Basic

Paragliding
George Peak

Garden Route, Western Cape

Today

Flyable2 starsFlyable

11 km/h N · not flyable

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Tue 4 · 14h00 · 🤔 1 stars · 446m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

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

p75 1277mp95 1640m1098mFri 31643mSat 1643mSun 2643mMon 3446mTue 4553mWed 5399mThu 6
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)Student
Fri 31ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h64319 N17 N17 N6510.00%68%9.73.601028
11h6439 NNE19 NNE26 NNE9961.00%96%15.83.601028
14h1,0989 ENE22 NE26 NE15272.00%98%17.74.801025
17h64311 NNE11 NNE11 NNE6510.00%88%157.701024
Sat 1ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h64326 N24 N24 N6510.00%65%12.13.401023
11h64320 N30 N35 N7190.00%96%17.15.801023
14h64311 N22 N24 N10641.00%98%20.17.401021
17h6434 NNE4 NNE4 NNE6510.00%100%1813.401020
Sun 2ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h64322 N20 N20 N6510.00%69%12.43.901020
11h64317 N17 N20 N6630.00%96%18.45.201020
14h6437 WNW15 WNW15 WNW13811.00%98%21.66.201018
17h6437 NNW7 NNW7 NNW6510.00%100%18.811.101017
Mon 3ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h64322 N20 N20 N6510.00%69%13.13.601018
11h64320 N19 N19 N6510.00%95%19.47.201017
14h6439 NW22 NNW30 NW10801.00%97%22.78.601015
17h64311 N11 N11 N6510.00%96%19.311.601014
Tue 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h2597 WSW9 SW9 SW2670.00%50%14.91.901015
11h25915 WSW17 WSW17 WSW5881.00%94%19.15.401016
14h🤔44613 SSW11 SW11 WSW6821.00%100%18.48.201015
17h2594 WSW6 WSW11 SW5410.00%100%16.25.701016
Wed 5ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h2596 N9 N7 N2800.00%51%11.16.301017
11h3936 S4 SSW4 W6451.00%94%16.69.401017
14h5539 SSE6 SSE6 NW8282.011%100%18.611.201015
17h2597 SSE7 SSE4 SE4430.033%100%15.211.401016
Thu 6ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h39915 W28 WSW35 SW7470.013%3%11.17.50
11h39917 WSW22 WSW30 WSW6611.064%13%11.68.50
14h39917 SSW22 SSW26 SSW6790.0100%6%10.79.20
17h🤔3996 SSE7 SSE11 SSE6290.072%11%10.58.40

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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

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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