BasicPrimary solo student training site (Session 3 — first solo flights).
Paragliding
Langebaan Dunes
West Coast, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
17 km/h WNW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 13 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 788m 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 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 | 9 SSE | 13 SSE | 17 SSE | 179 | 1.0 | 43% | 87% | 14.1 | 11.6 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 788 | 15 SSW | 7 SE | 11 ENE | 1191 | 2.0 | 51% | 97% | 17.6 | 10 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 477 | 22 S | 17 S | 9 SSE | 748 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 17.4 | 9.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 23 | 24 S | 26 S | 22 S | 343 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.8 | 10 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Wed 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 | 4 NNE | 4 N | 4 NNW | 119 | 0.0 | 17% | 87% | 12.9 | 9.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 564 | 13 WNW | 17 NW | 24 NW | 908 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 17.9 | 8.6 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 572 | 17 WNW | 19 WNW | 26 NW | 884 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.3 | 9.6 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 401 | 15 WNW | 19 WNW | 26 WNW | 786 | 1.0 | 4% | 100% | 16.9 | 10.1 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Thu 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 | 22 N | 30 N | 35 NNW | 335 | 1.0 | 59% | 87% | 14.3 | 11.8 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 495 | 22 NNW | 30 NNW | 28 NW | 808 | 2.0 | 56% | 96% | 18.6 | 12.9 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 435 | 22 NNW | 28 NNW | 28 NNW | 713 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 20.2 | 13 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 142 | 17 NW | 22 NW | 24 NW | 475 | 1.0 | 0% | 92% | 18.9 | 13.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Fri 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 | — | 23 | 9 NNW | 15 NNW | 20 NNW | 151 | 1.0 | 23% | 85% | 16.4 | 12.7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 576 | 15 NW | 20 NW | 24 NW | 891 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 23.5 | 14.6 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 654 | 19 WNW | 22 WNW | 26 WNW | 961 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.4 | 15.1 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 322 | 15 WSW | 17 W | 19 W | 594 | 2.0 | 21% | 99% | 21.3 | 15.3 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| Sat 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 | 22 WNW | 24 WNW | 30 WNW | 213 | 0.0 | 100% | 4% | 15.8 | 14.7 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 98 | 39 S | 46 S | 48 S | 532 | 1.0 | 100% | 6% | 13.7 | 11.2 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 268 | 37 S | 44 S | 48 S | 822 | 1.0 | 81% | 16% | 14 | 9.2 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 491 | 43 S | 44 S | 44 SSE | 817 | 2.0 | 29% | 80% | 14.8 | 8.7 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| Sun 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 | — | 476 | 41 S | 46 S | 50 S | 815 | 2.0 | 100% | 100% | 13.1 | 8.6 | 1 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 746 | 37 SSW | 39 S | 35 S | 1019 | 3.0 | 100% | 100% | 14.3 | 9.2 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,024 | 41 SSW | 46 S | 37 S | 1366 | 3.0 | 100% | 97% | 14.6 | 7.1 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 759 | 35 S | 41 S | 41 S | 1156 | 2.0 | 40% | 88% | 14.3 | 5.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Mon 19Clear | 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 ESE | 11 ESE | 17 SE | 265 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 12.1 | 4.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1,112 | 22 S | 17 SSE | 22 ESE | 1490 | 3.0 | 47% | 100% | 16.2 | 5.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 683 | 33 S | 30 S | 24 SSE | 937 | 2.0 | 9% | 97% | 16.4 | 6.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 286 | 39 S | 43 S | 44 S | 498 | 1.0 | 0% | 87% | 15.2 | 7.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 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 | — | 41 | 7 E | 7 E | 7 E | 200 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.4 | 5.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 532 | 15 W | 15 NW | 19 N | 777 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 20.2 | 4.8 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 255 | 20 WSW | 19 W | 17 WNW | 399 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 19.7 | 7.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 138 | 22 SSW | 26 SW | 30 SW | 325 | 1.0 | 0% | 82% | 16.7 | 10.7 | 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
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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