Basic
Paragliding
Buffalo Bay
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
30 km/h NNW · not flyable
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 25 | 22 E | 20 E | 20 E | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 14.5 | 9.7 | 0 | 1025 |
| 11h | — | 25 | 26 ESE | 24 ESE | 24 ESE | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 15.8 | 11.4 | 0 | 1023 |
| 14h | — | 25 | 22 ESE | 20 ESE | 20 ESE | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 15.9 | 12 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 25 | 35 ESE | 33 ESE | 33 ESE | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 16.9 | 14.4 | 0 | 1019 |
| 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 | — | 25 | 26 N | 26 N | 26 N | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 22.1 | 14.1 | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | 25 | 31 N | 30 N | 30 N | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 25.3 | 15.2 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | — | 25 | 30 NNW | 28 NNW | 28 NNW | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.8 | 15.5 | 0 | 1014 |
| 17h | — | 25 | 7 ESE | 7 ESE | 7 ESE | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 21.8 | 16.6 | 0 | 1012 |
| 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 | — | 25 | 13 WNW | 11 WNW | 11 WNW | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 16.5 | 13.4 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 25 | 15 W | 15 W | 15 W | 34 | 0.0 | 15% | 97% | 16.4 | 13.1 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 25 | 15 W | 15 W | 15 W | 33 | 0.0 | 50% | 98% | 15.7 | 13.6 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 25 | 9 W | 9 W | 11 W | 52 | 0.0 | 87% | 89% | 15.1 | 14.2 | 0 | 1021 |
| Sat 3🌧 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 | — | 57 | 17 WSW | 15 WSW | 17 WSW | 114 | 0.0 | 89% | 2% | 14 | 13.2 | 9 | 1024 |
| 11h | — | 57 | 39 SE | 48 SE | 54 SE | 508 | 1.0 | 93% | 18% | 16 | 13.7 | 2 | 1025 |
| 14h | — | 57 | 37 SE | 44 SE | 50 SE | 566 | 1.0 | 95% | 15% | 16 | 13.2 | 4 | 1025 |
| 17h | — | 57 | 31 SE | 46 ESE | 50 ESE | 960 | 0.0 | 100% | 1% | 15.4 | 13.3 | 1 | 1026 |
| 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 | — | — | 17 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.5 | — | 0 | 1027 |
| 11h | — | — | 21 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.1 | — | 0 | 1025 |
| 14h | — | — | 20 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | — | 22 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 0 | 1020 |
| 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 | — | — | 8 N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.2 | — | 0 | 1014 |
| 11h | — | — | 3 ENE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.2 | — | 0 | 1012 |
| 14h | — | — | 10 SSE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.4 | — | 0 | 1010 |
| 17h | — | — | 11 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.8 | — | 0 | 1009 |
Detailed site description not yet documented — flying conditions and location data below are drawn directly from our site metadata.
Notice something outdated on this page? Let Ria know →Flying conditions
Wind recommendation
SE (strong)
Flyable directions
SE
Wind speed range
10–25 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
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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