Basic
Paragliding
Gerrickes Point
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
21 km/h SW · not flyable
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 23 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 135m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 32 | 6 SSE | 6 SE | 6 SE | 100 | 0.0 | 13% | 90% | 12.5 | 8.8 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 102 | 9 SSE | 8 SSE | 8 SSE | 150 | 0.0 | 46% | 91% | 12.6 | 9.4 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | 👍 | 87 | 12 SE | 12 SE | 11 SE | 129 | 0.0 | 6% | 73% | 13.2 | 10 | 0 | 1012 |
| 17h | — | 32 | 14 S | 15 S | 15 S | 80 | 0.0 | 33% | 38% | 13 | 10.6 | 0 | 1009 |
| 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 | — | 32 | 9 NNW | 10 NNW | 10 NNW | 58 | 0.0 | 0% | 84% | 16.2 | 10 | 0 | 1010 |
| 11h | — | 248 | 32 W | 36 W | 36 W | 357 | 0.0 | 4% | 95% | 19.4 | 11.4 | 0 | 1010 |
| 14h | — | 49 | 21 SW | 24 SW | 27 SW | 118 | 0.0 | 25% | 25% | 16 | 13.5 | 0 | 1011 |
| 17h | — | 32 | 18 W | 21 W | 24 W | 160 | 0.0 | 38% | 9% | 15.9 | 13.8 | 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 | — | 32 | 5 W | 6 W | 6 W | 57 | 0.0 | 63% | 12% | 14.9 | 13.6 | 1 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 109 | 26 WSW | 35 WSW | 38 WSW | 407 | 0.0 | 64% | 25% | 15.5 | 12.8 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 177 | 22 WSW | 30 WSW | 33 WSW | 537 | 0.0 | 69% | 77% | 15.9 | 12.7 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 32 | 17 WSW | 23 WSW | 26 WSW | 332 | 0.0 | 43% | 10% | 15.4 | 12.4 | 0 | 1020 |
| 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 | — | 82 | 4 NE | 4 NE | 4 NE | 162 | 0.0 | 6% | 90% | 13.8 | 10.7 | 0 | 1025 |
| 11h | 👍 | 135 | 18 SE | 16 SE | 16 SE | 190 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 14.1 | 10.6 | 0 | 1023 |
| 14h | — | 114 | 21 SE | 20 SE | 18 SE | 163 | 0.0 | 0% | 93% | 14.7 | 10.8 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | 👍 | 61 | 18 SE | 19 SE | 19 SE | 112 | 0.0 | 0% | 92% | 15 | 11.6 | 0 | 1020 |
| 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 | — | 1 | 2 SSW | 2 S | 2 S | 14 | 0.0 | 27% | 100% | 15.7 | 12.5 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 1 | 4 SSE | 2 S | 4 S | 12 | 0.0 | 42% | 100% | 15.8 | 13.3 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | 👍 | 1 | 9 SE | 6 SSE | 6 SSE | 18 | 0.0 | 66% | 96% | 16 | 14.8 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 1 | 4 SSE | 2 S | 2 S | 9 | 0.0 | 77% | 80% | 16.2 | 15.3 | 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 | — | 1 | 4 WNW | 4 NW | 4 NW | 12 | 0.0 | 60% | 100% | 16 | 14.1 | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | 1 | 9 SSW | 7 SSW | 9 SSW | 36 | 0.0 | 80% | 100% | 16.2 | 15.2 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 1 | 11 S | 9 SSW | 10 S | 26 | 0.0 | 95% | 96% | 16.3 | 15.8 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 1 | 4 ESE | 2 SE | 2 SE | 9 | 0.0 | 100% | 82% | 16.8 | 15.9 | 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 | — | 100 | 2 W | 3 W | 4 W | 133 | 0.0 | 39% | 17% | 16.9 | 16.3 | 0 | — |
| 11h | — | 179 | 7 SW | 9 SW | 8 SW | 269 | 0.0 | 86% | 54% | 17.4 | 15.9 | 0 | — |
| 14h | — | 195 | 15 S | 13 SSE | 14 SSE | 309 | 0.0 | 87% | 88% | 17.6 | 15.9 | 0 | — |
| 17h | — | 100 | 23 ESE | 28 ESE | 33 ESE | 281 | 0.0 | 56% | 69% | 17.9 | 15.8 | 0 | — |
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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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