BasicUsed for solo student progression flights.
Paragliding
Kardoesie
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable642m soarable · 9 km/h SW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sat 22 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 963m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 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 | 🤔 | 439 | 9 SSW | 7 SSW | 7 SSW | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 66% | 7.9 | 5.4 | 0 | 1026 | ✓ |
| 11h | 🤔 | 439 | 9 SW | 9 SW | 6 SW | 589 | 1.0 | 0% | 92% | 14.1 | 6.5 | 0 | 1026 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 716 | 15 SSW | 13 SSW | 6 SSW | 1016 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 17.1 | 8.7 | 0 | 1023 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 439 | 17 S | 20 S | 19 S | 846 | 0.0 | 0% | 86% | 16.2 | 8.8 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| Fri 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 | 🤔 | 439 | 4 SW | 4 SW | 4 SW | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 71% | 9.1 | 5.8 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 11h | 🤔 | 439 | 4 SW | 2 W | 2 NNW | 606 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 18.4 | 6.2 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 642 | 9 SW | 6 WSW | 6 N | 1018 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.1 | 7.4 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 439 | 13 SSW | 13 SSW | 13 SSW | 662 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 19.4 | 11.5 | 0 | 1015 | ✓ |
| Sat 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 | — | 439 | 6 N | 6 N | 6 N | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 46% | 8.4 | 7.4 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 798 | 4 SSW | 6 SSW | 17 S | 1139 | 2.0 | 0% | 95% | 14.1 | 6.9 | 0 | 1027 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 963 | 13 SW | 13 SSW | 15 S | 1350 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 16.8 | 7.1 | 0 | 1025 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 439 | 15 S | 13 S | 7 S | 1270 | 1.0 | 13% | 100% | 16.2 | 9.2 | 0 | 1025 | ✓ |
| Sun 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 | — | 439 | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 73% | 8.6 | 6.8 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 439 | 7 SW | 4 SSW | 2 ENE | 679 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 16 | 8.2 | 0 | 1027 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 687 | 9 SSW | 6 SSW | 6 NNE | 1011 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 1024 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 439 | 13 S | 15 S | 13 S | 682 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.5 | 10.8 | 0 | 1024 | ✓ |
| Mon 24Clear | 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 | 11 S | 9 SSW | 11 S | 458 | 0.0 | 0% | 66% | 15.2 | 3.1 | 0 | 1023 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 418 | 7 SSE | 6 S | 6 S | 730 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 22.2 | 4.6 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 618 | 17 SSW | 17 S | 15 S | 860 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 23.9 | 4.7 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 418 | 24 SSW | 28 S | 28 S | 656 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 23.1 | 8.4 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Tue 25Clear | 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 | 9 S | 11 SSW | 9 S | 454 | 0.0 | 0% | 67% | 18.3 | 0.7 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 418 | 4 SSE | 2 ENE | 7 NNE | 848 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 27.6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,016 | 7 NNE | 11 N | 20 N | 1476 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 30.4 | 0.7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 418 | 11 SSE | 9 SSE | 7 SSE | 715 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 29.3 | 6.1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 26Clear | 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 | 39 NE | 48 NE | 56 NNE | 617 | 0.0 | 0% | 68% | 24.3 | -2.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 381 | 33 N | 41 N | 50 N | 915 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 32.9 | -0.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,100 | 26 NNW | 33 NNW | 35 NNW | 1671 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 34.3 | -1.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 381 | 9 WSW | 11 WSW | 13 W | 694 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 29.9 | 5.3 | 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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