Basic
Paragliding
Dana Bay
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
NAm soarable · 14 km/h SW
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 2 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 686m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 57 | 4 E | 6 ENE | 11 ENE | 198 | 1.0 | 25% | 87% | 14.4 | 10.9 | 0 | 1024 |
| 11h | — | 226 | 9 SE | 7 ESE | 6 ENE | 407 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 19.5 | 12 | 0 | 1024 |
| 14h | — | 203 | 17 E | 19 ENE | 19 ENE | 412 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.2 | 12.1 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 57 | 19 ENE | 24 ENE | 30 ENE | 201 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 19.9 | 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 | — | 57 | 30 N | 30 N | 30 N | 66 | 0.0 | 0% | 85% | 20.8 | 13.7 | 0 | 1015 |
| 11h | — | 57 | 35 NNW | 33 NNW | 33 NNW | 66 | 0.0 | 0% | 94% | 26.8 | 17 | 0 | 1014 |
| 14h | — | 57 | 24 NNW | 22 NNW | 22 NNW | 66 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 29.6 | 18.4 | 0 | 1013 |
| 17h | — | 57 | 7 E | 7 ENE | 9 ENE | 121 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 26.4 | 17.6 | 0 | 1011 |
| 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 | — | 57 | 6 W | 11 WSW | 20 SW | 449 | 1.0 | 58% | 87% | 16.8 | 13.4 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | 👍 | 686 | 15 SSW | 22 SW | 26 WSW | 1017 | 2.0 | 90% | 91% | 18.9 | 14.2 | 0 | 1022 |
| 14h | — | 178 | 22 SSW | 30 SSW | 30 SSW | 435 | 1.0 | 24% | 42% | 17.1 | 13.6 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | 👍 | 57 | 13 SW | 19 SSW | 22 SSW | 249 | 1.0 | 50% | 12% | 15.9 | 13.7 | 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 | — | 147 | 7 WSW | 7 WSW | 9 WSW | 209 | 0.0 | 75% | 3% | 13.1 | 11.7 | 1 | 1025 |
| 11h | — | 147 | 22 SE | 24 SE | 30 SE | 310 | 0.0 | 77% | 6% | 14.5 | 13.1 | 1 | 1026 |
| 14h | — | 147 | 37 SE | 46 SE | 52 SE | 659 | 1.0 | 98% | 18% | 15.4 | 12.6 | 2 | 1026 |
| 17h | — | 147 | 31 ESE | 28 ESE | 33 ESE | 187 | 0.0 | 54% | 12% | 15.1 | 13 | 0 | 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 | — | — | 27 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.8 | — | 0 | 1026 |
| 11h | — | — | 30 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.1 | — | 0 | 1025 |
| 14h | — | — | 32 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.3 | — | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | — | 28 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.5 | — | 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 NNE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.2 | — | 0 | 1013 |
| 11h | — | — | 4 NE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.4 | — | 0 | 1012 |
| 14h | 🤔 | — | 6 SSE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 0 | 1010 |
| 17h | 🤔 | — | 14 S | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.5 | — | 0 | 1009 |
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Wind recommendation
SW - SSE
Flyable directions
SSE, S, SSW, SW
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
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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