Basic
Paragliding
Map of Africa
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
16 km/h SW · not flyable
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 23 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 592m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 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) |
| 08h | 👍 | 194 | 7 SE | 6 ESE | 5 ENE | 454 | 1.0 | 2% | 90% | 14.6 | 8.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | 👍 | 454 | 11 S | 7 SSE | 4 NNW | 643 | 2.0 | 4% | 91% | 16.9 | 8.8 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | 👍 | 383 | 13 SE | 11 ESE | 6 E | 558 | 2.0 | 4% | 82% | 17.5 | 9.4 | 0 | 1012 |
| 17h | — | 163 | 8 SSW | 9 S | 11 S | 446 | 1.0 | 6% | 43% | 15.2 | 10.3 | 0 | 1009 |
| Wed 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) |
| 08h | — | 95 | 5 NNW | 10 NNW | 15 NW | 197 | 0.0 | 0% | 89% | 18.6 | 8.1 | 0 | 1010 |
| 11h | — | 1,430 | 28 W | 53 W | 61 W | 1965 | 2.0 | 39% | 97% | 22.4 | 11.4 | 0 | 1010 |
| 14h | — | 134 | 16 SW | 24 SW | 26 WSW | 511 | 1.0 | 52% | 16% | 17.4 | 13.6 | 0 | 1011 |
| 17h | — | 95 | 13 WSW | 25 WSW | 31 WSW | 585 | 1.0 | 94% | 11% | 16.3 | 13.7 | 0 | 1011 |
| Thu 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) |
| 08h | — | 95 | 6 WSW | 11 WSW | 15 WSW | 391 | 0.0 | 73% | 6% | 15.2 | 12.9 | 1 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 272 | 18 WSW | 27 WSW | 28 W | 731 | 1.0 | 96% | 16% | 15.9 | 12.7 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 95 | 19 SW | 30 WSW | 33 WSW | 749 | 1.0 | 95% | 16% | 15.7 | 12.4 | 1 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 95 | 13 WSW | 24 WSW | 30 SW | 670 | 1.0 | 65% | 12% | 15.1 | 11.8 | 0 | 1020 |
| Fri 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) |
| 08h | — | 410 | 4 SE | 4 ENE | 4 NNE | 744 | 1.0 | 33% | 87% | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1024 |
| 11h | 👍 | 592 | 15 SE | 12 ESE | 14 NE | 827 | 2.0 | 11% | 88% | 17.8 | 10.6 | 0 | 1023 |
| 14h | 👍 | 528 | 14 SE | 16 ESE | 13 E | 739 | 2.0 | 4% | 93% | 18.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 270 | 13 ESE | 17 ESE | 17 E | 492 | 1.0 | 1% | 92% | 17.8 | 11.3 | 0 | 1020 |
| Sat 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) |
| 08h | — | 35 | 9 SSW | 7 SSW | 8 SSW | 79 | 0.0 | 22% | 100% | 15.8 | 12.4 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 47 | 8 SSW | 7 SSW | 7 SSW | 70 | 0.0 | 65% | 100% | 15.3 | 13.3 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 45 | 6 ESE | 4 ENE | 5 ENE | 66 | 0.0 | 66% | 96% | 15.3 | 13.4 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 35 | 6 E | 5 ENE | 5 ENE | 60 | 0.0 | 7% | 83% | 15.9 | 14.2 | 0 | 1018 |
| Sun 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) |
| 08h | — | 35 | 5 SSE | 3 ESE | 3 ESE | 70 | 0.0 | 19% | 100% | 16.2 | 13 | 0 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 58 | 8 SSW | 7 SW | 8 SW | 82 | 0.0 | 70% | 100% | 15.8 | 14.2 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 59 | 7 SSW | 8 SW | 9 SW | 86 | 0.0 | 76% | 96% | 16.2 | 14.8 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 35 | 2 SSE | 3 SW | 4 SW | 70 | 0.0 | 8% | 81% | 16.8 | 15.7 | 0 | 1018 |
| Mon 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) |
| 08h | — | 238 | 4 SSW | 5 SSW | 7 SSW | 343 | 0.0 | 63% | 18% | 16.3 | 15.6 | 0 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 528 | 8 SE | 7 SE | 8 SE | 705 | 1.0 | 87% | 84% | 17.9 | 15 | 0 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 562 | 16 SE | 14 SE | 14 ESE | 748 | 1.0 | 92% | 92% | 18.3 | 15 | 0 | — |
| 17h | — | 313 | 20 ESE | 22 ESE | 25 ESE | 532 | 1.0 | 86% | 66% | 17.4 | 15.2 | 0 | — |
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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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