Sport

Paragliding
Noordhoek

Cape Town, Western Cape

Today

Marginal1 starMarginal

72m soarable · 4 km/h SSW

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Fri 31 · 11h00 · 🤔 1 stars · 72m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Noordhoek.

p75 879mp95 1190m72mFri 3172mSat 172mSun 2216mMon 3Tue 444mWed 5442mThu 6
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 31ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h21615 ENE13 ENE13 ENE2240.00%8%12.46.201023
11h🤔726 WSW6 WSW6 WSW800.00%84%14.610.101024
14h🤔726 W6 W6 W800.00%86%15.79.201022
17h727 SE7 SE7 SE800.00%64%17.77.701021
Sat 1ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h21617 ENE15 ENE15 ENE2240.00%31%124.301020
11h🤔726 SSW4 SSW4 SSW800.00%96%16.37.901020
14h🤔724 SSW4 SSW4 SSW800.00%98%16.97.501019
17h722 NNW2 NNW2 NNW800.00%99%16.18.401019
Sun 2ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h21617 N15 N15 N2240.00%43%13.15.401019
11h7219 N17 N17 N800.00%96%18.37.701019
14h727 N15 N19 N2430.00%98%17.48.301018
17h727 N7 N7 N800.00%100%17.27.901017
Mon 3ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h2167 NNE7 NNE7 NNE2240.00%34%11.37.701017
11h2164 WSW2 NNW7 NNE4331.00%93%18.67.701017
14h2167 SW2 SW7 N4891.00%95%19.69.901015
17h2166 SE6 SE6 SE2240.00%90%17.912.501014
Tue 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h449 NNE9 NNE9 N1370.00%18%14.28.701016
11h4413 NNE13 NNE13 NNE800.07%93%14.110.301017
14h4411 NNE11 NNE11 NNE860.041%99%13.911.401016
17h442 WSW2 SSE0 SSW620.065%100%14.112.401016
Wed 5FogStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h4428 NNE28 NNE30 N1841.0100%0%11.811.801018
11h4439 NNE39 NNE41 N1971.0100%10%12.211.701019
14h4441 N43 N46 NNW2751.097%11%13.412.301019
17h4441 N44 N48 NNW2320.084%17%13.712.701019
Thu 6ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h16224 S37 S41 S11130.0100%0%12.19.10
11h16230 SSE33 SSE28 SSE11851.0100%26%1370
14h44230 ESE31 ESE30 ESE9911.0100%35%12.78.10
17h16228 ESE31 ESE33 ESE5281.034%100%12.37.90

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Flying conditions

Wind recommendation

W - SSE

Flyable directions

S, SSW, SW, WSW, W

Wind speed range

0–18 km/h

Student site

No

Quick facts

Grade
Sport
Region
Cape Town
Distance from Cape Town
17 km (straight-line)
Coordinates
-34.0733°S, 18.3814°E
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