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Glen Club
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable17m soarable · 13 km/h WSW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 7 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 548m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 4Clear | 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 | 28 SE | 24 SE | 24 SE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 76% | 11.7 | 7.8 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 41 SE | 41 SE | 41 SE | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 14.6 | 7.7 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 14h | — | 17 | 39 SE | 37 SE | 37 SE | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 15.5 | 8.2 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 54 SE | 52 SE | 52 SE | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 14.9 | 8.5 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| Sat 5Clear | 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 | 33 SE | 31 SE | 31 SE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 76% | 11.6 | 6.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 22 ESE | 20 ESE | 20 ESE | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 16.2 | 8.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 17 | 44 SE | 44 SE | 44 SE | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.3 | 9.1 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 56 SE | 54 SE | 54 SE | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 16.9 | 9.7 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Sun 6Clear | 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 | 24 ESE | 22 ESE | 22 ESE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 16 | 10.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 17 | 13 WSW | 13 WSW | 13 WSW | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 15.3 | 12.3 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 17 | 4 SW | 4 SW | 4 SW | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 17 | 12.4 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 15 SE | 15 SE | 15 SE | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.7 | 12.7 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Mon 7Clear | 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 E | 11 E | 11 E | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 17.4 | 11.6 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 386 | 7 N | 11 N | 11 NNW | 555 | 2.0 | 0% | 95% | 24.4 | 11.5 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 548 | 7 W | 11 WSW | 19 W | 761 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 26.8 | 11.7 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 199 | 13 SSW | 15 SSW | 15 SSW | 435 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 24 | 12.9 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| Tue 8Clear | 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 NNW | 6 N | 6 N | 9 | 0.0 | 66% | 82% | 14.2 | 13 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 6 WNW | 6 WNW | 6 WNW | 9 | 0.0 | 57% | 96% | 14.4 | 12.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1 | 11 SW | 9 SW | 9 SW | 13 | 0.0 | 62% | 97% | 14.5 | 13.1 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 1 | 28 SSW | 24 SSW | 26 SSW | 43 | 0.0 | 45% | 96% | 15.1 | 13.1 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | 👍 | 1 | 17 S | 11 S | 15 S | 37 | 0.0 | 64% | 83% | 14.8 | 13.5 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 1 | 33 SSW | 28 SSW | 30 SSW | 38 | 0.0 | 55% | 96% | 15.3 | 13.5 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 39 SSW | 35 SSW | 33 SSW | 48 | 0.0 | 17% | 97% | 16 | 12.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 39 SSW | 35 SSW | 30 S | 65 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 16.1 | 12 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Thu 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 13 NW | 11 NW | 11 NW | 18 | 0.0 | 46% | 81% | 14.4 | 12.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 9 WNW | 7 WNW | 7 WNW | 9 | 0.0 | 29% | 91% | 14.9 | 12.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1 | 7 SSW | 7 SSW | 7 SSW | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 66% | 15.9 | 12.6 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 1 | 41 SE | 44 SE | 52 SE | 95 | 0.0 | 15% | 81% | 16.3 | 13.1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 78 | 54 SE | 74 SE | 80 ESE | 761 | 0.0 | 100% | 4% | 14.3 | 12.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 78 | 57 SE | 72 SE | 80 ESE | 752 | 0.0 | 100% | 24% | 14.4 | 12.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 78 | 65 SE | 76 SE | 85 SE | 525 | 0.0 | 96% | 26% | 14.2 | 11.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 78 | 67 SE | 81 SE | 89 SE | 696 | 1.0 | 100% | 74% | 14 | 10.8 | 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
Student 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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