Basic

Paragliding
Gerrickes Point

Garden Route, Western Cape

Today

Flyable2 stars — Flyable

39m soarable · 7 km/h ESE

FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Wed 30 · 17h00 · 👍 2 stars · 39m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Gerrickes Point.

p75 604mp95 999m39mWed 3039mThu 139mFri 247mSat 3Sun 4Mon 5
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)
Wed 30ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—396 WNW6 WNW6 WNW470.00%88%13.11101024
11h—396 SW6 SW6 SW470.00%97%14.710.301024
14h—396 SSE6 SSE6 SSE470.00%98%151201021
17h👍3913 ESE13 ESE13 ESE470.00%99%17.715.601019
Thu 1ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—3950 N48 N48 N470.00%88%22.113.101016
11h—3946 NNW44 NNW44 NNW480.00%97%24.813.901015
14h—3933 NNW31 NNW31 NNW480.00%98%26.414.801014
17h👍397 ESE7 ESE7 ESE470.00%99%2116.601012
Fri 2ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—397 WNW7 WNW7 WNW470.00%88%16.313.301021
11h—3913 WSW17 WSW19 WSW4190.036%97%16.812.801022
14h—3913 SW13 SW13 SW470.029%98%15.913.201021
17h—397 WSW7 WSW7 WSW740.056%17%15.513.701021
Sat 3🌧 RainStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—4724 WSW24 WSW24 WSW2620.0100%2%1413.261025
11h—4737 SE50 SE59 SE7760.0100%39%15.413.811026
14h—4733 SE46 ESE54 ESE7750.0100%18%15.613.541025
17h—4731 ESE44 ESE52 ESE6780.0100%2%15.413.621026
Sun 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h🤔—14 E——————15.2—01027
11h——23 ESE——————18.3—01025
14h——25 SE——————19.2—01021
17h——25 ESE——————17.4—01020
Mon 5ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h——7 N——————18.6—01014
11h——1 NNE——————23.7—01012
14h——10 SSE——————23—01010
17h🤔—10 SE——————21.5—01009

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Flying conditions

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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