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Muizenberg Vlei

Cape Town, Western Cape

Today

Flyable2 starsFlyable

133m 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.

p75 1047mp95 1392m1073mFri 4611mSat 5133mSun 61252mMon 7630mTue 8286mWed 9286mThu 10162mFri 11
p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)
Detailed forecast table
TimeStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
Fri 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h13330 SE46 SE57 SE2210.02%76%12.48.501030
11h1,08239 ESE69 ESE80 ESE14122.057%96%137.801030
14h1,07343 SE74 ESE80 ESE13832.06%98%13.98.301026
17h55948 SE89 SE89 ESE8961.010%98%12.28.401025
Sat 5ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h13326 SE43 SE54 ESE3350.012%76%11.78.201022
11h53833 SE61 ESE74 ESE6932.00%96%14.47.801021
14h61130 SE56 ESE61 ESE7892.00%98%17.58.901019
17h37535 SE54 SE63 SE4991.00%98%14.49.901019
Sun 6ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h👍13317 SE15 SE15 SE1410.00%77%13.811.201021
11h43024 SE30 ESE30 ESE5541.00%96%17.811.501021
14h60220 ESE28 ESE24 E7892.00%98%21.71201019
17h37522 SE30 ESE35 ESE4921.00%98%20.612.601018
Mon 7ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h👍1339 NNW9 NNW9 NNW1410.00%77%16.711.601019
11h6452 NE7 NW19 WNW9522.00%95%27.812.701020
14h👍1,25211 W15 WNW20 NW17053.00%98%29.113.501018
17h👍13311 WSW17 WSW17 WSW4001.00%97%24.613.201019
Tue 8ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h2864 N4 N4 N3000.00%82%19.11301020
11h👍3736 SE0 SSE6 NW5791.00%96%21.713.301019
14h👍6307 ESE4 NNE13 NNW9172.00%97%24.913.401017
17h👍2867 ESE6 ESE2 ENE4181.00%96%21.513.401017
Wed 9ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h👍2869 SE11 SE19 SSE3790.062%83%15.112.801020
11h45122 SE22 SE26 SSE6341.059%96%16.712.701021
14h48224 SE28 SSE31 SSE6582.032%97%16.811.801019
17h28626 SE31 SSE39 SSE6001.031%96%15.211.101020
Thu 10ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h👍28619 SSE24 SSE33 SSE4170.074%79%12.811.10
11h41220 SSE19 SSE13 SE5961.076%77%15.612.50
14h41430 SSE35 SSE37 SE6461.0100%44%15.913.80
17h28633 SSE43 SSE52 SSE5291.0100%27%14.512.90
Fri 11ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h16248 SE56 SE67 SE3520.0100%0%13.412.10
11h16250 SE59 SE69 SE4871.0100%10%13.811.80
14h16257 SE69 SE76 SE5921.0100%12%13.5110
17h16257 SE72 SE80 SE6680.089%8%13.19.60

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Flying conditions

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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