Paragliding
Gordons Bay
Overberg, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
26 km/h S · not flyable
Best window this week
Wed 11 · 08h00 · 🤔 1 stars · 173m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Gordons Bay.
▸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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 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) |
| 08h | — | 173 | 2 E | 4 NE | 7 NE | 247 | 0.0 | 0% | 89% | 22 | 6.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 239 | 8 SW | 8 SW | 9 WSW | 320 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 25.5 | 6.7 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 209 | 30 S | 30 SSW | 30 SSW | 320 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 25.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 112 | 25 S | 26 S | 24 S | 226 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 23.3 | 10.8 | 0 | 1019 |
| Tue 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) |
| 08h | — | 173 | 7 E | 7 E | 7 E | 183 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 21.1 | 8.7 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 178 | 9 SW | 7 SW | 5 SW | 262 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 22.8 | 11 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 217 | 26 S | 23 S | 21 S | 333 | 1.0 | 8% | 98% | 22.1 | 15 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 147 | 25 S | 22 S | 19 S | 270 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 21.9 | 13 | 0 | 1018 |
| Wed 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) |
| 08h | 🤔 | 173 | 5 NNW | 7 NW | 14 W | 516 | 1.0 | 32% | 92% | 18.4 | 13.4 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 307 | 15 SW | 18 WSW | 23 W | 515 | 1.0 | 46% | 98% | 20.3 | 15.9 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 278 | 19 SW | 22 SW | 23 WSW | 746 | 1.0 | 100% | 66% | 19.7 | 17 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 271 | 17 SSW | 21 SSW | 21 SW | 749 | 1.0 | 61% | 88% | 19.4 | 15.4 | 0 | 1019 |
| Thu 12Clear | 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 | — | 173 | 28 ESE | 38 ESE | 36 ESE | 470 | 1.0 | 17% | 91% | 16.9 | 12.6 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 1,090 | 19 ESE | 19 ESE | 12 SE | 1448 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 21.2 | 12 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 1,183 | 22 SE | 18 SE | 6 ESE | 1550 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.9 | 11.9 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 607 | 26 SE | 26 SE | 8 S | 886 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 20.2 | 11.8 | 0 | 1018 |
| Fri 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) |
| 08h | — | 5 | 24 SSE | 31 SE | 39 SE | 336 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.7 | 11.7 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 5 | 46 S | 41 SSW | 42 SSW | 23 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.6 | 12.5 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 5 | 52 S | 51 S | 54 S | 74 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.4 | 13.2 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | — | 5 | 38 S | 35 S | 31 SSE | 180 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 18.2 | 13.2 | 0 | 1020 |
| Sat 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) |
| 08h | — | 5 | 53 ESE | 65 ESE | 70 E | 535 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.4 | 11.3 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 5 | 39 ESE | 50 ESE | 52 ESE | 529 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.2 | 11.5 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 5 | 48 SE | 52 ESE | 52 ESE | 278 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.3 | 13.2 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 5 | 60 SE | 66 ESE | 65 ESE | 274 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 20.5 | 13.9 | 0 | 1016 |
A thermic and soaring alternative to Sir Lowry's Pass when the wind there runs too strong or too northerly.
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Check for alternative landing options before flying if the beach is crowded, and watch for an extreme wind gradient above the peaks in pre-frontal northwesterly conditions.
Launch & landing
Launch below the car park at the pump station, roughly 300m ASL with a 1200m ceiling. Land on the beach at Gordon's Bay.
Access
Via the N2 to Sir Lowry's Pass, then toward Gordon's Bay and along the coast road toward Pringle Bay; the pump station turnoff is a few kilometres past the harbour.
Flying conditions
Wind recommendation
N - W
Flyable directions
N, W, WNW, NW, NNW
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Overberg
- Distance from Cape Town
- 48 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.1754°S, 18.8480°E
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