Basic
Paragliding
Meerendal HNF
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
9 km/h WSW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 20 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 772m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Meerendal HNF.
▸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 | — | 152 | 17 SSE | 15 SSE | 15 SSE | 160 | 0.0 | 0% | 47% | 10.3 | 8.7 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 11h | — | 452 | 20 S | 26 SSE | 19 SSE | 740 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 16.5 | 7.9 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 772 | 17 S | 19 S | 6 SSW | 1132 | 2.0 | 0% | 94% | 18.4 | 6.5 | 0 | 1024 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 190 | 26 S | 35 S | 37 S | 413 | 1.0 | 0% | 81% | 15 | 8.4 | 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 | — | 152 | 17 S | 15 S | 15 S | 160 | 0.0 | 0% | 68% | 9.7 | 8.2 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 339 | 6 NNW | 6 E | 15 E | 588 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 18.3 | 7.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 692 | 9 WSW | 2 SE | 9 E | 1051 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 22.3 | 7.6 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 190 | 17 SW | 19 SSW | 17 SSW | 398 | 1.0 | 0% | 92% | 18.6 | 10.2 | 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 | — | 152 | 7 NE | 7 NE | 7 NE | 160 | 0.0 | 0% | 46% | 9.2 | 9.1 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | — | 596 | 11 N | 9 NW | 17 W | 880 | 2.0 | 79% | 95% | 14.9 | 10.4 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 14h | — | 916 | 17 W | 17 W | 19 W | 1295 | 2.0 | 68% | 98% | 18.5 | 10.3 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 190 | 17 W | 19 W | 19 WSW | 604 | 1.0 | 57% | 50% | 15.3 | 10.9 | 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 | — | 152 | 15 SSE | 13 SSE | 13 SSE | 160 | 0.0 | 0% | 70% | 10.4 | 9.8 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 246 | 13 SSE | 13 SSE | 9 SE | 564 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 16.6 | 10.1 | 0 | 1028 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 567 | 11 S | 9 S | 2 WNW | 948 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.2 | 9.2 | 0 | 1026 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 152 | 19 S | 22 S | 19 S | 369 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.4 | 10.5 | 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 | — | 113 | 26 S | 35 S | 43 S | 345 | 0.0 | 51% | 63% | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | — | 222 | 30 S | 30 S | 31 S | 398 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 18.1 | 9.2 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 14h | — | 256 | 31 S | 31 S | 33 S | 424 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.3 | 10.4 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 17h | — | 113 | 30 SSW | 33 S | 39 S | 259 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.6 | 10.3 | 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 | 🤔 | 113 | 15 S | 13 S | 15 SSE | 154 | 0.0 | 0% | 64% | 12.8 | 4.9 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 279 | 19 ESE | 19 ESE | 19 E | 561 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 25.4 | 3.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 620 | 15 ESE | 15 E | 15 NE | 1006 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 29 | 5.2 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 113 | 17 S | 15 S | 17 S | 152 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 25 | 11.3 | 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, SSW doable
Flyable directions
SE, SSE, S, SSW
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Student site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Winelands
- Distance from Cape Town
- 22 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.7847°S, 18.6228°E
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