BasicPrimary solo student training site (Session 3 — first solo flights).
Paragliding
Langebaan Dunes
West Coast, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
26 km/h N · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sun 16 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 528m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 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 | — | 23 | 19 ENE | 17 ENE | 17 ENE | 32 | 0.0 | 0% | 59% | 10.4 | 7.2 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | — | 23 | 22 E | 31 E | 37 ENE | 266 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 17.6 | 10 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 14h | — | 364 | 22 NE | 37 NE | 50 NE | 1273 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.1 | 11.6 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 23 | 19 E | 17 E | 17 E | 32 | 0.0 | 0% | 67% | 20.4 | 13.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Thu 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 | — | 23 | 20 NE | 19 NE | 19 NE | 32 | 0.0 | 0% | 60% | 13.4 | 9.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 23 | 33 NNE | 50 NNE | 63 NNE | 171 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 19.8 | 13 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 23 | 26 N | 39 N | 52 N | 242 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 23.2 | 15.3 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 23 | 11 NNW | 11 NNW | 11 NNW | 32 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.1 | 13.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Fri 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 | — | 23 | 15 NNW | 13 NNW | 13 NNW | 32 | 0.0 | 0% | 28% | 12.9 | 11.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 195 | 22 NW | 31 NW | 37 NW | 543 | 1.0 | 51% | 78% | 17 | 13.2 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 432 | 19 NW | 24 NW | 28 NW | 779 | 2.0 | 63% | 91% | 18.1 | 13.3 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 23 | 11 WNW | 13 WNW | 13 W | 677 | 1.0 | 67% | 100% | 16.9 | 12.8 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| Sat 15Clear | 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 | 4 E | 4 E | 4 E | 32 | 0.0 | 80% | 61% | 9.7 | 9.2 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 23 | 6 SE | 7 ESE | 9 E | 338 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 16.1 | 10.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 58 | 15 SSW | 13 SSW | 9 S | 243 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 16.7 | 11.1 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 23 | 17 S | 20 S | 22 S | 99 | 1.0 | 23% | 90% | 14.6 | 11.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Sun 16Clear | 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 | 9 WNW | 9 NW | 9 NW | 106 | 0.0 | 0% | 47% | 8.9 | 8.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 399 | 9 WNW | 9 WNW | 11 WNW | 653 | 2.0 | 0% | 94% | 17.7 | 9.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 528 | 13 W | 9 W | 7 WNW | 803 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.8 | 8 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 98 | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 17 SW | 396 | 1.0 | 12% | 100% | 16.9 | 11.2 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| Mon 17Clear | 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 | 17 SE | 15 SE | 20 SE | 162 | 0.0 | 96% | 49% | 9.3 | 8.9 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 189 | 19 SSW | 19 S | 17 S | 342 | 1.0 | 17% | 93% | 16.6 | 11.7 | 0 | 1023 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 198 | 24 SSW | 24 SSW | 22 SSW | 330 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 17.5 | 11.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 98 | 26 SSW | 28 SSW | 31 S | 227 | 1.0 | 60% | 100% | 15.2 | 12.7 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Tue 18Clear | 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 | 13 SSE | 15 SSE | 19 SSE | 115 | 0.0 | 100% | 8% | 10.9 | 10.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 243 | 17 S | 17 SSE | 17 SSE | 448 | 1.0 | 51% | 94% | 17 | 12.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 188 | 20 S | 20 S | 19 S | 344 | 1.0 | 28% | 99% | 16.9 | 12.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 41 | 20 S | 22 S | 26 S | 204 | 1.0 | 71% | 100% | 14.7 | 12.4 | 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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