Basic
Paragliding
Buffalo Bay
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable25m soarable · 15 km/h SE
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Wed 26 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 57m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 25 | 9 NNW | 7 NNW | 7 NNW | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 64% | 11.4 | 8.9 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | — | 25 | 11 SW | 9 SW | 9 SW | 33 | 0.0 | 19% | 92% | 11.3 | 8.6 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 14h | — | 25 | 4 SSW | 4 SSW | 4 SSW | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 10.7 | 9.6 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 25 | 2 NE | 2 NE | 2 NE | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 86% | 11.4 | 10.2 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Fri 21Clear | 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 N | 7 N | 7 N | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 10.5 | 9.2 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 25 | 9 SSE | 9 SSE | 9 SSE | 33 | 0.0 | 62% | 95% | 10.6 | 9.3 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 25 | 15 SE | 15 SE | 15 SE | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 25 | 20 ESE | 19 ESE | 19 ESE | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 12 | 11.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Sat 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 25 | 24 WNW | 24 WNW | 24 WNW | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 13.1 | 11.7 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 25 | 30 W | 30 W | 30 W | 33 | 0.0 | 48% | 45% | 13.4 | 11.4 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 25 | 17 WSW | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 33 | 0.0 | 49% | 98% | 13.1 | 11.1 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 25 | 7 WNW | 7 WNW | 7 WNW | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 13.7 | 10.4 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Sun 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 25 | 7 NNW | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 79% | 12.8 | 11.8 | 0 | 1030 | — |
| 11h | — | 25 | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 33 | 0.0 | 78% | 95% | 12.5 | 11.6 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 14h | — | 25 | 4 SE | 4 SE | 4 SE | 37 | 0.0 | 97% | 98% | 12.1 | 11.7 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 17h | — | 25 | 4 E | 4 E | 4 E | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 12.3 | 11.8 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| Mon 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 11 NW | 11 NW | 11 NW | 84 | 0.0 | 41% | 74% | 14 | 11.5 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 143 | 0.0 | 66% | 95% | 14.4 | 12.8 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 13 SW | 13 SW | 15 SW | 180 | 0.0 | 69% | 98% | 14.7 | 12.8 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 9 W | 9 W | 9 WSW | 227 | 0.0 | 81% | 100% | 14.6 | 13.2 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Tue 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 6 ENE | 6 ENE | 7 E | 113 | 0.0 | 33% | 75% | 14.3 | 11.3 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 1 | 22 SE | 22 SE | 22 ESE | 95 | 0.0 | 36% | 95% | 15 | 12.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 24 ESE | 28 ESE | 31 ESE | 211 | 0.0 | 54% | 98% | 15.5 | 13.6 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 28 ESE | 33 E | 39 E | 215 | 0.0 | 51% | 100% | 15.9 | 13.8 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 57 | 6 NNE | 4 ESE | 4 ESE | 65 | 0.0 | 0% | 75% | 18.4 | 6.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 57 | 13 SE | 9 SE | 6 SE | 222 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 26.2 | 8.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 57 | 13 SE | 11 SE | 7 SE | 236 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 28.4 | 9.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 57 | 9 SE | 7 SE | 9 SE | 91 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 25.8 | 13.8 | 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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