Sport
Paragliding
Noordhoek
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Marginal1 star — Marginal456m soarable · 13 km/h WSW
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 9 · 14h00 · 🤔 1 stars · 494m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Noordhoek.
▸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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 9Clear | 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) |
| 08h | — | 197 | 5 N | 5 N | 5 N | 206 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 20.7 | 9.7 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 422 | 8 W | 5 NW | 7 NW | 565 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 23.9 | 10.8 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | 🤔 | 494 | 8 W | 9 W | 17 W | 649 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 23.4 | 9.4 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | 🤔 | 311 | 12 SSW | 15 S | 16 S | 515 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.5 | 12.2 | 0 | 1019 |
| Tue 10Clear | 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) |
| 08h | — | 197 | 15 SE | 19 SE | 22 SE | 340 | 1.0 | 2% | 91% | 18.3 | 14.1 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 569 | 10 SW | 4 ESE | 6 E | 780 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | 🤔 | 456 | 13 WSW | 9 SSW | 6 S | 588 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.9 | 14.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | 🤔 | 349 | 11 SW | 12 SSW | 13 S | 534 | 1.0 | 0% | 92% | 20.4 | 11.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| Wed 11Clear | 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) |
| 08h | — | 197 | 11 W | 15 W | 20 WSW | 517 | 1.0 | 68% | 91% | 18.2 | 15.1 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 453 | 12 W | 18 W | 22 W | 693 | 1.0 | 100% | 29% | 17.7 | 15.9 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 520 | 14 WSW | 24 WSW | 30 WSW | 760 | 2.0 | 100% | 36% | 17.5 | 16.2 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 698 | 16 SW | 24 SSW | 29 SW | 977 | 2.0 | 91% | 98% | 18.4 | 15.2 | 0 | 1018 |
| Thu 12Clear | 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) |
| 08h | — | 483 | 25 SE | 35 SE | 33 SE | 900 | 1.0 | 84% | 91% | 16.4 | 12.7 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 842 | 26 SE | 33 SE | 25 SE | 1136 | 2.0 | 55% | 98% | 18.7 | 12.5 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 917 | 24 SSE | 28 SSE | 20 SE | 1227 | 2.0 | 8% | 98% | 20.2 | 12.1 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 653 | 26 SSE | 35 SSE | 29 SSE | 967 | 2.0 | 28% | 99% | 18.1 | 11.7 | 0 | 1019 |
| Fri 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) |
| 08h | — | 59 | 37 SSE | 43 SSE | 45 SSE | 499 | 0.0 | 12% | 100% | 16.4 | 11.8 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 59 | 39 SSE | 45 SSE | 45 SSE | 474 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.6 | 11.6 | 0 | 1022 |
| 14h | — | 59 | 44 S | 47 SSE | 46 SSE | 447 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.6 | 12.4 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 59 | 42 SSE | 51 SSE | 52 SSE | 561 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 17.6 | 12.5 | 0 | 1020 |
| Sat 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) |
| 08h | — | 59 | 59 SE | 69 ESE | 71 ESE | 408 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.5 | 11.3 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 59 | 48 SE | 54 SE | 56 ESE | 402 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.1 | 12.4 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 59 | 49 SE | 57 SE | 59 ESE | 377 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.4 | 13.7 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 59 | 63 SE | 72 SE | 74 ESE | 345 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 18.6 | 14 | 0 | 1017 |
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Wind recommendation
W - SSE
Flyable directions
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
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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