BasicPrimary solo student training site (Session 3 — first solo flights).
Paragliding
Langebaan Dunes
West Coast, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable134m soarable · 15 km/h SSW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 3 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 399m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Clear | 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 | 2 SSE | 4 SSE | 5 SSE | 177 | 1.0 | 21% | 90% | 16.2 | 12.2 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 399 | 8 SW | 7 WNW | 8 WNW | 624 | 2.0 | 11% | 98% | 22 | 11.9 | 0 | 1015 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 285 | 19 SW | 17 WSW | 12 WSW | 449 | 2.0 | 11% | 96% | 21.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 110 | 17 SSW | 22 SSW | 22 SSW | 243 | 1.0 | 15% | 94% | 17.9 | 13.5 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| Wed 4Clear | 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 | 0 S | 2 ESE | 2 E | 88 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 18.1 | 10 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 295 | 6 SW | 5 NW | 11 NNW | 499 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 24.5 | 9.9 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 134 | 15 SSW | 16 SW | 13 SW | 246 | 1.0 | 11% | 99% | 23.1 | 11.2 | 0 | 1011 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 23 | 19 SSW | 23 SSW | 25 SSW | 185 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 20.4 | 13.2 | 0 | 1011 | ✓ |
| Thu 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 | 17 NW | 23 NW | 28 NW | 224 | 1.0 | 18% | 88% | 18.2 | 14.4 | 0 | 1011 | — |
| 11h | — | 484 | 24 WNW | 34 WNW | 37 WNW | 997 | 1.0 | 92% | 34% | 20.8 | 15.9 | 0 | 1011 | — |
| 14h | — | 975 | 24 W | 36 WNW | 42 WNW | 1407 | 2.0 | 89% | 73% | 21.8 | 14.6 | 0 | 1010 | — |
| 17h | — | 819 | 20 W | 30 W | 34 WNW | 1255 | 2.0 | 53% | 100% | 20.7 | 13.8 | 0 | 1010 | — |
| Fri 6🌧 Rain | 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 | — | 541 | 15 NW | 19 NW | 22 NW | 894 | 2.0 | 68% | 100% | 17.9 | 11.8 | 1 | 1013 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,109 | 26 WNW | 24 WNW | 24 WNW | 1477 | 3.0 | 98% | 100% | 19.4 | 10.5 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,141 | 22 W | 20 W | 20 W | 1514 | 3.0 | 100% | 97% | 19.5 | 10.6 | 1 | 1013 | — |
| 17h | — | 854 | 22 SW | 22 WSW | 23 WSW | 1261 | 2.0 | 85% | 89% | 18.5 | 10.4 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Sat 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 | — | 680 | 34 S | 37 SSE | 33 SSE | 1067 | 2.0 | 27% | 100% | 16.3 | 7.1 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 712 | 44 S | 42 S | 38 SSE | 970 | 3.0 | 5% | 100% | 17.6 | 7.3 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 585 | 52 S | 53 S | 47 SSE | 802 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 17.6 | 7.1 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 349 | 50 S | 54 S | 53 SSE | 567 | 2.0 | 0% | 89% | 16.9 | 8.5 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Sun 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 | — | 96 | 9 E | 10 E | 10 E | 314 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.2 | 3.6 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,132 | 7 SE | 7 SSE | 7 NE | 1530 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 882 | 21 SW | 12 WSW | 8 SSW | 1196 | 3.0 | 0% | 96% | 25.5 | 3.9 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 17h | — | 114 | 35 S | 37 S | 41 S | 277 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 20 | 7.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 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 | — | 71 | 31 SSW | 38 SSW | 47 SSW | 284 | 1.0 | 2% | 100% | 19.4 | 12.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 270 | 24 S | 25 S | 23 S | 416 | 2.0 | 1% | 100% | 23.6 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 244 | 34 SSW | 35 SSW | 34 SSW | 374 | 2.0 | 1% | 97% | 21.9 | 12.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 169 | 37 S | 42 S | 48 S | 332 | 1.0 | 51% | 89% | 19 | 14.8 | 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
Air School training 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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