Paragliding
Gansbaai
Overberg, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable477m soarable · 8 km/h S
Best window this week
Thu 12 · 14h00 · 🔥 4 stars · 1,056m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Gansbaai.
▸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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 9Clear | 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 | — | 127 | 15 NNE | 15 NNE | 15 NNE | 135 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 19.2 | 9.7 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 593 | 10 W | 11 WNW | 13 WNW | 904 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 28.3 | 9.1 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 381 | 17 W | 23 W | 29 W | 561 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 25.5 | 10.4 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 273 | 12 W | 16 WSW | 23 SW | 473 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.8 | 13 | 0 | 1019 |
| Tue 10Clear | 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 | — | 127 | 6 NE | 7 NE | 7 NE | 239 | 1.0 | 0% | 92% | 18.3 | 10.9 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | 👍 | 477 | 8 S | 2 S | 6 N | 703 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 25.1 | 11.3 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 453 | 15 SSW | 13 SSW | 9 WSW | 647 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 24.2 | 12.3 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 346 | 15 SW | 19 SW | 20 SW | 581 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 21.3 | 12.9 | 0 | 1018 |
| Wed 11Clear | 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 | — | 127 | 18 WNW | 29 WNW | 34 W | 425 | 1.0 | 53% | 92% | 18.3 | 15.2 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 617 | 26 W | 39 W | 42 WNW | 856 | 2.0 | 82% | 98% | 21.3 | 16.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 709 | 25 W | 38 W | 45 W | 989 | 2.0 | 100% | 70% | 20.7 | 16.7 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 774 | 19 WSW | 30 WSW | 33 WSW | 1144 | 2.0 | 95% | 99% | 20.1 | 15.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| Thu 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) |
| 08h | 👍 | 460 | 13 SSE | 18 SE | 12 SE | 863 | 1.0 | 77% | 91% | 17.2 | 12.4 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | 👍 | 830 | 13 SSE | 12 SE | 15 ENE | 1260 | 2.0 | 100% | 49% | 18.7 | 12.1 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | 🔥 | 1,056 | 18 SSE | 15 SE | 12 NE | 1412 | 3.0 | 87% | 99% | 20.4 | 12.2 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 692 | 19 SSE | 21 SSE | 18 ESE | 1043 | 2.0 | 33% | 96% | 18.9 | 11.5 | 0 | 1019 |
| Fri 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) |
| 08h | — | 25 | 4 ENE | 4 NNE | 4 NNE | 39 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.6 | 11.6 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 25 | 26 SSW | 25 S | 25 S | 207 | 0.0 | 2% | 100% | 16.2 | 12.1 | 0 | 1022 |
| 14h | — | 25 | 25 S | 26 S | 25 SSE | 409 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 16.9 | 12.4 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 25 | 25 SSE | 30 SSE | 29 SE | 443 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 17 | 12.5 | 0 | 1022 |
| Sat 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) |
| 08h | — | 25 | 16 E | 26 E | 31 E | 553 | 0.0 | 21% | 100% | 17.1 | 12.6 | 0 | 1023 |
| 11h | — | 25 | 23 ESE | 28 E | 29 E | 1167 | 0.0 | 31% | 100% | 19.6 | 12.2 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 25 | 32 SE | 38 ESE | 37 ESE | 595 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 20.3 | 12.6 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 25 | 32 ESE | 41 ESE | 41 ESE | 700 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 19.5 | 13.3 | 0 | 1019 |
A rumpled coastal ridge above flat farmland, with air buoyant enough to make the full 8km length flyable; a gently sloping lee side gives a reasonable top-landing option.
Notice something outdated on this page? Let Ria know →Hazards & cautions
Conditions tend to blow out here earlier than at Hermanus in a southeasterly.
Launch & landing
Reached via a 4x4 track that climbs, crosses a river, then climbs again to a narrow branch track leading to launch — around 120m above the base (200m ASL, within the Overberg FAR). Land in any of the cleared patches among the surrounding smallholdings.
Access
Drive through Gansbaai from the Hermanus side and follow gravel farm roads east along the foothills toward the Mount Dyer 4x4 trail.
Background
Roughly 30km recorded (Anton Brown, 2000).
Flying conditions
Wind recommendation
S-SE
Flyable directions
SE, SSE, S
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Overberg
- Distance from Cape Town
- 118 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.5750°S, 19.4333°E
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