Basic
Paragliding
Gerrickes Point
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable39m soarable · 13 km/h SE
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Wed 26 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 47m 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) | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 39 | 4 NW | 4 NW | 4 NW | 47 | 0.0 | 0% | 60% | 11.9 | 9.3 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | — | 39 | 9 S | 7 S | 7 S | 47 | 0.0 | 9% | 92% | 12 | 8.8 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 14h | — | 39 | 7 S | 7 S | 7 S | 47 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 11.7 | 9.8 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 39 | 4 SE | 4 SE | 4 SE | 47 | 0.0 | 0% | 84% | 11.9 | 10.6 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Fri 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 39 | 2 N | 2 N | 2 N | 47 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 11.1 | 9.6 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 39 | 13 SSE | 13 SSE | 13 SSE | 47 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 11.2 | 9.6 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 39 | 13 SE | 13 SE | 13 SE | 47 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 11.5 | 10 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 39 | 17 ESE | 15 ESE | 15 ESE | 47 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 12.8 | 11.4 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Sat 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 39 | 19 W | 19 W | 19 W | 47 | 0.0 | 0% | 58% | 13.6 | 11.5 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 39 | 28 WSW | 28 WSW | 28 WSW | 47 | 0.0 | 0% | 89% | 14.8 | 10.9 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 39 | 15 SW | 13 SW | 13 SW | 47 | 0.0 | 14% | 98% | 13.9 | 10.9 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 39 | 4 NW | 4 NW | 4 NW | 47 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 14.3 | 10.1 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Sun 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 39 | 6 N | 4 N | 4 N | 47 | 0.0 | 0% | 79% | 12.8 | 11.7 | 0 | 1030 | — |
| 11h | — | 39 | 9 S | 9 S | 9 S | 47 | 0.0 | 43% | 95% | 13.3 | 11.2 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 14h | — | 39 | 7 SSE | 7 SSE | 7 SSE | 47 | 0.0 | 70% | 98% | 12.7 | 11.4 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 39 | 6 SE | 6 SE | 6 SE | 47 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 12.7 | 11.5 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| Mon 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 9 WNW | 9 WNW | 9 WNW | 37 | 0.0 | 54% | 73% | 13.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 15 WSW | 13 WSW | 15 WSW | 41 | 0.0 | 55% | 95% | 13.8 | 11.9 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 7 SW | 7 SW | 9 SW | 86 | 0.0 | 69% | 98% | 14 | 12.8 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 7 WNW | 7 NW | 7 WNW | 10 | 0.0 | 89% | 100% | 13.7 | 13 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Tue 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 6 NE | 6 NE | 6 NE | 39 | 0.0 | 16% | 74% | 12.8 | 9.2 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 1 | 13 SE | 15 SE | 17 SE | 96 | 0.0 | 62% | 95% | 14 | 12.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1 | 11 SE | 7 SE | 13 SE | 45 | 0.0 | 85% | 98% | 14 | 13.3 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 1 | 13 ESE | 19 ESE | 30 ESE | 100 | 0.0 | 75% | 100% | 14.3 | 13.4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 47 | 4 E | 7 SE | 7 SE | 55 | 0.0 | 0% | 75% | 17.7 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 47 | 17 SE | 15 SE | 17 SE | 83 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 18.3 | 11.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 47 | 17 ESE | 11 SE | 11 SE | 55 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.2 | 11.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 47 | 11 ESE | 7 SE | 7 SE | 55 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 20.4 | 12.7 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
E - SE (light)
Flyable directions
E, ESE, SE
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Student site
No
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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