Paragliding
Gordons Bay
Overberg, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
NAm soarable · 15 km/h NW
Best window this week
Fri 2 · 11h00 · 🤔 1 stars · 190m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 30Clear | 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 | — | 190 | 15 ESE | 15 ESE | 15 ESE | 198 | 0.0 | 0% | 85% | 18.9 | 7.2 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 229 | 9 NNE | 9 NNE | 9 NNE | 237 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 22.1 | 11 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 229 | 9 S | 9 S | 9 S | 237 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.8 | 10.2 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | — | 229 | 4 NE | 4 NE | 4 NE | 238 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.2 | 10.8 | 0 | 1014 |
| Thu 1Clear | 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 | — | 190 | 19 NNE | 19 NNE | 19 NNE | 198 | 0.0 | 0% | 46% | 15.8 | 13.3 | 0 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 229 | 46 N | 44 N | 44 N | 237 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 18.1 | 13.6 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | — | 229 | 30 NW | 28 NW | 28 NW | 237 | 0.0 | 6% | 98% | 18.2 | 14.3 | 0 | 1013 |
| 17h | — | 229 | 24 NNW | 24 NNW | 26 NNW | 241 | 0.0 | 35% | 90% | 16.3 | 13.6 | 0 | 1014 |
| Fri 2Clear | 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 | — | 190 | 7 NNE | 7 NNE | 7 NNE | 198 | 0.0 | 73% | 1% | 13 | 11.8 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | 🤔 | 190 | 7 W | 9 W | 13 WSW | 593 | 1.0 | 100% | 15% | 14.8 | 12.6 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 812 | 17 SW | 15 SW | 15 W | 1131 | 2.0 | 80% | 84% | 17.3 | 12 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 190 | 20 S | 24 S | 17 S | 768 | 1.0 | 37% | 36% | 15.5 | 11.4 | 0 | 1021 |
| Sat 3Clear | 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 | — | 146 | 37 SE | 44 SE | 48 SE | 821 | 1.0 | 67% | 100% | 13.6 | 9.9 | 0 | 1025 |
| 11h | — | 146 | 41 SE | 46 SE | 52 ESE | 710 | 1.0 | 88% | 59% | 14.4 | 11.4 | 0 | 1026 |
| 14h | — | 146 | 50 SE | 57 ESE | 67 ESE | 652 | 1.0 | 98% | 97% | 14.4 | 11.9 | 0 | 1024 |
| 17h | — | 146 | 54 ESE | 63 ESE | 72 E | 593 | 0.0 | 51% | 89% | 14.6 | 11.4 | 0 | 1023 |
| Sun 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) |
| 08h | — | — | 14 ENE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.2 | — | 0 | 1022 |
| 11h | — | — | 2 S | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.7 | — | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | — | 6 SW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.8 | — | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | — | 10 S | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.3 | — | 0 | 1017 |
| Mon 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) |
| 08h | 🤔 | — | 8 NW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.2 | — | 0 | 1014 |
| 11h | 🤔 | — | 8 WNW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.6 | — | 0 | 1013 |
| 14h | — | — | 13 WSW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.4 | — | 0 | 1011 |
| 17h | — | — | 7 WSW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.8 | — | 0 | 1010 |
A thermic and soaring alternative to Sir Lowry's Pass when the wind there runs too strong or too northerly.
Notice something outdated on this page? Let Ria know →Hazards & cautions
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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