Basic
Paragliding
Gerrickes Point
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
7 km/h S · not flyable
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 9 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 56m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Gerrickes Point.
▸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 | 👍 | 32 | 7 SE | 7 SSE | 7 SSE | 61 | 0.0 | 7% | 93% | 15.9 | 11.7 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 73 | 8 SSE | 6 SSE | 7 SE | 112 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 17.8 | 11.2 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | 👍 | 56 | 11 SE | 12 SE | 11 SE | 87 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.1 | 11.5 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 32 | 15 SSE | 15 SSE | 15 SSE | 60 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.3 | 12.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| 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 | — | 32 | 4 W | 4 W | 4 W | 74 | 0.0 | 0% | 93% | 17.5 | 12.1 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 70 | 8 S | 8 S | 7 S | 104 | 0.0 | 28% | 98% | 17.2 | 13.1 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 87 | 7 S | 6 S | 5 S | 127 | 0.0 | 22% | 100% | 17.6 | 13.3 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 32 | 6 SSE | 6 SSE | 6 SSE | 76 | 0.0 | 7% | 64% | 17.2 | 13.4 | 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 | — | 32 | 4 WNW | 5 WNW | 5 WNW | 72 | 0.0 | 0% | 93% | 18 | 10.1 | 0 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 98 | 9 SW | 11 SW | 12 SW | 145 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.4 | 10.5 | 0 | 1017 |
| 14h | — | 122 | 11 WSW | 11 WSW | 11 WSW | 172 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.3 | 12.6 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | — | 106 | 16 W | 21 WSW | 24 WSW | 281 | 0.0 | 51% | 96% | 18.3 | 15.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| 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 | — | 32 | 5 NNW | 4 NW | 5 NW | 82 | 0.0 | 9% | 25% | 16.8 | 14.8 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 176 | 8 SSW | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 249 | 0.0 | 39% | 66% | 17.2 | 14.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 159 | 11 S | 9 S | 8 S | 228 | 0.0 | 86% | 75% | 16.9 | 15.1 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 32 | 6 SSE | 7 SSE | 7 SSE | 123 | 0.0 | 56% | 23% | 16.4 | 15.2 | 0 | 1019 |
| 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 | — | 1 | 17 W | 15 W | 15 W | 181 | 0.0 | 27% | 97% | 16.4 | 13.3 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 1 | 13 SSW | 13 SSW | 13 SSW | 204 | 0.0 | 21% | 100% | 16.7 | 13.3 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 1 | 15 S | 15 S | 13 S | 526 | 0.0 | 49% | 97% | 17.1 | 12.9 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 1 | 9 S | 9 S | 9 SSE | 633 | 0.0 | 40% | 88% | 17.2 | 11.9 | 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 | — | 1 | 2 E | 2 E | 4 E | 90 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.6 | 10.9 | 0 | 1023 |
| 11h | — | 1 | 15 SSE | 15 SSE | 15 SSE | 88 | 0.0 | 40% | 100% | 16.4 | 13.9 | 0 | 1023 |
| 14h | — | 1 | 19 SE | 22 SE | 26 SE | 280 | 0.0 | 60% | 97% | 16.9 | 15.2 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 1 | 19 ESE | 19 ESE | 22 ESE | 126 | 0.0 | 73% | 88% | 17.1 | 15.8 | 0 | 1020 |
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Wind recommendation
E - SE (light)
Flyable directions
E, ESE, SE
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
- 400 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.0341°S, 22.7643°E
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