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.
▸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 | — | 643 | 24 N | 22 N | 22 N | 651 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 14.9 | 7.1 | 0 | 1024 |
| 11h | — | 986 | 9 N | 30 N | 39 N | 1292 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 22.5 | 9.7 | 0 | 1024 |
| 14h | — | 1,388 | 15 N | 33 N | 35 N | 1904 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.9 | 12.2 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 643 | 9 E | 11 ENE | 13 NE | 767 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 23.1 | 15.3 | 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 | — | 643 | 39 N | 37 N | 37 N | 651 | 0.0 | 0% | 84% | 18 | 11.2 | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | 643 | 37 N | 59 N | 67 N | 913 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 22.6 | 12.9 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 643 | 26 N | 44 N | 44 N | 1016 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 25.3 | 13.5 | 0 | 1014 |
| 17h | — | 643 | 17 NNW | 15 NNW | 15 NNW | 651 | 0.0 | 0% | 92% | 24.5 | 15.1 | 0 | 1012 |
| 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 | 👍 | 643 | 7 SSW | 11 SSW | 15 SSW | 947 | 1.0 | 26% | 88% | 13.9 | 9.7 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,084 | 17 SSW | 17 SSW | 4 WSW | 1318 | 2.0 | 99% | 97% | 16.6 | 12 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 851 | 17 SSW | 22 SSW | 20 SSW | 1179 | 1.0 | 100% | 19% | 13.8 | 11.7 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | — | 643 | 13 SSW | 19 S | 26 S | 1143 | 1.0 | 100% | 18% | 12.4 | 10.8 | 0 | 1020 |
| Sat 3🌧 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) |
| 08h | — | 399 | 13 WSW | 15 WSW | 19 WSW | 542 | 0.0 | 100% | 3% | 11.2 | 10.3 | 4 | 1025 |
| 11h | — | 399 | 28 SE | 35 SE | 44 SE | 582 | 0.0 | 100% | 6% | 12.8 | 12.2 | 1 | 1026 |
| 14h | — | 399 | 30 SE | 39 SE | 48 ESE | 628 | 1.0 | 100% | 9% | 13.1 | 12.3 | 3 | 1026 |
| 17h | — | 399 | 28 SE | 33 SE | 41 SE | 515 | 0.0 | 97% | 2% | 12.8 | 12.1 | 2 | 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 | — | — | 9 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.9 | — | 0 | 1026 |
| 11h | — | — | 18 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.1 | — | 0 | 1024 |
| 14h | — | — | 23 SE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.1 | — | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | — | 19 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.2 | — | 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 NNW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.7 | — | 0 | 1014 |
| 11h | — | — | 5 NNW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.5 | — | 0 | 1013 |
| 14h | — | — | 2 SW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.1 | — | 0 | 1010 |
| 17h | — | — | 5 SE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.8 | — | 0 | 1009 |
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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
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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