Paragliding
Bains Kloof
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable1204m soarable · 13 km/h W
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Thu 1 · 17h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,204m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 30Clear | 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 | — | 520 | 31 E | 31 E | 31 E | 528 | 0.0 | 0% | 85% | 18.3 | 6.8 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 1,370 | 19 NE | 22 NE | 17 NNE | 1830 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 27.4 | 7.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 1,948 | 15 NE | 26 NNE | 33 NNE | 2544 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 30.2 | 9 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 1,083 | 15 NE | 31 NNE | 37 N | 1986 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 29.5 | 12.4 | 0 | 1015 |
| Thu 1Clear | 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 | — | 520 | 15 NE | 20 NNE | 26 N | 759 | 1.0 | 78% | 59% | 14.2 | 12.1 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 791 | 19 N | 37 N | 65 N | 992 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 20.8 | 13.4 | 0 | 1017 |
| 14h | — | 1,476 | 20 NW | 44 NNW | 76 NNW | 1890 | 3.0 | 20% | 98% | 25.9 | 15.3 | 0 | 1013 |
| 17h | 👍 | 1,204 | 13 W | 20 NW | 33 NW | 1684 | 2.0 | 65% | 98% | 22.4 | 13.4 | 0 | 1015 |
| Fri 2Clear | 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 | — | 520 | 4 SE | 4 SE | 4 SE | 528 | 0.0 | 0% | 14% | 11.3 | 10.5 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 520 | 7 NW | 6 NW | 6 NW | 809 | 1.0 | 100% | 12% | 12.8 | 11.2 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,105 | 13 SW | 13 SW | 11 WSW | 1420 | 2.0 | 97% | 92% | 16.6 | 11.5 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 520 | 19 SW | 22 SSW | 19 S | 1040 | 1.0 | 83% | 41% | 15.2 | 11.6 | 0 | 1019 |
| Sat 3Clear | 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 | — | 345 | 46 ESE | 57 SE | 65 SE | 725 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 13 | 6.6 | 0 | 1024 |
| 11h | — | 805 | 56 ESE | 65 ESE | 67 ESE | 1045 | 2.0 | 15% | 99% | 15.2 | 7.7 | 0 | 1024 |
| 14h | — | 966 | 52 ESE | 61 ESE | 65 E | 1256 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 18 | 8.2 | 0 | 1023 |
| 17h | — | 566 | 67 ESE | 80 ESE | 89 ESE | 817 | 1.0 | 74% | 89% | 13.8 | 9.5 | 0 | 1023 |
| Sun 4Clear | 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 | — | — | 12 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.7 | — | 0 | 1023 |
| 11h | — | — | 8 ENE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.1 | — | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | — | 4 ENE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.1 | — | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | — | 4 S | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 0 | 1016 |
| Mon 5Clear | 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 | 🤔 | — | 5 NW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.1 | — | 0 | 1014 |
| 11h | 🤔 | — | 9 NW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.5 | — | 0 | 1013 |
| 14h | 🤔 | — | 15 WNW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.5 | — | 0 | 1010 |
| 17h | 🤔 | — | 11 W | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.2 | — | 0 | 1010 |
A thermic pass site with cross-country potential north toward Porterville, launching above a steep-sided valley.
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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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