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Muizenberg Vlei
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable133m soarable · 13 km/h N
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Wed 12 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 727m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12Clear | 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 | 11 NNW | 9 NNW | 9 NNW | 141 | 0.0 | 0% | 58% | 10.4 | 5.5 | 0 | 1029 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 532 | 15 NNE | 19 NNE | 22 NNE | 749 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 17.3 | 4 | 0 | 1028 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 727 | 13 E | 11 ENE | 11 NNE | 986 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.8 | 4.6 | 0 | 1025 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 375 | 11 ESE | 13 ESE | 13 ESE | 440 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.9 | 5.7 | 0 | 1024 | ✓ |
| Thu 13Clear | 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 | 13 N | 11 N | 11 N | 141 | 0.0 | 0% | 60% | 13.7 | 7.4 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 628 | 26 NNE | 43 N | 59 N | 922 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 20.1 | 8.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,009 | 33 NNW | 50 NNW | 57 NNW | 1423 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.7 | 9.8 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 375 | 30 NW | 28 NW | 28 NW | 383 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 20.3 | 9.3 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Fri 14Clear | 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 NNW | 15 NNW | 15 NNW | 141 | 0.0 | 29% | 18% | 13.2 | 10.5 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 607 | 30 N | 39 NNW | 48 NNW | 841 | 1.0 | 35% | 75% | 15.1 | 10.8 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 741 | 28 NNW | 35 NW | 43 NW | 984 | 2.0 | 60% | 84% | 15.4 | 11.7 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 375 | 17 NW | 22 WNW | 24 WNW | 686 | 1.0 | 59% | 98% | 14 | 11.5 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| Sat 15Clear | 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 | 6 W | 6 W | 6 W | 141 | 0.0 | 0% | 60% | 10 | 9.6 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 354 | 7 S | 6 SSW | 2 E | 549 | 2.0 | 0% | 95% | 18.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 439 | 9 SSE | 4 SSW | 6 NW | 642 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 19.8 | 9.9 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 133 | 7 S | 7 S | 7 S | 232 | 1.0 | 0% | 77% | 17.4 | 9.2 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| Sun 16Clear | 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 | 28 NW | 33 NW | 37 WNW | 513 | 0.0 | 33% | 47% | 12.1 | 9.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 286 | 24 NW | 26 NW | 30 WNW | 540 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 15.9 | 9.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 404 | 30 NW | 31 WNW | 35 WNW | 579 | 1.0 | 7% | 98% | 16.1 | 11.1 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 286 | 31 WNW | 31 WNW | 35 WNW | 435 | 1.0 | 48% | 100% | 14.4 | 11.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Mon 17Clear | 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 | 13 SSE | 11 SE | 11 SE | 387 | 0.0 | 88% | 48% | 11.4 | 10.5 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 393 | 19 SSE | 17 SSE | 13 SE | 599 | 1.0 | 65% | 92% | 14.6 | 11.2 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 442 | 19 SE | 17 SE | 13 SE | 629 | 1.0 | 77% | 97% | 15.4 | 12.4 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 286 | 15 SE | 19 SSE | 22 SSE | 536 | 1.0 | 100% | 100% | 14.1 | 12.6 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| Tue 18Clear | 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 | 15 SSE | 19 SSE | 22 SSE | 424 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 12.9 | 12.8 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 162 | 13 SSE | 13 SSE | 13 SSE | 502 | 1.0 | 100% | 39% | 14.6 | 12.7 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 416 | 15 S | 13 SSW | 11 SW | 668 | 2.0 | 31% | 98% | 16.4 | 11.6 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 162 | 17 S | 17 S | 17 S | 565 | 1.0 | 58% | 100% | 14.6 | 11.1 | 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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