BasicPrimary solo student training site (Session 3 — first solo flights).
Paragliding
Langebaan Dunes
West Coast, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable130m soarable · 15 km/h SSW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 24 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 216m 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 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 | — | 23 | 11 NE | 11 NE | 11 NE | 32 | 0.0 | 0% | 82% | 18.2 | 16.1 | 0 | 1012 | — |
| 11h | — | 23 | 15 N | 24 N | 37 N | 411 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 27.4 | 18.8 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| 14h | — | 184 | 17 NW | 20 NW | 24 NNW | 473 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 27.5 | 18.7 | 0 | 1012 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 23 | 13 SW | 15 WSW | 13 WSW | 194 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 21.8 | 17 | 0 | 1012 | ✓ |
| Wed 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 | — | 23 | 9 N | 11 N | 15 N | 119 | 0.0 | 100% | 11% | 14.7 | 14.2 | 1 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 23 | 6 NNE | 7 N | 6 N | 535 | 1.0 | 100% | 31% | 18.1 | 15.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 356 | 13 SSW | 4 SSE | 11 E | 599 | 2.0 | 86% | 97% | 20 | 16.2 | 1 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 23 | 22 S | 26 S | 26 S | 204 | 1.0 | 73% | 98% | 16.9 | 15 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Thu 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 | — | 23 | 2 NE | 2 NE | 2 NE | 39 | 0.0 | 100% | 22% | 13.4 | 13.2 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 216 | 6 SSW | 4 NW | 7 N | 438 | 1.0 | 57% | 96% | 20.5 | 16.3 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 130 | 15 SSW | 13 SW | 9 SW | 269 | 1.0 | 50% | 98% | 19.7 | 16.4 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 23 | 19 S | 20 S | 20 SSW | 178 | 1.0 | 82% | 98% | 17 | 15.6 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Fri 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 | — | 23 | 0 SSE | 0 SSE | 0 SSE | 32 | 0.0 | 100% | 11% | 14.6 | 14.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 23 | 7 NE | 11 NNE | 20 NNE | 240 | 1.0 | 3% | 93% | 22.5 | 17.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 23 | 9 SSW | 6 SW | 2 WSW | 112 | 1.0 | 20% | 51% | 22.2 | 18.2 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 23 | 13 S | 13 S | 11 S | 98 | 1.0 | 29% | 88% | 20.4 | 16.9 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Sat 26🌧 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 | — | 98 | 19 WNW | 22 WNW | 26 WNW | 337 | 1.0 | 59% | 100% | 15.1 | 12.2 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| 11h | — | 752 | 26 WNW | 26 WNW | 26 WNW | 1067 | 2.0 | 51% | 99% | 17.5 | 10.3 | 3 | 1014 | — |
| 14h | — | 763 | 26 WNW | 26 WNW | 22 WNW | 1068 | 2.0 | 54% | 96% | 17.6 | 10.4 | 7 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 415 | 24 NW | 24 NW | 26 WNW | 750 | 1.0 | 52% | 84% | 16.4 | 10.8 | 2 | 1014 | — |
| Sun 27Clear | 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 | 13 SSE | 15 SE | 20 SE | 260 | 1.0 | 74% | 98% | 15.6 | 13.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 723 | 17 SSE | 22 SE | 28 ESE | 1057 | 2.0 | 38% | 98% | 21.5 | 12.4 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 200 | 35 S | 35 S | 35 S | 314 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 20.5 | 12.1 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 98 | 31 S | 33 S | 37 S | 215 | 1.0 | 0% | 88% | 19 | 12.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Mon 28Clear | 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 | 24 ESE | 30 E | 39 E | 253 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.2 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 659 | 15 E | 15 E | 7 E | 985 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.8 | 7.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 212 | 20 SSW | 17 SSW | 13 S | 344 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 25 | 9.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 98 | 20 SW | 20 SW | 22 SW | 193 | 1.0 | 0% | 90% | 22.5 | 10.3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 29Clear | 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 | 19 ENE | 19 ENE | 24 ENE | 140 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 19 | 5.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 431 | 11 NW | 9 NNW | 7 NNW | 700 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 26.1 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 202 | 20 SW | 17 SW | 15 WSW | 350 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 24.3 | 6.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 41 | 24 S | 26 S | 31 SSW | 196 | 1.0 | 0% | 90% | 20.4 | 8.1 | 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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