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Dolphin Beach
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
20 km/h NNW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 17 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 220m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Dolphin Beach.
▸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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12Clear | 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 | — | 15 | 11 E | 9 E | 9 E | 23 | 0.0 | 0% | 59% | 9.6 | 6.6 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 1 | 9 SE | 9 SE | 9 SE | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 13.4 | 6.6 | 0 | 1028 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 1 | 9 NNE | 9 NNE | 9 NNE | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 16.9 | 6.3 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 1 | 9 W | 9 W | 9 W | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 14.9 | 7.3 | 0 | 1023 | ✓ |
| Thu 13Clear | 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 | — | 15 | 19 NE | 19 NE | 19 NE | 23 | 0.0 | 0% | 60% | 13.1 | 8.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 13 NNW | 13 NNW | 13 NNW | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 16.9 | 10.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 20 NNW | 20 NNW | 20 NNW | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 16.9 | 11.1 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 17 NNW | 15 NNW | 15 NNW | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 15.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Fri 14Clear | 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 | — | 15 | 13 NNE | 11 NNE | 11 NNE | 23 | 0.0 | 0% | 34% | 11.8 | 9.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 17 NNW | 15 NNW | 15 NNW | 9 | 0.0 | 30% | 84% | 13.8 | 11.3 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 28 NW | 26 NW | 26 NW | 9 | 0.0 | 71% | 85% | 13.3 | 12 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 1 | 15 NW | 15 NW | 15 NW | 9 | 0.0 | 88% | 97% | 13 | 12.3 | 0 | 1023 | ✓ |
| Sat 15Clear | 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 | — | 15 | 0 ENE | 0 ENE | 0 ENE | 23 | 0.0 | 78% | 59% | 9.5 | 9 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 15 | 7 SSW | 6 S | 7 SE | 271 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 16.1 | 10 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 15 | 13 WSW | 11 WSW | 7 WSW | 158 | 1.0 | 15% | 97% | 15.9 | 11.6 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 15 | 9 WSW | 9 WSW | 9 WSW | 59 | 0.0 | 33% | 97% | 15.1 | 12 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| Sun 16Clear | 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 | — | 46 | 15 N | 13 N | 15 N | 88 | 0.0 | 46% | 48% | 9.2 | 7.4 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 194 | 17 NW | 15 NW | 15 NW | 382 | 1.0 | 11% | 94% | 16.2 | 10.9 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 169 | 17 NW | 17 NW | 17 NW | 319 | 1.0 | 16% | 98% | 16 | 11.5 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 46 | 7 NW | 7 NW | 11 WNW | 104 | 0.0 | 96% | 100% | 12.7 | 11.8 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| Mon 17Clear | 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 | — | 46 | 22 SE | 20 SE | 22 SE | 133 | 0.0 | 63% | 49% | 12.6 | 11.1 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 145 | 19 S | 17 SSE | 11 SSE | 317 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 17.8 | 10.9 | 0 | 1023 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 220 | 17 S | 20 S | 17 SSE | 397 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.2 | 11.1 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 46 | 26 SSE | 28 SSE | 30 SSE | 220 | 1.0 | 7% | 100% | 17.6 | 12.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Tue 18Clear | 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 | 7 E | 7 E | 7 ESE | 43 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 11.3 | 11.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 4 S | 2 WSW | 2 WSW | 9 | 0.0 | 100% | 42% | 12.8 | 12.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1 | 19 SW | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 12 | 0.0 | 100% | 49% | 12.2 | 12.1 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 1 | 22 SSW | 22 SSW | 24 SSW | 64 | 0.0 | 44% | 100% | 13.9 | 11.9 | 0 | — | — |
Detailed site description not yet documented — flying conditions and location data below are drawn directly from our site metadata.
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Wind recommendation
SE-NW
Flyable directions
SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
Wind speed range
5–19 km/h
Student site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Ground handling
- Region
- Cape Town
- Distance from Cape Town
- 12 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.8251°S, 18.4785°E
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