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Paragliding
Kardoesie
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Marginal1 star — Marginal15 km/h N · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 31 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 864m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Kardoesie.
▸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 31Clear | 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 | — | 439 | 15 NNE | 13 NNE | 13 NNE | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 36% | 10.7 | 4.5 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 439 | 13 NNE | 15 NNE | 17 NNE | 532 | 0.0 | 0% | 92% | 18.8 | 6.4 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 864 | 7 SSW | 4 NE | 15 NNE | 1549 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 439 | 7 SW | 7 SW | 7 SW | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 80% | 19.3 | 11 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| Sat 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 439 | 20 NNE | 19 NNE | 19 NNE | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 36% | 11.7 | 2.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 439 | 19 NNE | 17 NNE | 17 NNE | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 89% | 19.5 | 7 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 439 | 15 N | 20 N | 19 N | 760 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 22.7 | 7.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 439 | 6 N | 6 N | 6 N | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 20.7 | 13.4 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Sun 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 439 | 17 N | 15 N | 15 N | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 55% | 11.6 | 2.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 439 | 7 NNE | 11 NNE | 15 NNE | 539 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 20.5 | 6.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 439 | 13 W | 11 NW | 15 NNW | 894 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.9 | 8.5 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 439 | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 20.5 | 13.2 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| Mon 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 | — | 439 | 19 N | 15 N | 15 N | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 47% | 12.2 | 3.1 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 439 | 13 NNE | 13 NNE | 13 NNE | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 94% | 20.9 | 8 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 439 | 17 N | 19 N | 24 N | 472 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.6 | 10.9 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 439 | 15 S | 13 S | 13 S | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.8 | 12.9 | 0 | 1013 | ✓ |
| Tue 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 | 🤔 | 418 | 7 WSW | 15 W | 11 W | 435 | 0.0 | 0% | 32% | 13 | 4.7 | 0 | 1015 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 481 | 6 ESE | 4 SSE | 6 WSW | 792 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 17.2 | 6.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 653 | 9 SW | 6 SW | 6 W | 1012 | 1.0 | 0% | 73% | 20 | 5.8 | 0 | 1015 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 418 | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 555 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.9 | 4.4 | 0 | 1015 | ✓ |
| Wed 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 | — | 418 | 13 NW | 13 NW | 13 NNW | 465 | 0.0 | 5% | 34% | 8.8 | 5.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 639 | 9 NNE | 7 NNW | 9 WNW | 920 | 1.0 | 28% | 93% | 13.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 923 | 7 NNW | 11 NW | 17 WNW | 1291 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 16.4 | 7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 418 | 20 W | 20 WNW | 20 WNW | 681 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.1 | 7.8 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Thu 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 | — | 381 | 11 NE | 11 NE | 11 NNE | 426 | 0.0 | 6% | 2% | 10.5 | 6.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 381 | 2 ENE | 2 E | 2 E | 392 | 0.0 | 6% | 6% | 12 | 7.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 864 | 4 SW | 4 ESE | 9 ENE | 1220 | 2.0 | 80% | 99% | 15.1 | 9.1 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 381 | 15 S | 13 S | 11 SSE | 739 | 1.0 | 11% | 100% | 15.3 | 9.4 | 0 | — | ✓ |
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Wind recommendation
N - S
Flyable directions
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Student site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Boland
- Distance from Cape Town
- 151 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -32.6433°S, 18.9531°E
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