Basic
Paragliding
George Peak
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable643m soarable · 9 km/h SE
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 11 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,063m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for George Peak.
▸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 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 643 | 26 N | 24 N | 24 N | 651 | 0.0 | 0% | 83% | 18.8 | 12.4 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 643 | 26 NNW | 41 NNW | 46 NNW | 827 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 24.3 | 14.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 643 | 17 NW | 30 NNW | 24 NW | 1491 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.5 | 14.7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 643 | 4 SE | 2 SE | 0 WSW | 728 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 24.5 | 16.4 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Thu 10Fog | 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 | — | 643 | 7 WSW | 11 WSW | 13 WSW | 786 | 0.0 | 100% | 10% | 14.5 | 14.1 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 643 | 9 SW | 9 WSW | 9 WNW | 996 | 1.0 | 100% | 24% | 16 | 14.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 643 | 11 SSW | 13 SSW | 9 SW | 944 | 1.0 | 100% | 16% | 15.1 | 14.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 643 | 11 SSW | 13 SSW | 13 SSW | 839 | 1.0 | 100% | 6% | 13.6 | 13.2 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Fri 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) | Student |
| 08h | 👍 | 643 | 6 SE | 6 SE | 7 SE | 867 | 1.0 | 47% | 31% | 12.6 | 10 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,063 | 15 SE | 13 SE | 11 ENE | 1314 | 2.0 | 51% | 95% | 16.3 | 10.9 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 643 | 9 SE | 7 SE | 4 SE | 1070 | 1.0 | 72% | 24% | 15.3 | 11.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 643 | 13 SE | 15 ESE | 15 ESE | 923 | 1.0 | 100% | 13% | 13.2 | 12.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Sat 12Fog | 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 | — | 643 | 6 ESE | 7 E | 9 E | 773 | 0.0 | 100% | 6% | 13.5 | 13.1 | 1 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 791 | 11 SE | 9 ESE | 7 ENE | 1033 | 1.0 | 100% | 37% | 16.2 | 14.2 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 643 | 15 SE | 19 SE | 19 ESE | 987 | 1.0 | 100% | 18% | 15.3 | 14.3 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 643 | 17 SE | 24 SE | 31 SE | 760 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 14.1 | 13.9 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sun 13🌧 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 259 | 4 SE | 2 SE | 4 SE | 308 | 0.0 | 45% | 53% | 16.5 | 13.7 | 1 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 409 | 9 SSE | 7 SE | 2 ESE | 604 | 1.0 | 8% | 85% | 21.7 | 15 | 1 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 475 | 11 SE | 7 SE | 2 NE | 689 | 2.0 | 0% | 87% | 23.6 | 15.3 | 1 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 259 | 9 SE | 9 SE | 7 ESE | 416 | 0.0 | 0% | 20% | 20.6 | 15.1 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Mon 14🌧 Rain · Fog | 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 | — | 259 | 6 ESE | 9 SE | 19 SE | 372 | 0.0 | 8% | 9% | 17.6 | 13.7 | 1 | 1009 | — |
| 11h | — | 259 | 6 S | 6 S | 6 S | 479 | 1.0 | 33% | 39% | 19.7 | 15.8 | 1 | 1009 | — |
| 14h | — | 259 | 13 SW | 15 SW | 19 SW | 389 | 0.0 | 100% | 3% | 14.8 | 14.4 | 6 | 1009 | — |
| 17h | — | 259 | 4 S | 4 SSW | 7 SW | 388 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 13.7 | 13.3 | 6 | 1011 | — |
| Tue 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 | — | 259 | 39 NW | 56 WNW | 57 W | 975 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 17.4 | 9.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 600 | 31 NNW | 37 NW | 43 WNW | 881 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 21.4 | 10.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,763 | 26 WNW | 35 WNW | 39 W | 2485 | 2.0 | 100% | 83% | 23.7 | 9.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 259 | 11 ESE | 11 ESE | 9 ESE | 410 | 1.0 | 0% | 91% | 20 | 11.8 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 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 | — | 399 | 15 SW | 19 SW | 22 SW | 778 | 1.0 | 100% | 20% | 9.9 | 8.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 399 | 19 SSW | 24 SSW | 26 S | 1164 | 1.0 | 100% | 16% | 11 | 7.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,227 | 22 SSW | 24 SSW | 22 SSW | 1758 | 2.0 | 100% | 52% | 12.5 | 4.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 931 | 20 S | 22 S | 19 S | 1667 | 1.0 | 71% | 92% | 11.9 | 3.5 | 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 - SW (max 15km/h)
Flyable directions
SE, 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
- 370 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.9163°S, 22.4377°E
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