Basic
Paragliding
Dana Bay
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
19 km/h ESE · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 20 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 647m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Dana 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 | — | 57 | 11 NW | 11 NW | 11 NW | 66 | 0.0 | 0% | 52% | 11.4 | 8.7 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 647 | 7 SSW | 4 W | 6 NW | 1037 | 2.0 | 43% | 92% | 16.5 | 9.4 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 414 | 11 S | 11 S | 7 SW | 667 | 2.0 | 23% | 96% | 15.6 | 10.6 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 57 | 7 SSE | 11 SSE | 11 SSE | 465 | 1.0 | 60% | 86% | 13.9 | 11.3 | 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 | — | 57 | 7 N | 7 N | 7 N | 65 | 0.0 | 0% | 76% | 10.7 | 9.2 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 455 | 15 E | 19 E | 20 ENE | 762 | 2.0 | 58% | 95% | 15.8 | 10.5 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 414 | 19 ESE | 22 E | 24 E | 679 | 2.0 | 48% | 98% | 16.1 | 11 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 57 | 19 E | 28 E | 35 E | 418 | 1.0 | 53% | 100% | 14.5 | 11.6 | 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 | — | 57 | 19 W | 19 W | 19 W | 66 | 0.0 | 65% | 23% | 12.9 | 11.5 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 383 | 28 WSW | 41 WSW | 46 WSW | 801 | 1.0 | 0% | 85% | 16.8 | 10.8 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 696 | 22 WSW | 35 WSW | 39 WSW | 1214 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 19 | 10.5 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 57 | 17 SW | 17 SW | 17 SW | 66 | 0.0 | 8% | 100% | 16 | 12.3 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 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 | — | 57 | 7 NNW | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 66 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 12.6 | 11.5 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 567 | 9 S | 0 SE | 11 NNW | 903 | 2.0 | 99% | 95% | 16.8 | 11.4 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 560 | 11 SSE | 6 SSE | 7 NNW | 870 | 2.0 | 89% | 98% | 16.6 | 11.4 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 17h | — | 57 | 9 SE | 9 ESE | 7 ESE | 406 | 1.0 | 30% | 100% | 14.9 | 10.9 | 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 | — | 37 | 19 WNW | 15 NW | 15 NW | 49 | 0.0 | 35% | 72% | 11.6 | 9 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 37 | 11 S | 9 S | 9 S | 45 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 12.8 | 10.4 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 14h | — | 37 | 19 S | 17 S | 20 SSW | 114 | 0.0 | 92% | 98% | 12.6 | 11.6 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 37 | 9 S | 6 S | 6 S | 45 | 0.0 | 71% | 100% | 12.9 | 11.6 | 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 | — | 37 | 13 NE | 9 NNE | 9 NNE | 49 | 0.0 | 82% | 73% | 11.1 | 10.2 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 11h | — | 37 | 11 ESE | 9 ESE | 9 ESE | 49 | 0.0 | 100% | 79% | 11.6 | 11.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 37 | 9 E | 6 E | 7 E | 50 | 0.0 | 100% | 42% | 11.8 | 11.7 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 37 | 19 E | 17 E | 20 E | 80 | 0.0 | 100% | 44% | 12.9 | 11.9 | 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 | — | 147 | 2 E | 6 SSE | 6 SSE | 155 | 0.0 | 0% | 73% | 14.8 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 147 | 15 ESE | 13 ESE | 13 ESE | 226 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 20.9 | 9.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 147 | 9 E | 7 ENE | 6 NE | 248 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.5 | 10.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 147 | 17 E | 13 E | 15 E | 174 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 22.6 | 11.1 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
SW - SSE
Flyable directions
SSE, S, SSW, SW
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Student site
No
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Garden Route
- Distance from Cape Town
- 333 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.2064°S, 22.0259°E
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