Basic
Paragliding
Map of Africa
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable352m soarable · 10 km/h SSE
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 12 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 907m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Map of Africa.
▸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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 08h | — | 95 | 6 S | 3 SW | 8 NNW | 221 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 20.5 | 10.8 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 266 | 9 S | 3 W | 12 NW | 413 | 1.0 | 2% | 95% | 25.1 | 11.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | 👍 | 221 | 9 SE | 7 SE | 7 SSW | 343 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 25.7 | 11.3 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | 🤔 | 95 | 7 S | 7 SSE | 5 SSE | 245 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 23.2 | 12 | 0 | 1018 |
| Tue 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) |
| 08h | — | 95 | 4 SSW | 4 SW | 5 W | 289 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 20.3 | 10.4 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | 👍 | 290 | 10 S | 7 SSE | 2 S | 427 | 2.0 | 2% | 98% | 22.3 | 11.4 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | 👍 | 352 | 10 SSE | 5 SSE | 2 SSW | 511 | 2.0 | 4% | 100% | 23.1 | 11.4 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | 🤔 | 95 | 8 SSE | 6 SSE | 4 SE | 305 | 1.0 | 2% | 100% | 21.8 | 11.3 | 0 | 1016 |
| Wed 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) |
| 08h | — | 95 | 4 SW | 6 WSW | 10 W | 286 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 21.3 | 8 | 0 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 608 | 12 SSW | 15 WSW | 20 W | 870 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.3 | 10.4 | 0 | 1017 |
| 14h | — | 548 | 13 SSW | 16 SW | 18 W | 763 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.9 | 14.1 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | — | 352 | 15 SW | 27 SW | 37 SW | 718 | 1.0 | 96% | 36% | 19.9 | 16.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| Thu 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) |
| 08h | — | 321 | 7 SW | 7 SW | 9 SSW | 911 | 1.0 | 95% | 46% | 18.6 | 14.6 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | 👍 | 907 | 11 S | 5 S | 7 NW | 1235 | 2.0 | 99% | 84% | 20.5 | 14.3 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | 👍 | 718 | 12 S | 8 SSE | 3 NE | 1015 | 2.0 | 100% | 64% | 19.7 | 14.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | 👍 | 500 | 8 SSE | 10 SE | 10 SE | 885 | 1.0 | 66% | 41% | 18.3 | 14 | 0 | 1019 |
| Fri 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) |
| 08h | — | 74 | 13 SW | 12 SW | 12 WSW | 228 | 0.0 | 11% | 95% | 16.4 | 12 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 94 | 12 SSW | 12 SSW | 12 SSW | 280 | 1.0 | 32% | 100% | 16.3 | 12.8 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | 🤔 | 92 | 13 S | 14 S | 11 S | 557 | 1.0 | 57% | 97% | 16.7 | 12.8 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | 🤔 | 77 | 9 SSE | 9 SSE | 9 SSE | 654 | 0.0 | 43% | 88% | 16.8 | 11.9 | 0 | 1021 |
| Sat 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) |
| 08h | — | 54 | 5 ESE | 5 ESE | 6 ESE | 136 | 0.0 | 4% | 100% | 15.4 | 10.8 | 0 | 1023 |
| 11h | 🤔 | 65 | 7 SE | 7 SE | 9 SE | 137 | 0.0 | 36% | 100% | 15.7 | 12.6 | 0 | 1023 |
| 14h | — | 67 | 10 ESE | 6 E | 7 E | 95 | 0.0 | 79% | 97% | 16 | 14.7 | 0 | 1022 |
| 17h | — | 57 | 9 E | 7 ENE | 9 E | 111 | 0.0 | 77% | 89% | 16.5 | 15.3 | 0 | 1020 |
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Wind recommendation
S
Flyable directions
SE, SSE, S
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Garden Route
- Distance from Cape Town
- 382 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.9938°S, 22.5599°E
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