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Noordhoek Pole Yard
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
NAm soarable · 15 km/h N
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 18 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 416m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Noordhoek Pole Yard.
▸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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 151 | 22 ENE | 20 ENE | 20 ENE | 158 | 0.0 | 0% | 58% | 11.3 | 5.7 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 23 | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 30 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 14.8 | 8.9 | 0 | 1028 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 23 | 24 ESE | 24 ESE | 24 ESE | 31 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.5 | 6.7 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 23 | 15 ESE | 15 ESE | 15 ESE | 31 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 16.8 | 8.4 | 0 | 1024 | ✓ |
| Thu 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 151 | 26 NE | 24 NE | 24 NE | 158 | 0.0 | 0% | 59% | 14.2 | 8 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 23 | 35 N | 35 N | 35 N | 31 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 18.8 | 9.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 23 | 24 NNW | 22 NNW | 22 NNW | 31 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.4 | 11.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 23 | 19 NNW | 19 NNW | 19 NNW | 31 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 17.6 | 11.3 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Fri 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 151 | 24 NNW | 22 NNW | 22 NNW | 158 | 0.0 | 54% | 19% | 12.6 | 10.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 23 | 30 N | 30 N | 30 N | 30 | 0.0 | 45% | 82% | 14.5 | 12.3 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 23 | 28 NNW | 26 NNW | 26 NNW | 30 | 0.0 | 76% | 92% | 14.1 | 12.9 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 23 | 22 N | 22 N | 22 N | 30 | 0.0 | 73% | 95% | 14.2 | 13 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| Sat 15Clear | 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 | 👍 | 151 | 11 ENE | 9 ENE | 9 ENE | 158 | 0.0 | 0% | 60% | 11 | 9.8 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 252 | 7 SW | 6 S | 7 ESE | 471 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 16.3 | 10.9 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 384 | 7 SW | 4 S | 9 NNE | 634 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 18.5 | 11.7 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 151 | 6 S | 7 SSE | 7 SSE | 316 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 17.4 | 11.4 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| Sun 16Clear | 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 | — | 83 | 20 N | 17 NNE | 19 NNE | 106 | 0.0 | 66% | 46% | 13.5 | 12 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 83 | 24 N | 24 N | 24 N | 163 | 0.0 | 61% | 94% | 14 | 12.1 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 83 | 20 N | 20 N | 22 N | 126 | 0.0 | 71% | 97% | 13.9 | 12.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 83 | 11 N | 11 N | 11 N | 124 | 0.0 | 86% | 100% | 13.8 | 12.8 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| Mon 17Clear | 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 | — | 83 | 24 ESE | 28 ESE | 33 ESE | 237 | 0.0 | 28% | 48% | 14.7 | 11.9 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 83 | 24 SE | 26 SE | 26 SE | 250 | 0.0 | 5% | 93% | 15.7 | 12.2 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 83 | 24 SE | 24 SE | 22 ESE | 230 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 16.5 | 12.7 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 83 | 28 SE | 30 SE | 31 SE | 231 | 0.0 | 20% | 100% | 15.8 | 12.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Tue 18Clear | 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 SSE | 19 SSE | 22 SSE | 424 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 12.9 | 12.8 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 162 | 13 SSE | 13 SSE | 13 SSE | 502 | 1.0 | 100% | 39% | 14.6 | 12.7 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 416 | 15 S | 13 SSW | 11 SW | 668 | 2.0 | 31% | 98% | 16.4 | 11.6 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 162 | 17 S | 17 S | 17 S | 565 | 1.0 | 58% | 100% | 14.6 | 11.1 | 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
Wind speed range
5–19 km/h
Student site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Ground handling
- Region
- Cape Town
- Distance from Cape Town
- 21 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.1087°S, 18.3771°E
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