BasicPrimary solo student training site (Session 3 — first solo flights).
Paragliding
Langebaan Dunes
West Coast, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable23m soarable · 13 km/h WSW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 8 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 242m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Langebaan Dunes.
▸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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 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 | — | 23 | 9 SE | 9 SE | 9 SE | 32 | 0.0 | 0% | 76% | 11.3 | 7.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 23 | 15 SE | 20 ESE | 20 ESE | 396 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 19.3 | 11.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 474 | 15 ESE | 19 ESE | 15 E | 942 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.1 | 13.8 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 23 | 17 SE | 17 SE | 17 SE | 32 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 22.2 | 15.7 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sun 6Clear | 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 | — | 23 | 15 E | 15 E | 15 E | 32 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 13.7 | 10.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 23 | 22 E | 31 E | 43 ENE | 296 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 21.6 | 14.4 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 490 | 9 E | 13 NE | 17 NNE | 1013 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.5 | 15.4 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 23 | 13 WSW | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 85 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 21.2 | 15.4 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| Mon 7Clear | 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 | — | 23 | 7 NE | 6 NE | 6 NE | 32 | 0.0 | 0% | 76% | 14.5 | 12.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 23 | 2 E | 4 NE | 7 NNE | 301 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 23.4 | 13.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 166 | 7 SW | 7 NNW | 13 N | 412 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 25.7 | 15.7 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 23 | 17 S | 19 S | 20 S | 76 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.9 | 13.4 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Tue 8Clear | 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 | — | 98 | 2 NNE | 2 NNE | 2 NNE | 132 | 0.0 | 8% | 82% | 16.4 | 11.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 511 | 2 SSW | 2 N | 13 NNE | 773 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 25.6 | 12.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 242 | 19 SSW | 15 SW | 11 WSW | 376 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 24.2 | 12.4 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 98 | 20 SSW | 20 SSW | 22 SSW | 201 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 20.4 | 12.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Wed 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 | — | 98 | 22 S | 22 S | 28 S | 176 | 0.0 | 84% | 83% | 14.8 | 13.5 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 183 | 33 S | 35 S | 37 S | 290 | 1.0 | 46% | 96% | 18 | 13.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 212 | 41 S | 43 S | 48 S | 323 | 2.0 | 27% | 97% | 18.2 | 12.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 98 | 39 S | 43 S | 52 S | 259 | 1.0 | 47% | 96% | 16 | 12.4 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Thu 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 | — | 98 | 15 S | 11 S | 15 S | 129 | 0.0 | 94% | 84% | 12.6 | 11.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 228 | 17 SSW | 15 SSW | 11 S | 362 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 19.4 | 10.8 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 213 | 30 SSW | 30 SSW | 30 S | 328 | 2.0 | 0% | 92% | 19.4 | 11.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 98 | 35 S | 37 S | 44 S | 196 | 1.0 | 81% | 28% | 15.2 | 13.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Fri 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 | — | 41 | 31 SSE | 33 SSE | 41 SSE | 117 | 0.0 | 47% | 25% | 15.1 | 12.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 269 | 44 SSE | 48 SSE | 46 SE | 440 | 2.0 | 0% | 86% | 19.6 | 12.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 213 | 56 S | 61 SSE | 63 SSE | 347 | 2.0 | 3% | 97% | 19.4 | 12.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 41 | 52 SSE | 59 SSE | 65 SSE | 310 | 1.0 | 4% | 64% | 17.5 | 11.7 | 0 | — | — |
Detailed site description not yet documented — flying conditions and location data below are drawn directly from our site metadata.
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Wind recommendation
SW
Flyable directions
SSW, SW, WSW, W
Wind speed range
5–19 km/h
Student site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- West Coast
- Distance from Cape Town
- 108 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.0129°S, 18.0194°E
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