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Muizenberg Vlei
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable294m soarable · 11 km/h NW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 13 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,416m 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 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 | 👍 | 468 | 9 SW | 11 WSW | 11 WNW | 953 | 1.0 | 0% | 87% | 15.3 | 8.3 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,416 | 9 SW | 7 WNW | 22 NNW | 1814 | 3.0 | 46% | 97% | 16.8 | 5.8 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,234 | 19 WSW | 13 WNW | 22 NNW | 1564 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.2 | 6.7 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 787 | 17 WSW | 11 WSW | 9 N | 1085 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 15.4 | 6.1 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| Wed 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 | 👍 | 294 | 11 NW | 20 NW | 26 NW | 677 | 1.0 | 0% | 87% | 14.1 | 8.5 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 896 | 24 NNW | 30 NW | 35 NW | 1149 | 2.0 | 0% | 93% | 16.1 | 6.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 885 | 28 NW | 37 NW | 44 NW | 1123 | 2.0 | 0% | 94% | 16.9 | 7.2 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 656 | 22 NNW | 33 NW | 39 NW | 896 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 14.9 | 8.9 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| Thu 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 | — | 240 | 20 N | 41 NNW | 50 NNW | 565 | 1.0 | 54% | 83% | 14.5 | 10.2 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 772 | 41 NNW | 50 NNW | 50 NNW | 985 | 2.0 | 61% | 92% | 16.5 | 11.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 857 | 37 NNW | 46 NNW | 50 NW | 1089 | 2.0 | 44% | 96% | 18.6 | 11.6 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 483 | 30 NW | 43 NW | 46 NW | 672 | 1.0 | 0% | 86% | 17.2 | 11.9 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| Fri 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 | 👍 | 133 | 15 NNW | 26 NNW | 37 NW | 358 | 1.0 | 8% | 85% | 17.5 | 12.3 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 796 | 22 NW | 41 NW | 48 NW | 1082 | 2.0 | 30% | 95% | 22.6 | 14.4 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 798 | 24 NW | 41 NW | 48 NW | 1069 | 3.0 | 19% | 97% | 23.1 | 14.9 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 469 | 20 WNW | 35 WNW | 39 WNW | 720 | 2.0 | 31% | 95% | 20.9 | 15.2 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| Sat 17🌧 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 | — | 286 | 20 SSE | 28 S | 35 S | 516 | 0.0 | 100% | 1% | 11.9 | 11.1 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 11h | — | 286 | 24 S | 30 S | 35 S | 599 | 1.0 | 93% | 6% | 11.2 | 9.5 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 490 | 28 SSE | 31 SSE | 33 SSE | 819 | 1.0 | 100% | 34% | 11.9 | 9.1 | 1 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 286 | 31 SSE | 39 SSE | 39 SSE | 844 | 1.0 | 100% | 16% | 11.6 | 8.3 | 1 | 1015 | — |
| Sun 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 | — | 286 | 26 SE | 30 SE | 31 SE | 594 | 1.0 | 100% | 16% | 9.9 | 8.3 | 6 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 978 | 30 SSE | 33 SSE | 37 SSE | 1320 | 2.0 | 95% | 96% | 11.8 | 7.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 576 | 28 S | 35 S | 37 S | 1213 | 1.0 | 100% | 20% | 11.6 | 6.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,017 | 28 S | 31 S | 28 S | 1578 | 2.0 | 100% | 87% | 12.4 | 5.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Mon 19Clear | 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 | 👍 | 623 | 13 S | 17 S | 20 S | 1166 | 1.0 | 79% | 100% | 12.2 | 7.1 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,162 | 19 SSE | 17 SSE | 15 S | 1556 | 2.0 | 71% | 100% | 14 | 6.3 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 1,109 | 20 SSE | 17 SE | 13 ESE | 1477 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 14.7 | 4.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 582 | 24 SE | 24 SE | 19 SE | 906 | 1.0 | 0% | 87% | 13.6 | 6.2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 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 | 👍 | 162 | 15 N | 15 N | 17 N | 320 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 14.5 | 7.4 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 367 | 22 NW | 24 NW | 28 NW | 562 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.5 | 7.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 336 | 22 W | 26 WNW | 31 WNW | 499 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 16.9 | 8.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 162 | 22 W | 24 W | 30 W | 421 | 1.0 | 0% | 81% | 15.4 | 10.3 | 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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