BasicUsed for solo student progression flights.
Paragliding
Kardoesie
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
NAm soarable · 5 km/h W
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 2 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,145m tops
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 439 | 13 NE | 11 NE | 11 NE | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 85% | 17.4 | 10.1 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 439 | 33 NE | 56 NE | 69 NE | 762 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 24.8 | 14.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 439 | 33 NE | 52 NE | 54 NE | 896 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 27.1 | 15.7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 439 | 13 NE | 13 NE | 13 NE | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 27.9 | 17.8 | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 439 | 15 WNW | 19 NW | 22 NW | 519 | 0.0 | 61% | 71% | 14.7 | 12.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 558 | 30 N | 48 N | 63 N | 893 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 22.7 | 15 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 843 | 30 NNW | 48 NNW | 57 NNW | 1561 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.5 | 16.4 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| 17h | — | 439 | 22 W | 28 W | 26 WNW | 689 | 1.0 | 17% | 99% | 18.7 | 14.4 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 439 | 4 WSW | 6 WSW | 6 WSW | 583 | 1.0 | 94% | 86% | 12.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 913 | 7 SSW | 6 SSW | 4 SW | 1231 | 2.0 | 61% | 95% | 16.2 | 11.2 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,145 | 17 SSW | 13 SSW | 2 SE | 1533 | 2.0 | 56% | 89% | 18.9 | 12.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 439 | 24 SSW | 28 S | 20 S | 1188 | 1.0 | 100% | 36% | 16.5 | 13.1 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 381 | 13 S | 15 SSE | 17 SSE | 609 | 1.0 | 18% | 100% | 12.4 | 7.6 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 896 | 26 ESE | 31 ESE | 26 ESE | 1352 | 2.0 | 0% | 44% | 18.3 | 6.8 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,304 | 24 ESE | 28 ESE | 20 ESE | 2102 | 2.0 | 82% | 27% | 19.8 | 7.1 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 728 | 35 E | 43 E | 37 E | 1197 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 20.1 | 7.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | — | 10 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.1 | — | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | — | 8 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.2 | — | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | — | 9 SSE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.5 | — | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | — | 7 SSW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 0 | 1015 | ✓ |
| 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | — | 2 ENE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | — | 8 WNW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 0 | 1013 | ✓ |
| 14h | 🤔 | — | 12 WNW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 0 | 1010 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | — | 18 W | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.4 | — | 0 | 1009 | — |
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Wind recommendation
N - S
Flyable directions
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Air School training 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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