Sport

Paragliding
Noordhoek

Cape Town, Western Cape

Today

Marginal1 star — Marginal

456m 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.

p75 879mp95 1190m494mMon 9456mTue 10Wed 11917mThu 1259mFri 1359mSat 14
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)
Mon 9ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—1975 N5 N5 N2060.00%90%20.79.701018
11h—4228 W5 NW7 NW5652.00%98%23.910.801019
14h🤔4948 W9 W17 W6492.00%100%23.49.401018
17h🤔31112 SSW15 S16 S5151.00%100%21.512.201019
Tue 10ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—19715 SE19 SE22 SE3401.02%91%18.314.101019
11h—56910 SW4 ESE6 E7802.00%97%251101019
14h🤔45613 WSW9 SSW6 S5882.00%98%21.914.501018
17h🤔34911 SW12 SSW13 S5341.00%92%20.411.501018
Wed 11ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—19711 W15 W20 WSW5171.068%91%18.215.101018
11h—45312 W18 W22 W6931.0100%29%17.715.901019
14h—52014 WSW24 WSW30 WSW7602.0100%36%17.516.201018
17h—69816 SW24 SSW29 SW9772.091%98%18.415.201018
Thu 12ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—48325 SE35 SE33 SE9001.084%91%16.412.701020
11h—84226 SE33 SE25 SE11362.055%98%18.712.501020
14h—91724 SSE28 SSE20 SE12272.08%98%20.212.101019
17h—65326 SSE35 SSE29 SSE9672.028%99%18.111.701019
Fri 13ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—5937 SSE43 SSE45 SSE4990.012%100%16.411.801021
11h—5939 SSE45 SSE45 SSE4740.00%100%17.611.601022
14h—5944 S47 SSE46 SSE4470.00%98%17.612.401021
17h—5942 SSE51 SSE52 SSE5610.00%90%17.612.501020
Sat 14ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—5959 SE69 ESE71 ESE4080.00%100%17.511.301020
11h—5948 SE54 SE56 ESE4020.00%100%19.112.401020
14h—5949 SE57 SE59 ESE3770.00%98%19.413.701019
17h—5963 SE72 SE74 ESE3450.00%90%18.61401017

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Flying conditions

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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