Basic
Paragliding
Map of Africa
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Marginal1 star — Marginal95m soarable · 6 km/h SE
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Wed 30 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 211m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 30Clear | 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 SE | 6 SE | 6 SE | 134 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 15.3 | 10.4 | 0 | 1024 |
| 11h | — | 190 | 9 SSW | 7 SW | 6 WSW | 347 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 20.3 | 11.2 | 0 | 1024 |
| 14h | 👍 | 211 | 7 SSE | 7 ESE | 11 E | 382 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.9 | 12.3 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 95 | 6 S | 2 SSE | 4 E | 211 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 22 | 14.9 | 0 | 1019 |
| Thu 1Clear | 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 | 44 N | 43 N | 43 N | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 19.7 | 12.8 | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | 95 | 44 N | 43 N | 43 N | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 25.3 | 15.3 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | — | 95 | 17 NNW | 19 NNW | 22 NNW | 116 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 29 | 17.1 | 0 | 1014 |
| 17h | 🤔 | 95 | 6 SE | 6 SE | 6 ESE | 135 | 0.0 | 0% | 94% | 25.6 | 16.7 | 0 | 1012 |
| Fri 2Clear | 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 WNW | 11 WSW | 19 SW | 589 | 1.0 | 14% | 88% | 17.6 | 12.2 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 787 | 15 SSW | 20 SW | 15 SW | 1133 | 2.0 | 79% | 97% | 19.4 | 13.6 | 0 | 1022 |
| 14h | — | 830 | 15 SSW | 22 SW | 20 SW | 1165 | 2.0 | 95% | 98% | 18.9 | 13.7 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 95 | 6 SW | 9 SW | 13 SSW | 505 | 1.0 | 58% | 17% | 16.4 | 13.2 | 0 | 1021 |
| Sat 3🌧 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) |
| 08h | — | 361 | 13 WSW | 15 WSW | 19 WSW | 503 | 0.0 | 100% | 3% | 11.5 | 10.7 | 5 | 1025 |
| 11h | — | 361 | 31 SE | 37 SE | 48 SE | 518 | 0.0 | 100% | 6% | 13 | 12.4 | 1 | 1026 |
| 14h | — | 361 | 30 SE | 37 SE | 48 SE | 575 | 1.0 | 100% | 8% | 13.2 | 12.4 | 4 | 1026 |
| 17h | — | 361 | 28 SE | 31 SE | 41 SE | 463 | 0.0 | 97% | 2% | 12.9 | 12.3 | 2 | 1026 |
| Sun 4Clear | 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 | — | — | 11 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.7 | — | 0 | 1027 |
| 11h | — | — | 23 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.4 | — | 0 | 1024 |
| 14h | — | — | 29 SE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.6 | — | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | — | 24 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.8 | — | 0 | 1020 |
| Mon 5Clear | 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 | — | — | 8 NNW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.1 | — | 0 | 1014 |
| 11h | — | — | 2 W | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.4 | — | 0 | 1012 |
| 14h | 🤔 | — | 7 SSE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.3 | — | 0 | 1010 |
| 17h | 🤔 | — | 8 SE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.1 | — | 0 | 1009 |
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
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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