Basic
Paragliding
Map of Africa
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Marginal1 star — Marginal95m soarable · 7 km/h SSE
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 31 · 11h00 · 🤔 1 stars · 95m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 31Clear | 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 N | 2 N | 2 N | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 66% | 12.2 | 9 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 95 | 7 SSE | 7 SE | 7 SE | 320 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 16.3 | 7.2 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 95 | 11 SE | 11 ESE | 9 E | 425 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.9 | 9.9 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 95 | 2 W | 2 W | 2 WNW | 131 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.8 | 11.9 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| Sat 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 95 | 6 W | 4 W | 4 W | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 68% | 13.2 | 9.1 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 95 | 7 S | 7 S | 7 S | 179 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 16.6 | 9.5 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 95 | 7 SSE | 9 SE | 9 ESE | 240 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.8 | 9.5 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 95 | 2 S | 2 S | 2 S | 129 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18 | 10.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Sun 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 95 | 15 NNW | 13 NNW | 13 NNW | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 69% | 14.5 | 7.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 95 | 7 S | 6 S | 4 SSW | 190 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 18.7 | 9.5 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 95 | 7 SSE | 6 SE | 2 SE | 236 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.9 | 9 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 95 | 2 ESE | 2 SE | 2 SE | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.1 | 12.9 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Mon 3Clear | 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 | 13 NNW | 11 NNW | 11 NNW | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 69% | 14.7 | 7.7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 95 | 7 SSE | 7 SSE | 6 S | 180 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 19 | 9.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 95 | 6 SSE | 4 SSE | 2 ENE | 244 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 20.2 | 9.7 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 95 | 4 ESE | 4 ESE | 4 ESE | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 18.8 | 13.3 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Tue 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 13 | 15 WSW | 13 W | 13 W | 28 | 0.0 | 0% | 50% | 15.7 | 9.5 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 11h | — | 13 | 26 WSW | 26 WSW | 30 WSW | 87 | 0.0 | 0% | 94% | 16.3 | 11.3 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 13 | 19 WSW | 20 WSW | 22 WSW | 88 | 0.0 | 5% | 100% | 16.2 | 12.3 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 13 | 9 W | 9 W | 11 W | 96 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.5 | 11.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 13 | 15 NW | 15 NW | 15 NW | 26 | 0.0 | 6% | 51% | 13.4 | 9.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 13 | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 23 | 0.0 | 38% | 94% | 14.7 | 12.1 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 13 | 6 SSE | 4 S | 4 S | 28 | 0.0 | 48% | 100% | 14.6 | 12.3 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 13 | 2 E | 2 N | 2 NNE | 29 | 0.0 | 74% | 100% | 14.5 | 13.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Thu 6Fog | 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 | 15 WNW | 19 WSW | 28 SW | 541 | 0.0 | 19% | 3% | 11.1 | 7.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 361 | 15 W | 22 W | 31 WSW | 762 | 1.0 | 95% | 15% | 12.1 | 8.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 361 | 20 SSW | 24 SSW | 28 SSW | 659 | 0.0 | 100% | 6% | 11.2 | 9.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 361 | 6 SSW | 9 S | 13 SSE | 774 | 0.0 | 83% | 6% | 10.9 | 9 | 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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