Basic

Paragliding
George Peak

Garden Route, Western Cape

Today

Not flyable

26 km/h N · not flyable

FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Fri 2 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,084m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for George Peak.

p75 1277mp95 1640m1388mWed 30643mThu 11084mFri 2399mSat 3Sun 4Mon 5
p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)
▸Detailed forecast table
TimeStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
Wed 30ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—64324 N22 N22 N6510.00%88%14.97.101024
11h—9869 N30 N39 N12922.00%97%22.59.701024
14h—1,38815 N33 N35 N19042.00%98%24.912.201021
17h—6439 E11 ENE13 NE7671.00%99%23.115.301019
Thu 1ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—64339 N37 N37 N6510.00%84%1811.201016
11h—64337 N59 N67 N9130.00%97%22.612.901016
14h—64326 N44 N44 N10160.00%98%25.313.501014
17h—64317 NNW15 NNW15 NNW6510.00%92%24.515.101012
Fri 2ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h👍6437 SSW11 SSW15 SSW9471.026%88%13.99.701021
11h👍1,08417 SSW17 SSW4 WSW13182.099%97%16.61201021
14h—85117 SSW22 SSW20 SSW11791.0100%19%13.811.701020
17h—64313 SSW19 S26 S11431.0100%18%12.410.801020
Sat 3🌧 Rain · FogStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—39913 WSW15 WSW19 WSW5420.0100%3%11.210.341025
11h—39928 SE35 SE44 SE5820.0100%6%12.812.211026
14h—39930 SE39 SE48 ESE6281.0100%9%13.112.331026
17h—39928 SE33 SE41 SE5150.097%2%12.812.121026
Sun 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h——9 ESE——————13.9—01026
11h——18 ESE——————17.1—01024
14h——23 SE——————18.1—01021
17h——19 ESE——————17.2—01020
Mon 5ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h——8 NNW——————17.7—01014
11h——5 NNW——————22.5—01013
14h——2 SW——————24.1—01010
17h——5 SE——————21.8—01009

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Flying conditions

Wind recommendation

SE - SW (max 15km/h)

Flyable directions

SE, 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
370 km (straight-line)
Coordinates
-33.9163°S, 22.4377°E
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