BasicUsed for solo student progression flights.
Paragliding
Kardoesie
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable1225m soarable · 15 km/h WSW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 19 · 14h00 · 🔥 4 stars · 1,919m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 16Clear | 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 | 9 N | 9 N | 9 N | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 87% | 17.2 | 8.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 974 | 13 W | 15 NW | 24 NNW | 1310 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 24.6 | 9.9 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,148 | 20 W | 22 WNW | 30 NNW | 1531 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 26.6 | 11.8 | 0 | 1012 | — |
| 17h | — | 673 | 19 W | 22 W | 19 W | 1090 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 23.4 | 11.9 | 0 | 1012 | — |
| Sat 17Clear | 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 WNW | 4 WNW | 4 NW | 720 | 1.0 | 62% | 78% | 15 | 11.9 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,225 | 15 WSW | 9 WSW | 7 WSW | 1603 | 2.0 | 100% | 83% | 19.4 | 13.7 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 665 | 19 SSW | 22 S | 13 SSW | 957 | 1.0 | 100% | 27% | 16.1 | 13.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 439 | 20 SSW | 26 S | 19 S | 1002 | 1.0 | 100% | 21% | 15.6 | 12.1 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Sun 18Clear | 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 | 11 SW | 13 SW | 13 SW | 629 | 1.0 | 100% | 66% | 10.9 | 9.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 596 | 11 S | 13 S | 13 SSW | 943 | 1.0 | 100% | 25% | 12.2 | 9.1 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 877 | 11 S | 13 SSW | 15 SW | 1301 | 2.0 | 77% | 31% | 14.6 | 9.6 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 439 | 22 SSW | 28 SSW | 24 SSW | 1245 | 1.0 | 100% | 9% | 13.7 | 9.4 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Mon 19Clear | 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 | 6 ESE | 9 SSE | 15 SSE | 790 | 1.0 | 35% | 89% | 8.8 | 4.5 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | 🔥 | 1,489 | 15 SSW | 15 S | 19 SSE | 1911 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 14.8 | 3.3 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | 🔥 | 1,919 | 17 SW | 9 SSW | 7 E | 2448 | 3.0 | 0% | 99% | 17.9 | 2.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 1,540 | 13 SSW | 9 SSW | 7 NE | 2196 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.9 | 2 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Tue 20Clear | 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 SE | 7 SSE | 11 S | 731 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 10.9 | 5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,125 | 11 SSW | 7 SW | 7 WNW | 1465 | 2.0 | 0% | 88% | 15.9 | 0.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | 🔥 | 1,601 | 13 SW | 13 WSW | 13 W | 2059 | 3.0 | 0% | 92% | 19 | 0.4 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,360 | 26 W | 22 SW | 20 SSW | 1904 | 2.0 | 0% | 87% | 19.4 | 3.6 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Wed 21Clear | 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 | 22 NNW | 24 NNW | 24 NNW | 741 | 1.0 | 0% | 10% | 12.6 | 4.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 518 | 24 N | 26 NNW | 30 NW | 896 | 1.0 | 39% | 23% | 14.1 | 7.7 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,066 | 26 NW | 31 WNW | 33 W | 1452 | 2.0 | 93% | 50% | 17.8 | 10.4 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 578 | 24 WNW | 28 WNW | 31 WNW | 927 | 1.0 | 81% | 56% | 16.1 | 11.8 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Thu 22Clear | 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 | 4 SE | 4 SE | 2 SE | 513 | 0.0 | 92% | 5% | 13.9 | 12.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 418 | 4 E | 4 ESE | 2 SE | 630 | 1.0 | 100% | 7% | 14.5 | 12.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 418 | 2 NE | 4 WNW | 7 W | 906 | 1.0 | 99% | 9% | 16.8 | 13.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 812 | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 11 W | 1204 | 2.0 | 41% | 87% | 19.5 | 12.3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 23Clear | 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 | 0 E | 4 ENE | 6 ENE | 800 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 19 | 9.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | 🔥 | 1,476 | 11 SW | 6 S | 9 SSE | 1940 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 22.9 | 8.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 🔥 | 1,668 | 13 SW | 7 SW | 0 SE | 2174 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 25.6 | 5.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 1,183 | 13 SSW | 11 SSW | 7 SSW | 1799 | 2.0 | 0% | 87% | 26.6 | 4.4 | 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
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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