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Gordons Bay Octopus Rd
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable218m soarable · 16 km/h SW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 9 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 351m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Gordons Bay Octopus Rd.
▸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 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 61 | 14 ENE | 19 ENE | 21 ENE | 265 | 1.0 | 0% | 90% | 17.8 | 12 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 339 | 9 SSW | 9 W | 20 NNW | 521 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 22.7 | 12.4 | 0 | 1015 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 327 | 11 WSW | 12 WSW | 13 W | 479 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 23.1 | 13.2 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 146 | 19 SW | 20 SW | 18 SSW | 294 | 1.0 | 0% | 92% | 21.7 | 13.2 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| Wed 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 | — | 61 | 2 WNW | 2 WSW | 2 SW | 171 | 0.0 | 0% | 80% | 20.1 | 10.9 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 203 | 10 SW | 8 WSW | 10 W | 330 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 23.9 | 13.2 | 0 | 1013 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 218 | 16 SW | 16 SW | 16 WSW | 347 | 1.0 | 0% | 85% | 25.8 | 14.7 | 0 | 1011 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 118 | 19 SW | 18 SSW | 15 SSW | 284 | 1.0 | 0% | 79% | 24.7 | 13.9 | 0 | 1011 | ✓ |
| Thu 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 | — | 61 | 17 NNW | 28 NNW | 36 NW | 468 | 1.0 | 8% | 87% | 18.4 | 12.7 | 0 | 1009 | — |
| 11h | — | 61 | 26 NW | 40 NW | 42 NW | 634 | 1.0 | 90% | 13% | 18.7 | 15.4 | 0 | 1009 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,272 | 32 NW | 48 NW | 54 NW | 1807 | 2.0 | 96% | 73% | 22 | 13.4 | 0 | 1009 | — |
| 17h | — | 843 | 31 NW | 48 WNW | 50 WNW | 1341 | 2.0 | 90% | 84% | 20.1 | 13.5 | 0 | 1008 | — |
| Fri 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 | — | 38 | 24 NNW | 28 NNW | 31 NNW | 392 | 1.0 | 56% | 56% | 16.8 | 12.8 | 1 | 1011 | — |
| 11h | — | 715 | 31 NW | 35 NW | 35 NW | 1436 | 2.0 | 100% | 46% | 19.6 | 10.9 | 2 | 1012 | — |
| 14h | — | 73 | 29 WSW | 29 WSW | 30 W | 328 | 1.0 | 9% | 20% | 17.8 | 12.6 | 2 | 1012 | — |
| 17h | — | 38 | 27 WSW | 30 WSW | 32 WSW | 442 | 1.0 | 31% | 17% | 16.9 | 12.6 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Sat 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 | — | 538 | 31 SE | 35 SE | 32 SE | 1129 | 2.0 | 49% | 80% | 15.8 | 7.7 | 1 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,010 | 28 SSE | 28 SE | 18 SE | 1593 | 2.0 | 75% | 96% | 17.3 | 6.9 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 886 | 35 SE | 32 SE | 15 SE | 1407 | 2.0 | 16% | 97% | 18 | 7.1 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 374 | 53 SE | 60 ESE | 59 ESE | 756 | 2.0 | 0% | 89% | 17.3 | 6.9 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| Sun 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 | — | 38 | 7 WNW | 8 WNW | 9 WNW | 182 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.4 | 5.1 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 136 | 12 SSW | 12 SSW | 11 SSW | 238 | 1.0 | 9% | 100% | 18.3 | 9.2 | 0 | 1024 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 198 | 13 SSW | 14 SW | 14 SW | 321 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 20.8 | 6 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 60 | 20 SSW | 21 SSW | 24 SSW | 167 | 1.0 | 3% | 89% | 20 | 12.1 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 190 | 13 WNW | 13 WNW | 13 W | 367 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 20.1 | 6.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 339 | 13 WSW | 11 WSW | 9 W | 460 | 1.0 | 25% | 100% | 21.2 | 10.1 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 351 | 18 SSW | 19 SW | 19 SW | 474 | 1.0 | 27% | 90% | 20.3 | 11.2 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 332 | 24 S | 27 S | 30 S | 527 | 1.0 | 62% | 70% | 18 | 14.7 | 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
- 46 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.1433°S, 18.8505°E
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