 | 0% | 96% | 28.5 | 8.3 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | — | 452 | 23 SSW | 24 SSW | 21 SSW | 780 | 1.0 | 0% | 86% | 26.6 | 8.9 | 0 | 1014 |
| Sun 25Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 304 | 42 ESE | 46 ESE | 51 ESE | 448 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.7 | 9.3 | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | 796 | 32 ESE | 24 SE | 18 S | 1065 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 25.7 | 9.9 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 951 | 39 ESE | 29 ESE | 16 S | 1262 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 27.6 | 10.4 | 0 | 1015 |
| 17h | — | 453 | 49 ESE | 54 ESE | 47 ESE | 737 | 1.0 | 0% | 85% | 25.8 | 11.8 | 0 | 1016 |
| Mon 26Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) |
| 08h | — | 495 | 36 ESE | 38 ESE | 38 ESE | 771 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 18 | 11.5 | 0 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,358 | 27 ESE | 19 ESE | 12 SSE | 1721 | 3.0 | 41% | 100% | 21.4 | 11 | 0 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,474 | 27 ESE | 20 ESE | 7 S | 1865 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 23.8 | 10.2 | 0 | — |
| 17h | — | 763 | 41 ESE | 41 ESE | 31 ESE | 1043 | 1.0 | 0% | 87% | 22.6 | 11.6 | 0 | — |
A thermic pass site with cross-country potential north toward Porterville, launching above a steep-sided valley.
Notice something outdated on this page? Let Ria know →Hazards & cautions
Wind strengthens quickly and becomes dangerous in the confined valley and complex terrain — fly only in light westerlies.
Launch & landing
Launch from the rocky, lightly bushed area just below the view-site car park at the top of the pass, or from an alternative site inside the Boland Hiking Reserve above the pass; timing into a thermal cycle matters. At roughly 300m above the valley (600m ASL, 2300m ceiling), land on the sloping ground west of takeoff across the river course — expect lee-side sink in a westerly.
Access
Via the N1 toward Paarl, then the R44 to Wellington; drive through town and exit east on the road up to Bain's Kloof Pass.
Background
Longest recorded flight from this launch: roughly 118km north to Rhenosterhoek (Greg Hamerton, Nov 1999).
Flying conditions
Wind recommendation
Light W - SW
Flyable directions
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
Quick facts
- Grade
- Sport
- Region
- Winelands
- Distance from Cape Town
- 71 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.6228°S, 19.0967°E
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