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Paragliding
Glen Club
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
19 km/h NW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 13 · 08h00 · 👍 2 stars · 490m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Glen Club.
▸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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 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) | Student |
| 08h | 👍 | 490 | 9 SW | 11 SW | 11 W | 925 | 1.0 | 0% | 87% | 14.7 | 8.4 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 17 | 13 SW | 13 SW | 11 SW | 366 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 15.3 | 8 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 17 | 20 SSW | 20 SSW | 19 SW | 428 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 15.3 | 9.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 24 SSW | 22 SSW | 20 SSW | 358 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 15.7 | 8.9 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 323 | 7 NNW | 15 NW | 20 WNW | 620 | 1.0 | 19% | 87% | 12.6 | 8.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 17 NNW | 19 NNW | 20 NW | 577 | 1.0 | 30% | 95% | 14.1 | 9.4 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 17 | 19 NW | 22 NW | 24 NW | 481 | 1.0 | 18% | 98% | 14.6 | 10.1 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 19 NW | 22 NW | 26 NW | 705 | 1.0 | 65% | 98% | 14.9 | 10.7 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Thu 15Clear | 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 | — | 199 | 20 N | 35 N | 44 NNW | 467 | 1.0 | 61% | 87% | 12.6 | 9.9 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 24 NNW | 31 NNW | 37 NNW | 213 | 0.0 | 36% | 97% | 15.5 | 12.8 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 17 | 26 NW | 31 NW | 37 NW | 115 | 0.0 | 42% | 98% | 15.5 | 13.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 4 NW | 13 NW | 24 NW | 227 | 0.0 | 77% | 97% | 15.4 | 13.4 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| Fri 16Clear | 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 | — | 199 | 11 N | 19 N | 28 NNW | 382 | 1.0 | 32% | 87% | 15.4 | 11.4 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 500 | 15 NNW | 30 NW | 37 NW | 665 | 2.0 | 52% | 97% | 18.6 | 13 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 572 | 15 NW | 30 NW | 37 NW | 751 | 2.0 | 57% | 99% | 19.6 | 14 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 391 | 9 WNW | 22 WNW | 30 WNW | 566 | 2.0 | 86% | 100% | 18.1 | 14.5 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Sat 17Clear | 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 | 43 S | 44 S | 46 S | 241 | 0.0 | 73% | 2% | 14.4 | 12.8 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 41 S | 43 S | 44 S | 454 | 1.0 | 47% | 6% | 14.1 | 11.3 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 33 S | 33 S | 33 S | 513 | 1.0 | 49% | 23% | 14.4 | 10.7 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 31 SSE | 35 SSE | 37 SSE | 740 | 1.0 | 75% | 34% | 14.6 | 10.3 | 1 | 1015 | — |
| Sun 18Clear | 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 | 17 S | 19 SSE | 28 SSE | 554 | 1.0 | 62% | 100% | 13.2 | 9.6 | 5 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 28 S | 31 SSE | 31 SSE | 993 | 1.0 | 70% | 100% | 13.9 | 8.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 39 SSW | 41 S | 39 S | 712 | 1.0 | 0% | 66% | 14 | 8.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 33 S | 37 SSW | 35 S | 1142 | 1.0 | 50% | 87% | 14.2 | 8.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Mon 19Clear | 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 NE | 9 NE | 6 NE | 61 | 0.0 | 18% | 100% | 12.5 | 9.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 7 WNW | 7 WNW | 7 W | 55 | 0.0 | 5% | 100% | 13.6 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 33 SSW | 33 SSW | 33 S | 222 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 14.4 | 9.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 35 SSW | 33 S | 31 S | 168 | 0.0 | 0% | 87% | 14.8 | 9.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 78 | 19 NNE | 19 NNE | 19 NNE | 177 | 0.0 | 8% | 100% | 13.2 | 9.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 78 | 11 NW | 11 NW | 13 NW | 159 | 0.0 | 29% | 100% | 13.3 | 10.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 78 | 17 WSW | 17 WSW | 19 WSW | 157 | 0.0 | 85% | 96% | 13.3 | 12.5 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 78 | 20 SW | 22 WSW | 24 WSW | 229 | 0.0 | 46% | 82% | 14.3 | 12.1 | 0 | — | — |
Detailed site description not yet documented — flying conditions and location data below are drawn directly from our site metadata.
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Wind recommendation
S-W
Flyable directions
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W
Wind speed range
5–19 km/h
Air School training site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Ground handling
- Region
- Cape Town
- Distance from Cape Town
- 5 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.9433°S, 18.3733°E
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