Basic
Paragliding
Buffalo Bay
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
4 km/h SW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sun 13 · 17h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Buffalo Bay.
▸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) | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 9Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 25 | 11 WNW | 9 WNW | 9 WNW | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 84% | 19.7 | 15.6 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 25 | 6 SW | 6 SW | 6 SW | 34 | 0.0 | 34% | 96% | 18.3 | 15.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 25 | 6 SW | 6 SW | 6 SW | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.9 | 15.6 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 25 | 7 WSW | 7 WSW | 7 WSW | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 19 | 14.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Thu 10Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 25 | 17 WNW | 15 WNW | 15 WNW | 34 | 0.0 | 92% | 8% | 17 | 16.4 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 25 | 17 W | 19 W | 20 W | 72 | 0.0 | 100% | 16% | 16.6 | 16.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 25 | 15 W | 15 W | 15 W | 69 | 0.0 | 100% | 19% | 16.3 | 16.1 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 25 | 15 W | 17 W | 17 W | 106 | 0.0 | 100% | 10% | 16.4 | 15.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Fri 11Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 25 | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 35% | 14.3 | 13.1 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 25 | 9 SSW | 9 SSW | 9 SSW | 33 | 0.0 | 86% | 94% | 13.7 | 13 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 25 | 4 SW | 4 SW | 4 SW | 34 | 0.0 | 100% | 64% | 13.4 | 13.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 25 | 4 SE | 4 SE | 4 SE | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 15% | 13.6 | 13.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Sat 12Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 25 | 2 NNE | 2 NNE | 2 NNE | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 18% | 15.4 | 15 | 1 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 25 | 9 SE | 9 SE | 9 SE | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 75% | 15.5 | 15.6 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 25 | 33 SE | 33 SE | 33 SE | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 16.3 | 15.8 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 25 | 31 SE | 30 SE | 30 SE | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 18% | 16.2 | 16.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sun 13Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 24 E | 28 E | 31 E | 151 | 0.0 | 99% | 52% | 17 | 16.5 | 1 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 26 ESE | 28 ESE | 30 ESE | 91 | 0.0 | 90% | 89% | 17.2 | 16.5 | 1 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 17 SE | 19 ESE | 24 ESE | 82 | 0.0 | 99% | 86% | 17.2 | 16.6 | 1 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 1 | 17 SE | 19 ESE | 24 ESE | 84 | 0.0 | 100% | 33% | 17.2 | 16.6 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Mon 14🌧 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 35 NE | 37 NE | 39 NNE | 119 | 0.0 | 0% | 16% | 19.8 | 14.8 | 1 | 1009 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 19 E | 15 E | 19 E | 31 | 0.0 | 60% | 55% | 17.5 | 15.9 | 1 | 1009 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 56 SW | 63 SW | 69 SW | 303 | 1.0 | 98% | 14% | 16 | 14.9 | 2 | 1008 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 31 SW | 33 SW | 37 SW | 303 | 1.0 | 82% | 8% | 15.4 | 14 | 14 | 1012 | — |
| Tue 15Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 17 WNW | 19 WNW | 28 WNW | 91 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 16.9 | 12.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 9 SW | 7 SSW | 7 SSW | 14 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 16.9 | 13.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 9 ESE | 9 E | 9 E | 22 | 0.0 | 39% | 28% | 16.7 | 14.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 15 ESE | 15 ESE | 15 ESE | 52 | 0.0 | 28% | 90% | 16.9 | 14.2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 16Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 57 | 19 WSW | 26 WSW | 31 SW | 843 | 0.0 | 100% | 5% | 13.1 | 9.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 585 | 24 SW | 26 SSW | 24 SSW | 1247 | 1.0 | 100% | 35% | 15 | 8.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,105 | 24 SW | 24 SW | 17 S | 1665 | 2.0 | 100% | 59% | 15.9 | 5.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 57 | 20 SW | 24 SSW | 24 SSW | 1314 | 0.0 | 35% | 46% | 14.7 | 5.8 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
SE (strong)
Flyable directions
SE
Wind speed range
10–25 km/h
Student site
No
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Garden Route
- Distance from Cape Town
- 420 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.0829°S, 22.9749°E
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