Basic
Paragliding
Map of Africa
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable458m soarable · 17 km/h SE
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 20 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 571m 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) | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 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 | — | 95 | 2 NW | 2 NW | 2 NW | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 58% | 12.9 | 9.4 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 571 | 9 S | 2 SW | 7 NW | 892 | 2.0 | 25% | 92% | 15.9 | 9.4 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 504 | 9 S | 7 S | 4 SSW | 768 | 2.0 | 25% | 96% | 15.8 | 9.8 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 95 | 7 SSE | 7 SE | 6 SE | 553 | 1.0 | 26% | 83% | 14.1 | 9.9 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Fri 21Clear | 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 | — | 95 | 2 E | 2 E | 2 E | 107 | 0.0 | 38% | 78% | 12.3 | 9.7 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 474 | 13 SE | 13 ESE | 15 ENE | 750 | 2.0 | 72% | 95% | 15.7 | 10.6 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 458 | 17 SE | 19 ESE | 17 E | 706 | 2.0 | 71% | 98% | 16 | 11.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 95 | 15 ESE | 20 ESE | 22 E | 437 | 1.0 | 50% | 100% | 15.1 | 11.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Sat 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 | — | 95 | 15 W | 13 W | 13 W | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 43% | 13.9 | 11.6 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 637 | 20 W | 31 W | 43 WSW | 1053 | 2.0 | 36% | 83% | 16.9 | 11 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 767 | 15 SW | 26 WSW | 35 W | 1163 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.9 | 10.7 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 95 | 4 WSW | 7 WSW | 17 SW | 471 | 1.0 | 0% | 31% | 16.6 | 9.6 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Sun 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 | — | 95 | 4 NNW | 4 NNW | 4 NNW | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 13.5 | 11.8 | 0 | 1030 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 526 | 9 SSE | 4 SE | 9 N | 820 | 2.0 | 80% | 95% | 16.7 | 11.7 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 525 | 9 SSE | 6 SE | 7 NNE | 793 | 2.0 | 70% | 98% | 16.6 | 11.3 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 95 | 7 SE | 7 SE | 6 ESE | 458 | 1.0 | 31% | 100% | 15 | 10.9 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| Mon 24Fog | 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 | — | 13 | 7 W | 9 WNW | 9 WNW | 23 | 0.0 | 27% | 73% | 13.2 | 10.1 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | — | 13 | 17 SW | 17 SW | 17 SW | 46 | 0.0 | 50% | 95% | 13.4 | 11.3 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 14h | — | 13 | 6 SW | 6 W | 6 W | 22 | 0.0 | 81% | 98% | 13.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 13 | 7 WSW | 7 W | 7 WSW | 49 | 0.0 | 79% | 100% | 13.8 | 12.8 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Tue 25Fog | 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 | — | 13 | 7 NE | 6 NNE | 7 NNE | 28 | 0.0 | 0% | 74% | 12.9 | 7.5 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 11h | — | 13 | 7 ESE | 4 ESE | 6 ESE | 29 | 0.0 | 28% | 95% | 13.3 | 10.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 13 | 9 E | 7 NE | 7 ENE | 36 | 0.0 | 73% | 98% | 13.5 | 12.3 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 13 | 9 ENE | 7 ENE | 9 ENE | 46 | 0.0 | 74% | 100% | 14.1 | 13.1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 26Clear | 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 | — | 361 | 35 N | 48 N | 52 NNW | 573 | 0.0 | 0% | 75% | 18.9 | 2.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 361 | 20 NNW | 22 NNW | 30 NNW | 442 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 27.6 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 643 | 15 NW | 24 NW | 30 NW | 1102 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 32.2 | 5.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 361 | 11 N | 11 N | 15 NNW | 423 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 28 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
S
Flyable directions
SE, SSE, S
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Student site
No
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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