Basic
Paragliding
George Peak
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable940m soarable · 11 km/h S
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 13 · 11h00 · 🦅 3 stars · 1,054m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 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) |
| 08h | — | 654 | 24 N | 25 N | 26 N | 677 | 0.0 | 0% | 93% | 17.5 | 7.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 1,018 | 19 NNW | 28 NW | 29 WNW | 1586 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 24.8 | 9.2 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 1,940 | 13 WSW | 24 WNW | 30 WNW | 2637 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 27.6 | 10.6 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | 👍 | 669 | 13 SSW | 15 SW | 17 SW | 1065 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 24.2 | 11.7 | 0 | 1017 |
| Tue 10Clear | 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 | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 8 NNW | 686 | 0.0 | 0% | 93% | 19.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | 👍 | 969 | 9 S | 3 NNW | 16 NNW | 1221 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 25.4 | 10.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | 👍 | 940 | 11 S | 6 SSW | 14 NW | 1146 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 24.1 | 12 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | 👍 | 654 | 10 S | 10 S | 10 SSW | 892 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 22.3 | 11.4 | 0 | 1016 |
| Wed 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) |
| 08h | — | 654 | 9 W | 13 W | 15 W | 782 | 0.0 | 0% | 93% | 19.1 | 7.3 | 0 | 1017 |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,164 | 13 SW | 15 W | 23 NW | 1472 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.7 | 9.7 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,180 | 15 SSW | 13 WSW | 20 WNW | 1456 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 22.5 | 12.8 | 0 | 1015 |
| 17h | — | 667 | 20 SSW | 28 SSW | 28 SW | 1036 | 1.0 | 100% | 13% | 16.2 | 15 | 0 | 1017 |
| Thu 12Clear | 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 | 9 SSW | 10 SSW | 10 SSW | 1067 | 1.0 | 100% | 16% | 13.8 | 12.4 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | 👍 | 793 | 9 S | 8 SSE | 5 SSE | 1183 | 1.0 | 100% | 19% | 14.8 | 12.2 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | 👍 | 921 | 11 SSE | 11 SSE | 3 ESE | 1264 | 1.0 | 100% | 24% | 15.4 | 12.3 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | 👍 | 664 | 13 SSE | 17 SSE | 14 SSE | 1149 | 1.0 | 100% | 24% | 14.1 | 11.7 | 0 | 1018 |
| Fri 13Clear | 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 | — | 645 | 4 SW | 4 WSW | 4 WSW | 1017 | 2.0 | 96% | 80% | 15.9 | 10.4 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | 🦅 | 1,054 | 15 S | 7 S | 11 NW | 1374 | 3.0 | 99% | 100% | 18.4 | 10.1 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | 🦅 | 999 | 17 SSE | 13 SSE | 2 W | 1302 | 3.0 | 98% | 97% | 18.1 | 10.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | 👍 | 779 | 15 SSE | 11 SSE | 7 S | 1136 | 2.0 | 80% | 88% | 16.9 | 9.9 | 0 | 1021 |
| Sat 14Clear | 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 | — | 621 | 15 ESE | 17 E | 22 E | 925 | 2.0 | 37% | 100% | 16.5 | 9.4 | 0 | 1023 |
| 11h | — | 849 | 19 ESE | 15 ESE | 13 NE | 1113 | 2.0 | 39% | 100% | 18.8 | 10.6 | 0 | 1022 |
| 14h | — | 841 | 26 ESE | 26 ESE | 23 E | 1099 | 2.0 | 73% | 97% | 19.1 | 11.7 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 573 | 22 ESE | 26 ESE | 30 E | 872 | 2.0 | 100% | 71% | 17.3 | 13.8 | 0 | 1020 |
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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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