BasicUsed for solo student progression flights.
Paragliding
Kardoesie
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
19 km/h WNW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 26 · 14h00 · 🔥 4 stars · 1,634m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 368 | 3 E | 3 ENE | 4 NE | 548 | 1.0 | 0% | 86% | 11.3 | 5.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,040 | 10 W | 12 NNW | 26 NNW | 1373 | 2.0 | 0% | 87% | 18.6 | 5.8 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,293 | 21 WNW | 28 NW | 35 NW | 1739 | 2.0 | 0% | 76% | 22 | 3.8 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| 17h | — | 803 | 24 WNW | 31 WNW | 31 NW | 1221 | 2.0 | 0% | 93% | 19.3 | 3.9 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| 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 | — | 368 | 15 N | 22 N | 25 NNW | 569 | 0.0 | 68% | 5% | 12.1 | 9.8 | 1 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 368 | 17 NNW | 26 NNW | 30 NW | 756 | 1.0 | 90% | 10% | 13.7 | 10.9 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 446 | 19 WNW | 28 WNW | 32 WNW | 952 | 1.0 | 100% | 21% | 16 | 13.3 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 589 | 21 WNW | 31 WNW | 34 WNW | 1126 | 1.0 | 100% | 40% | 16.3 | 13.1 | 1 | 1015 | — |
| 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 | — | 368 | 8 NNW | 9 NNW | 9 NW | 388 | 0.0 | 13% | 10% | 12.4 | 11.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 615 | 12 WNW | 13 WNW | 12 WNW | 1122 | 1.0 | 75% | 21% | 15.5 | 10.9 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 14h | 🦅 | 1,376 | 15 W | 15 WSW | 22 WSW | 1776 | 3.0 | 96% | 93% | 19.5 | 11.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 1,189 | 14 SW | 16 SW | 20 WSW | 1665 | 2.0 | 74% | 96% | 19.5 | 11.4 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 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 | — | 368 | 3 N | 3 N | 3 NNE | 422 | 0.0 | 0% | 79% | 15.1 | 6.5 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 989 | 9 WSW | 2 NW | 8 NNE | 1319 | 2.0 | 0% | 94% | 23.1 | 6.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 🔥 | 1,483 | 12 WSW | 7 W | 9 WNW | 1954 | 3.0 | 0% | 99% | 26.8 | 7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 1,024 | 15 SSW | 13 SSW | 12 WSW | 1700 | 2.0 | 0% | 85% | 25.9 | 10.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Sat 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 | 🤔 | 464 | 11 S | 12 S | 14 S | 653 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 21 | 5.8 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 922 | 12 SSW | 6 SSW | 2 SW | 1197 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 26.2 | 6 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | 🔥 | 1,487 | 14 SSW | 9 SW | 7 NW | 1920 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 29.3 | 7.5 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,335 | 21 S | 17 S | 11 SW | 1941 | 2.0 | 0% | 86% | 29.9 | 7.2 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| Sun 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 | — | 464 | 4 SSE | 3 SSE | 4 SE | 656 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 24 | 9.3 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 894 | 18 SW | 12 SW | 6 W | 1148 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 27 | 9 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,837 | 21 SSW | 23 SW | 26 W | 2351 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 29.7 | 9 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,754 | 30 SW | 28 SSW | 21 WSW | 2477 | 2.0 | 0% | 85% | 29.5 | 8 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| Mon 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 | 🤔 | 335 | 6 W | 5 W | 2 WNW | 666 | 1.0 | 48% | 100% | 18 | 13.1 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 947 | 7 SSW | 5 SSW | 5 SE | 1268 | 2.0 | 6% | 100% | 23.2 | 12.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 🔥 | 1,634 | 10 SSW | 9 SSW | 7 S | 2144 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 27.6 | 8.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 1,288 | 14 SSW | 11 SSW | 5 S | 1941 | 2.0 | 0% | 88% | 29 | 5.9 | 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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