Basic
Paragliding
Map of Africa
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable481m soarable · 11 km/h SSE
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 11 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 524m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 95 | 7 SW | 7 SW | 7 SW | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 83% | 19.6 | 15.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 95 | 7 SSE | 4 SSE | 2 SSW | 199 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 24.4 | 16.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 95 | 9 SSE | 7 SSE | 7 S | 210 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.9 | 17.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 95 | 6 S | 6 S | 4 S | 191 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 21.4 | 16 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Thu 10Fog | 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 | 9 WNW | 9 WNW | 9 WNW | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 8% | 17.1 | 16.1 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 95 | 11 SW | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 443 | 1.0 | 100% | 20% | 18.1 | 16.5 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 95 | 11 SW | 15 SW | 15 SSW | 397 | 1.0 | 100% | 16% | 17.3 | 15.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 95 | 9 WSW | 13 SW | 15 SW | 398 | 1.0 | 100% | 7% | 16.7 | 15.4 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Fri 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 95 | 0 S | 2 SW | 4 SW | 215 | 0.0 | 50% | 40% | 15.3 | 13 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 524 | 11 SSE | 7 SE | 11 E | 799 | 2.0 | 31% | 96% | 18.3 | 13.1 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 481 | 11 SSE | 7 SE | 7 ENE | 717 | 2.0 | 55% | 98% | 18.4 | 13.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 260 | 9 SE | 13 ESE | 15 ESE | 554 | 1.0 | 81% | 99% | 16.6 | 14 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Sat 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 | — | 95 | 2 ESE | 2 E | 4 E | 242 | 0.0 | 100% | 24% | 15.8 | 15.1 | 2 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 441 | 9 SE | 9 ESE | 11 E | 689 | 2.0 | 100% | 89% | 19 | 15.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 95 | 17 SE | 26 ESE | 28 ESE | 399 | 1.0 | 100% | 18% | 17.6 | 16.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 95 | 22 SE | 33 SE | 41 ESE | 221 | 1.0 | 100% | 3% | 16.5 | 16 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sun 13🌧 Rain · Fog | 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 N | 9 NNW | 9 NNW | 22 | 0.0 | 100% | 21% | 14.7 | 14.6 | 1 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 13 | 7 SW | 7 WSW | 7 WSW | 24 | 0.0 | 100% | 55% | 15.1 | 15 | 1 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 13 | 4 SSE | 4 SSW | 4 SSW | 22 | 0.0 | 100% | 75% | 15.8 | 15.2 | 1 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 13 | 2 E | 2 N | 2 N | 22 | 0.0 | 100% | 9% | 16.2 | 15.2 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Mon 14🌧 Rain · Fog | 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 | 22 E | 22 ENE | 24 ENE | 84 | 0.0 | 35% | 3% | 17.7 | 15.2 | 1 | 1009 | — |
| 11h | — | 13 | 4 SSE | 4 S | 4 S | 22 | 0.0 | 63% | 44% | 16.9 | 15.5 | 1 | 1009 | — |
| 14h | — | 13 | 41 SW | 44 SW | 50 SW | 228 | 0.0 | 100% | 3% | 15.7 | 15.1 | 5 | 1009 | — |
| 17h | — | 13 | 15 SSW | 15 SSW | 15 SW | 315 | 0.0 | 100% | 3% | 15.3 | 14 | 8 | 1012 | — |
| Tue 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 | — | 13 | 28 NW | 41 NW | 52 NW | 308 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 17.7 | 11.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 13 | 7 ESE | 7 E | 7 E | 24 | 0.0 | 32% | 97% | 15.5 | 13.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 13 | 11 ENE | 9 NE | 11 ENE | 37 | 0.0 | 27% | 19% | 15.7 | 13.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 13 | 9 NE | 9 NNE | 9 NNE | 26 | 0.0 | 13% | 90% | 16 | 13.1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 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 | — | 361 | 17 SW | 20 SW | 24 SW | 742 | 1.0 | 94% | 16% | 10.3 | 8.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 873 | 20 SSW | 24 SSW | 26 S | 1378 | 2.0 | 100% | 38% | 11.8 | 7.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,355 | 22 SSW | 24 SSW | 22 SSW | 1850 | 2.0 | 99% | 70% | 13 | 4.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 808 | 20 S | 22 S | 17 S | 1569 | 1.0 | 53% | 92% | 12.1 | 4.1 | 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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