Basic
Paragliding
George Peak
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
NAm soarable · 13 km/h SW
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 23 · 11h00 · 💥 5 stars · 1,676m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 20Clear | 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 | — | 654 | 5 N | 16 N | 23 N | 1051 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 12.7 | 6 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 1,705 | 10 WSW | 25 NW | 40 NW | 2160 | 2.0 | 0% | 90% | 18.5 | 5.3 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,463 | 12 SSW | 21 NW | 42 NW | 1840 | 2.0 | 0% | 88% | 19.4 | 7 | 0 | 1011 |
| 17h | 👍 | 654 | 10 S | 9 S | 7 SSW | 902 | 1.0 | 0% | 18% | 13.2 | 8.2 | 0 | 1008 |
| Wed 21Clear | 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 | — | 654 | 18 NW | 16 NW | 16 NW | 662 | 0.0 | 0% | 31% | 13.7 | 4.8 | 0 | 1011 |
| 11h | — | 1,934 | 28 W | 56 W | 71 W | 2486 | 2.0 | 84% | 97% | 18.5 | 9.8 | 0 | 1010 |
| 14h | — | 1,109 | 20 WSW | 36 W | 46 WNW | 1474 | 2.0 | 33% | 43% | 16.6 | 11.3 | 0 | 1010 |
| 17h | — | 654 | 11 SSW | 13 SW | 13 SW | 962 | 1.0 | 100% | 8% | 13.1 | 12.2 | 0 | 1011 |
| Thu 22Clear | 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 | — | 654 | 11 SW | 13 WSW | 16 WSW | 963 | 1.0 | 100% | 6% | 11.9 | 10.9 | 1 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 937 | 18 WSW | 29 WSW | 34 W | 1270 | 1.0 | 100% | 26% | 12.7 | 10.3 | 1 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 984 | 15 SSW | 21 WSW | 29 W | 1291 | 2.0 | 100% | 24% | 12.7 | 10.8 | 1 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 654 | 14 SSW | 20 SW | 23 SW | 985 | 1.0 | 100% | 9% | 10.8 | 9.8 | 0 | 1019 |
| Fri 23Clear | 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 | — | 940 | 5 SE | 4 NNE | 9 NNW | 1291 | 1.0 | 61% | 82% | 12.7 | 7.9 | 0 | 1024 |
| 11h | 💥 | 1,676 | 7 SE | 9 N | 15 NW | 2099 | 3.0 | 0% | 92% | 18.3 | 7.6 | 0 | 1023 |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,135 | 15 SE | 11 E | 14 N | 1382 | 2.0 | 0% | 92% | 18.6 | 9.1 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | — | 713 | 13 ESE | 14 E | 14 NE | 966 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 16.7 | 10.1 | 0 | 1019 |
| Sat 24Clear | 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 | — | 251 | 6 SSE | 4 SSE | 4 SE | 418 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.7 | 9.5 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | 👍 | 704 | 13 SE | 7 SE | 9 NNE | 962 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 23.1 | 10.5 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | 👍 | 633 | 17 SE | 13 ESE | 8 ESE | 864 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 23.6 | 8.9 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 251 | 17 ESE | 17 ESE | 17 E | 573 | 1.0 | 0% | 85% | 21.6 | 8.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| Sun 25Clear | 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 | — | 260 | 9 SE | 11 ESE | 15 E | 614 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.1 | 9.6 | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | 782 | 19 SE | 19 ESE | 19 E | 1048 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 20.4 | 11 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 907 | 22 SE | 24 ESE | 24 ESE | 1202 | 2.0 | 53% | 96% | 20.1 | 13.5 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | — | 603 | 17 ESE | 20 ESE | 26 ESE | 945 | 2.0 | 100% | 80% | 18.8 | 15 | 0 | 1018 |
| Mon 26Clear | 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 | — | 466 | 9 SSE | 11 SE | 14 SE | 652 | 1.0 | 100% | 15% | 15.3 | 14.7 | 0 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 992 | 15 SE | 14 SE | 11 SE | 1297 | 2.0 | 100% | 72% | 18.2 | 13.7 | 0 | — |
| 14h | — | 963 | 20 SE | 18 SE | 11 ESE | 1365 | 2.0 | 96% | 70% | 19 | 13.4 | 0 | — |
| 17h | — | 485 | 21 SE | 25 ESE | 25 ESE | 918 | 1.0 | 100% | 22% | 16.8 | 14.1 | 0 | — |
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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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