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Paragliding
Muizenberg Vlei
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
41 km/h SSE · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 1 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 792m 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 1Clear | 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 | 4 WSW | 4 WSW | 4 WSW | 141 | 0.0 | 0% | 74% | 10.6 | 9.4 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 776 | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 9 NW | 1026 | 2.0 | 14% | 95% | 15 | 8.5 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 792 | 19 WSW | 17 WSW | 13 NW | 1028 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 15.9 | 8.3 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 375 | 24 SW | 28 SW | 24 SW | 677 | 1.0 | 25% | 92% | 13.2 | 9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Wed 2Clear | 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 | 7 SW | 6 SW | 6 SW | 141 | 0.0 | 0% | 63% | 11.7 | 10.6 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 686 | 13 S | 15 S | 7 SSE | 912 | 2.0 | 0% | 92% | 16.8 | 10.1 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 725 | 17 S | 17 S | 9 SW | 938 | 2.0 | 7% | 94% | 17.5 | 11 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 375 | 22 SSE | 24 SSE | 22 S | 572 | 1.0 | 18% | 82% | 14.8 | 10.8 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Thu 3🌧 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 | — | 133 | 2 NNW | 2 NNW | 2 NNW | 141 | 0.0 | 100% | 17% | 9.9 | 9.4 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 11h | — | 918 | 20 SE | 35 SE | 48 ESE | 1200 | 2.0 | 94% | 96% | 13.9 | 10.5 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 625 | 41 SSE | 83 SE | 93 SE | 979 | 1.0 | 100% | 21% | 12 | 10.9 | 1 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 785 | 41 SE | 85 SE | 93 SE | 1192 | 2.0 | 80% | 98% | 12.5 | 10.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 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 | 33 SE | 43 SE | 54 SE | 176 | 0.0 | 16% | 76% | 12 | 8.7 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 11h | — | 969 | 43 SE | 78 ESE | 89 ESE | 1325 | 3.0 | 85% | 95% | 14.7 | 9 | 0 | 1030 | — |
| 14h | — | 968 | 39 SE | 78 ESE | 89 ESE | 1303 | 3.0 | 49% | 98% | 15.4 | 9.1 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 17h | — | 437 | 39 SE | 76 ESE | 89 ESE | 792 | 1.0 | 8% | 99% | 14.1 | 9.4 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 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 | — | 286 | 33 SE | 54 ESE | 52 ESE | 719 | 0.0 | 0% | 79% | 11.1 | 6.2 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 530 | 37 SE | 43 SE | 54 ESE | 752 | 2.0 | 12% | 96% | 14.7 | 8.4 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 539 | 41 SE | 44 SE | 48 ESE | 755 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.7 | 8.7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 286 | 43 SE | 52 SE | 59 SE | 593 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 16.4 | 9.8 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 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 | 👍 | 286 | 13 S | 9 S | 7 SSE | 363 | 0.0 | 26% | 80% | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 286 | 11 ESE | 9 E | 11 ENE | 468 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 20.3 | 11.7 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 370 | 7 SE | 4 SE | 2 N | 572 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.8 | 12.2 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 286 | 17 W | 17 W | 17 W | 592 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 22.9 | 11.2 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| 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 | 👍 | 286 | 13 NNW | 13 NNW | 22 NNW | 342 | 0.0 | 61% | 81% | 13.3 | 11.2 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 363 | 39 NNW | 43 NNW | 48 NNW | 502 | 1.0 | 31% | 96% | 16 | 11.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 396 | 44 NW | 48 NW | 54 NW | 535 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 17 | 11.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 286 | 44 NW | 46 NW | 52 NW | 425 | 1.0 | 60% | 96% | 14.8 | 12.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 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 | 👍 | 162 | 15 N | 19 N | 20 NNW | 305 | 0.0 | 99% | 40% | 12.5 | 11.2 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 162 | 17 NNW | 17 NW | 19 NW | 468 | 1.0 | 100% | 40% | 14.7 | 12.7 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 336 | 19 WNW | 19 NW | 22 NW | 519 | 1.0 | 48% | 97% | 17 | 13.1 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 162 | 17 WNW | 17 WNW | 19 WNW | 319 | 1.0 | 86% | 96% | 14.8 | 13.3 | 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
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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