Ground handling
Paragliding
Meerendal GH
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Marginal1 star — Marginal177m soarable · 17 km/h S
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 20 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 778m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Meerendal GH.
▸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 | 🤔 | 177 | 17 SSE | 17 SSE | 17 SSE | 185 | 0.0 | 0% | 46% | 10.4 | 8.8 | 0 | 1026 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 454 | 20 SSE | 28 SSE | 17 SSE | 739 | 1.0 | 0% | 90% | 16.7 | 8 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 778 | 17 S | 20 S | 6 S | 1134 | 2.0 | 0% | 94% | 18.7 | 7.1 | 0 | 1024 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 175 | 28 S | 37 S | 39 S | 428 | 1.0 | 0% | 82% | 15.1 | 8.7 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 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 | 🤔 | 177 | 17 S | 17 S | 17 S | 185 | 0.0 | 0% | 68% | 9.7 | 8.5 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 365 | 2 SSE | 7 E | 15 E | 650 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 19.2 | 6.8 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 641 | 13 WSW | 4 SSE | 13 E | 967 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.9 | 8.1 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 175 | 17 SSW | 19 SSW | 17 SSW | 336 | 1.0 | 0% | 92% | 18.5 | 10.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 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 | — | 177 | 11 NE | 9 NE | 9 NE | 185 | 0.0 | 100% | 16% | 9 | 8.9 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | — | 636 | 11 N | 11 NW | 20 W | 938 | 2.0 | 87% | 95% | 15.3 | 10.3 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 14h | — | 885 | 17 WNW | 17 W | 20 W | 1251 | 2.0 | 71% | 98% | 18.4 | 10.4 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 175 | 17 W | 19 W | 19 W | 544 | 1.0 | 42% | 19% | 15.4 | 11 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 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 | 🤔 | 177 | 17 SE | 15 SE | 15 SE | 185 | 0.0 | 0% | 70% | 10.6 | 9.9 | 0 | 1028 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 322 | 15 SSE | 15 SSE | 11 SSE | 590 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 16.5 | 9.7 | 0 | 1028 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 624 | 11 S | 9 S | 2 WNW | 967 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.1 | 8.4 | 0 | 1026 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 177 | 19 SSE | 20 SSE | 19 SSE | 401 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 16.2 | 9.5 | 0 | 1025 | ✓ |
| Mon 24Clear | 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 | — | 110 | 24 SSW | 35 S | 43 S | 338 | 0.0 | 69% | 63% | 11.3 | 10.1 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | — | 230 | 28 S | 30 S | 31 S | 412 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 17.9 | 9.4 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 14h | — | 259 | 30 S | 30 S | 31 S | 431 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.1 | 10.5 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 17h | — | 110 | 26 SSW | 30 SSW | 39 S | 274 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.5 | 10.4 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| Tue 25Clear | 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 | 🤔 | 110 | 15 S | 13 SSW | 15 S | 146 | 0.0 | 0% | 64% | 12.1 | 5.3 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 272 | 17 ESE | 19 ESE | 17 E | 563 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 25.4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 617 | 15 ESE | 15 E | 15 NE | 1008 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 28.9 | 5.2 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 110 | 15 SSW | 13 SSW | 15 SSW | 154 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 24.5 | 11.5 | 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 | — | 60 | 24 NNE | 20 NE | 26 NE | 114 | 0.0 | 0% | 65% | 14.7 | 2.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 60 | 11 WNW | 13 NW | 17 NW | 335 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 29.1 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 60 | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 17 W | 242 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 25.6 | 4.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 60 | 7 WSW | 7 WSW | 7 W | 143 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.9 | 5.4 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
S to SE
Flyable directions
SE, SSE, S
Wind speed range
5–19 km/h
Student site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Ground handling
- Region
- Winelands
- Distance from Cape Town
- 22 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.8012°S, 18.6203°E
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