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Paragliding
Muizenberg Vlei
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable133m soarable · 17 km/h SE
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 7 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,252m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Muizenberg Vlei.
▸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 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 | — | 133 | 30 SE | 46 SE | 57 SE | 221 | 0.0 | 2% | 76% | 12.4 | 8.5 | 0 | 1030 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,082 | 39 ESE | 69 ESE | 80 ESE | 1412 | 2.0 | 57% | 96% | 13 | 7.8 | 0 | 1030 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,073 | 43 SE | 74 ESE | 80 ESE | 1383 | 2.0 | 6% | 98% | 13.9 | 8.3 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 17h | — | 559 | 48 SE | 89 SE | 89 ESE | 896 | 1.0 | 10% | 98% | 12.2 | 8.4 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Sat 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 | — | 133 | 26 SE | 43 SE | 54 ESE | 335 | 0.0 | 12% | 76% | 11.7 | 8.2 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 538 | 33 SE | 61 ESE | 74 ESE | 693 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 14.4 | 7.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 611 | 30 SE | 56 ESE | 61 ESE | 789 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.5 | 8.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 375 | 35 SE | 54 SE | 63 SE | 499 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 14.4 | 9.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Sun 6Clear | 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 | 👍 | 133 | 17 SE | 15 SE | 15 SE | 141 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 13.8 | 11.2 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 430 | 24 SE | 30 ESE | 30 ESE | 554 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 17.8 | 11.5 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 602 | 20 ESE | 28 ESE | 24 E | 789 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.7 | 12 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 375 | 22 SE | 30 ESE | 35 ESE | 492 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 20.6 | 12.6 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Mon 7Clear | 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 | 👍 | 133 | 9 NNW | 9 NNW | 9 NNW | 141 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 16.7 | 11.6 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 645 | 2 NE | 7 NW | 19 WNW | 952 | 2.0 | 0% | 95% | 27.8 | 12.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,252 | 11 W | 15 WNW | 20 NW | 1705 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 29.1 | 13.5 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 133 | 11 WSW | 17 WSW | 17 WSW | 400 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 24.6 | 13.2 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| Tue 8Clear | 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 | — | 286 | 4 N | 4 N | 4 N | 300 | 0.0 | 0% | 82% | 19.1 | 13 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 373 | 6 SE | 0 SSE | 6 NW | 579 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 21.7 | 13.3 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 630 | 7 ESE | 4 NNE | 13 NNW | 917 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 24.9 | 13.4 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 286 | 7 ESE | 6 ESE | 2 ENE | 418 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 21.5 | 13.4 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| Wed 9Clear | 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 | 👍 | 286 | 9 SE | 11 SE | 19 SSE | 379 | 0.0 | 62% | 83% | 15.1 | 12.8 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 451 | 22 SE | 22 SE | 26 SSE | 634 | 1.0 | 59% | 96% | 16.7 | 12.7 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 482 | 24 SE | 28 SSE | 31 SSE | 658 | 2.0 | 32% | 97% | 16.8 | 11.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 286 | 26 SE | 31 SSE | 39 SSE | 600 | 1.0 | 31% | 96% | 15.2 | 11.1 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Thu 10Clear | 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 | 👍 | 286 | 19 SSE | 24 SSE | 33 SSE | 417 | 0.0 | 74% | 79% | 12.8 | 11.1 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 412 | 20 SSE | 19 SSE | 13 SE | 596 | 1.0 | 76% | 77% | 15.6 | 12.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 414 | 30 SSE | 35 SSE | 37 SE | 646 | 1.0 | 100% | 44% | 15.9 | 13.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 286 | 33 SSE | 43 SSE | 52 SSE | 529 | 1.0 | 100% | 27% | 14.5 | 12.9 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11Clear | 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 | — | 162 | 48 SE | 56 SE | 67 SE | 352 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 13.4 | 12.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 162 | 50 SE | 59 SE | 69 SE | 487 | 1.0 | 100% | 10% | 13.8 | 11.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 162 | 57 SE | 69 SE | 76 SE | 592 | 1.0 | 100% | 12% | 13.5 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 162 | 57 SE | 72 SE | 80 SE | 668 | 0.0 | 89% | 8% | 13.1 | 9.6 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
All
Flyable directions
N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW
Wind speed range
5–19 km/h
Student site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Ground handling
- Region
- Cape Town
- Distance from Cape Town
- 20 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.0995°S, 18.4723°E
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