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Muizenberg Vlei
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable896m soarable · 9 km/h E
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sun 8 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 978m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 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 | 👍 | 110 | 7 SSE | 8 SE | 12 E | 407 | 1.0 | 29% | 90% | 16.9 | 12.7 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 765 | 9 ESE | 4 NW | 12 WNW | 1039 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 24.5 | 11.6 | 0 | 1015 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 787 | 12 SSE | 9 SSW | 11 W | 1046 | 3.0 | 0% | 96% | 24.7 | 13.7 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 296 | 18 SSE | 22 S | 18 S | 456 | 2.0 | 8% | 95% | 20.6 | 14.6 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| Wed 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 | — | 110 | 1 WSW | 3 WSW | 4 W | 299 | 1.0 | 0% | 85% | 21.6 | 9.7 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 666 | 10 ESE | 4 NNW | 15 NNW | 919 | 2.0 | 0% | 92% | 27.1 | 12.1 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 896 | 9 E | 10 NNW | 25 NNW | 1206 | 3.0 | 0% | 95% | 29.3 | 14.1 | 0 | 1011 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 512 | 7 NNE | 7 NW | 15 NW | 795 | 2.0 | 0% | 89% | 27 | 13.8 | 0 | 1011 | ✓ |
| Thu 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 | 👍 | 373 | 19 NW | 34 NW | 42 WNW | 730 | 1.0 | 83% | 88% | 19.2 | 14.4 | 0 | 1010 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 1,042 | 27 NW | 52 WNW | 61 NW | 1414 | 3.0 | 89% | 89% | 21.6 | 15.5 | 0 | 1010 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,324 | 26 WNW | 51 WNW | 57 WNW | 1737 | 3.0 | 29% | 100% | 22.3 | 13.7 | 0 | 1009 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,004 | 24 WNW | 44 WNW | 51 WNW | 1422 | 2.0 | 58% | 100% | 20.2 | 14.2 | 0 | 1009 | — |
| Fri 6🌧 Rain | 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 | — | 429 | 25 NW | 32 NW | 35 NW | 731 | 1.0 | 52% | 100% | 15.8 | 11.9 | 2 | 1012 | — |
| 11h | — | 791 | 28 WNW | 34 WNW | 38 WNW | 1060 | 2.0 | 96% | 100% | 16.6 | 13.1 | 1 | 1013 | — |
| 14h | — | 871 | 28 W | 34 W | 40 WNW | 1152 | 2.0 | 92% | 97% | 16.9 | 12 | 1 | 1013 | — |
| 17h | — | 699 | 23 WSW | 29 W | 32 W | 1110 | 2.0 | 100% | 35% | 15.8 | 10.8 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Sat 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 | — | 999 | 28 SE | 34 SSE | 31 SE | 1532 | 2.0 | 100% | 100% | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,066 | 32 SSE | 34 SE | 26 SE | 1531 | 2.0 | 100% | 49% | 14.6 | 6.2 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,095 | 37 SSE | 38 SE | 31 ESE | 1442 | 3.0 | 99% | 97% | 15.3 | 6.9 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 822 | 40 SE | 47 SE | 44 ESE | 1175 | 2.0 | 54% | 89% | 14.6 | 6.7 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| Sun 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 | 👍 | 217 | 14 NE | 17 NE | 22 NE | 414 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.8 | 1.7 | 0 | 1025 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 978 | 9 NE | 14 NNE | 18 NE | 1365 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 23.2 | 1.9 | 0 | 1024 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 699 | 15 WSW | 10 WSW | 5 S | 954 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 22.9 | 3.4 | 0 | 1023 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 364 | 15 SSW | 14 SSW | 12 SW | 681 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 22.7 | 2.5 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| Mon 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 | — | 141 | 21 SSW | 22 SSW | 24 SSW | 312 | 1.0 | 4% | 100% | 18.6 | 13.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 290 | 12 SSW | 10 SSW | 10 SW | 456 | 1.0 | 1% | 100% | 22.1 | 12.6 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 346 | 23 SW | 23 SSW | 23 SW | 507 | 2.0 | 2% | 97% | 21 | 13.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 340 | 29 S | 32 S | 34 S | 567 | 1.0 | 67% | 89% | 18.7 | 15.2 | 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
Air School training 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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