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Paragliding
Kardoesie
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable1155m soarable · 14 km/h SSW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sat 14 · 14h00 · 💥 5 stars · 2,314m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 368 | 12 NNE | 11 NNE | 11 NNE | 376 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 21.4 | 9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,248 | 11 WSW | 5 NW | 10 NNW | 1709 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 29.7 | 7.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,724 | 14 SW | 7 SW | 9 N | 2309 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 32.1 | 8.7 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 714 | 16 S | 19 S | 12 SSW | 1562 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 30 | 10.8 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Tue 10Clear | 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 | 🤔 | 368 | 4 SSW | 4 S | 5 S | 415 | 0.0 | 0% | 92% | 19.3 | 5.5 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 663 | 11 WSW | 6 W | 8 NNW | 894 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 27.6 | 8.4 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,155 | 14 SSW | 11 SW | 12 WNW | 1550 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 30.9 | 10.3 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 610 | 18 SSW | 21 S | 15 SSW | 1308 | 1.0 | 0% | 87% | 29.3 | 11.5 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| Wed 11Clear | 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 | 🤔 | 368 | 6 S | 7 S | 9 S | 473 | 1.0 | 0% | 88% | 18.3 | 6.4 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 886 | 14 SSW | 16 SSW | 17 SW | 1168 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.3 | 11.8 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | 🦅 | 1,377 | 17 SSW | 20 SW | 27 WSW | 1798 | 3.0 | 0% | 99% | 27.6 | 14 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,182 | 24 SSW | 25 SSW | 20 WSW | 1705 | 2.0 | 4% | 99% | 25.9 | 15.9 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Thu 12Clear | 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 | — | 368 | 9 S | 12 S | 15 S | 482 | 1.0 | 100% | 33% | 13.3 | 12.6 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 887 | 13 SSW | 9 SSW | 3 WNW | 1154 | 2.0 | 4% | 98% | 21.8 | 13.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | 🦅 | 1,445 | 14 SW | 11 SW | 7 WNW | 1881 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 26.3 | 10.3 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,138 | 20 SSW | 22 SSW | 8 SSE | 1674 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 25 | 11.7 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Fri 13Clear | 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 | 🤔 | 535 | 14 SSW | 12 SSW | 11 SSE | 747 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.7 | 8.4 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 964 | 15 SSW | 13 SSW | 5 SSE | 1211 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.1 | 8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,691 | 23 SSW | 20 S | 13 ESE | 2134 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.7 | 1.4 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 944 | 43 SSW | 43 SSW | 32 S | 1279 | 2.0 | 0% | 90% | 26 | 4.4 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| Sat 14Clear | 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 | — | 720 | 12 SE | 20 ESE | 28 E | 1080 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 22.4 | 4 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | 💥 | 1,594 | 13 SSW | 7 SSE | 18 E | 2028 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 26 | 1.4 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | 💥 | 2,314 | 15 SSW | 7 S | 10 ENE | 2914 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 29.2 | -1.4 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 2,151 | 24 S | 16 S | 13 E | 2914 | 2.0 | 0% | 90% | 29.9 | -1 | 0 | 1013 | — |
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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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