Basic
Paragliding
Buffalo Bay
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable4 km/h S · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind 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) | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 31Clear | 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 NE | 15 NE | 15 NE | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 61% | 11.9 | 7.2 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 11h | — | 25 | 19 ESE | 19 ESE | 19 ESE | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 12.7 | 9.1 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 14h | — | 25 | 24 ESE | 22 ESE | 22 ESE | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 13.9 | 9.3 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 25 | 24 E | 24 E | 24 E | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 14.3 | 10.6 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| Sat 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 25 | 6 NNE | 6 NNE | 6 NNE | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 69% | 12 | 8.1 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | — | 25 | 4 NNE | 4 NNE | 4 NNE | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 15.2 | 8.6 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 25 | 4 S | 4 S | 4 S | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 13.7 | 9.4 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 25 | 11 W | 11 W | 11 W | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 14.2 | 9.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Sun 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 25 | 11 N | 11 N | 11 N | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 70% | 13.3 | 8.5 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 25 | 6 WSW | 6 WSW | 6 WSW | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 14.8 | 9.5 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 25 | 2 SSW | 2 SSW | 2 SSW | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 13.6 | 9.7 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 25 | 6 ENE | 6 ENE | 6 ENE | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.8 | 8.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Mon 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 25 | 7 NNW | 7 NNW | 7 NNW | 35 | 0.0 | 1% | 70% | 13.9 | 9.8 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 25 | 4 SSW | 4 SSW | 4 SSW | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 15.5 | 10.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 25 | 2 SE | 2 SE | 2 SE | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 14.6 | 9.8 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 25 | 7 E | 7 E | 7 E | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.6 | 9.6 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Tue 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 17 WNW | 17 WNW | 19 W | 99 | 0.0 | 37% | 52% | 16.9 | 14.2 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 28 W | 30 W | 33 W | 217 | 0.0 | 20% | 94% | 16.6 | 13.2 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 22 W | 22 WSW | 26 WSW | 151 | 0.0 | 11% | 100% | 16.5 | 12.8 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 13 NW | 13 WNW | 13 WNW | 184 | 0.0 | 31% | 100% | 16.4 | 13.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 17 WNW | 17 WNW | 17 W | 230 | 0.0 | 44% | 53% | 15.2 | 11.7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 6 WSW | 6 WSW | 4 WSW | 153 | 0.0 | 45% | 94% | 15.4 | 12.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 9 SW | 7 SW | 7 SW | 215 | 0.0 | 54% | 100% | 15.5 | 13 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 6 SSE | 6 SSE | 6 SSE | 224 | 0.0 | 67% | 100% | 15.8 | 13.6 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Thu 6Clear | 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 NW | 17 WNW | 20 W | 147 | 0.0 | 20% | 53% | 12 | 8.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 57 | 24 WNW | 28 WNW | 26 W | 511 | 0.0 | 95% | 6% | 14.3 | 10.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 57 | 22 SW | 30 SSW | 28 SSW | 812 | 0.0 | 100% | 6% | 14.3 | 11.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 57 | 7 WSW | 9 SW | 11 SSW | 193 | 0.0 | 12% | 4% | 13.3 | 10.3 | 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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