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Muizenberg Vlei
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable693m soarable · 11 km/h W
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 25 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,036m 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 22Clear | 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 | 11 NNW | 11 NNW | 141 | 0.0 | 0% | 81% | 21.4 | 15.6 | 0 | 1012 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 1,170 | 26 NNW | 31 NNW | 35 NNW | 1597 | 2.0 | 0% | 95% | 28.3 | 15.6 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,093 | 24 NNW | 33 NW | 35 NNW | 1460 | 2.0 | 0% | 94% | 28.6 | 16.5 | 1 | 1011 | — |
| 17h | — | 375 | 24 SW | 28 WSW | 31 W | 596 | 1.0 | 0% | 86% | 24 | 15.8 | 0 | 1012 | — |
| Wed 23Clear | 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 SSW | 4 SSW | 2 SW | 293 | 0.0 | 100% | 22% | 15.8 | 14.8 | 1 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 692 | 2 NNE | 2 W | 4 ENE | 908 | 2.0 | 97% | 88% | 20 | 14.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 541 | 20 SSE | 22 SSE | 15 SSE | 672 | 2.0 | 66% | 91% | 19.3 | 15.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 375 | 33 SSE | 43 SSE | 48 SSE | 483 | 1.0 | 100% | 24% | 15.6 | 14.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Thu 24Clear | 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% | 20% | 16 | 15.7 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 611 | 9 N | 9 N | 13 N | 824 | 2.0 | 5% | 78% | 22.6 | 16.3 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 693 | 11 W | 7 NW | 15 NNW | 887 | 2.0 | 19% | 92% | 23.4 | 16.6 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 375 | 7 S | 4 SSW | 2 NW | 654 | 1.0 | 21% | 80% | 21.3 | 16.3 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| Fri 25Clear | 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 NNW | 4 NNW | 4 NNW | 141 | 0.0 | 0% | 49% | 17.8 | 15.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 646 | 4 ENE | 11 NNW | 28 NNW | 931 | 2.0 | 0% | 86% | 26.8 | 13.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,036 | 11 NE | 28 N | 44 NNW | 1415 | 3.0 | 0% | 86% | 29.2 | 15.7 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 133 | 13 SSE | 15 SSE | 15 SSE | 274 | 1.0 | 74% | 37% | 18.2 | 15.6 | 0 | 1015 | ✓ |
| Sat 26🌧 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 | 31 WNW | 35 WNW | 39 W | 528 | 1.0 | 100% | 99% | 13.2 | 12.4 | 1 | 1013 | — |
| 11h | — | 618 | 30 WNW | 33 WNW | 37 WNW | 850 | 2.0 | 70% | 99% | 14.8 | 11.8 | 1 | 1014 | — |
| 14h | — | 581 | 30 NW | 35 NW | 37 WNW | 787 | 2.0 | 66% | 96% | 14.8 | 11.9 | 2 | 1013 | — |
| 17h | — | 286 | 33 WNW | 37 WNW | 41 WNW | 528 | 1.0 | 99% | 83% | 13.4 | 12.3 | 1 | 1014 | — |
| Sun 27Clear | 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 | 41 SE | 52 SE | 502 | 1.0 | 94% | 97% | 13.7 | 12.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 599 | 37 SE | 41 SE | 44 ESE | 817 | 2.0 | 68% | 98% | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 527 | 44 SE | 52 SE | 57 SE | 702 | 2.0 | 78% | 96% | 15.9 | 12.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 339 | 41 SE | 50 SE | 59 SE | 600 | 1.0 | 85% | 89% | 14.6 | 11.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Mon 28Clear | 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 | 15 SSE | 15 SE | 19 SE | 401 | 1.0 | 19% | 98% | 13.2 | 9.4 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 458 | 26 SE | 26 SE | 26 ESE | 639 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.8 | 9.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 511 | 28 SE | 33 ESE | 39 ESE | 710 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 20.6 | 10.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 286 | 26 SSE | 28 SE | 33 ESE | 511 | 1.0 | 0% | 84% | 19.1 | 10.5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 29Clear | 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 | 9 ESE | 9 E | 11 E | 218 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 15.9 | 9.2 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 305 | 7 SSE | 6 SSE | 2 SE | 543 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 23.6 | 8.3 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 443 | 13 S | 11 S | 7 SSW | 709 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 26 | 8.2 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 162 | 22 SE | 24 SE | 30 ESE | 271 | 1.0 | 0% | 90% | 23.7 | 12.1 | 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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