Ground handlingGround handling / kiting training site.
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Noordhoek Pole Yard
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable151m soarable · 15 km/h NW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 20 · 08h00 · 👍 2 stars · 162m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 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 | 9 SW | 11 WSW | 13 WSW | 824 | 1.0 | 0% | 87% | 14.1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 23 | 11 W | 13 W | 13 W | 451 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 15.2 | 7.9 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 23 | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 15 W | 516 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 15.4 | 8.7 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 23 | 11 SW | 11 SW | 13 WSW | 620 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 15.9 | 8 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| Wed 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 | 15 NW | 20 NW | 26 WNW | 628 | 1.0 | 20% | 87% | 12.9 | 8.9 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 23 | 30 NNW | 31 NNW | 31 NW | 641 | 1.0 | 42% | 96% | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 23 | 31 NW | 35 NW | 37 NW | 624 | 1.0 | 43% | 98% | 14.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 23 | 31 NW | 37 NW | 39 NW | 750 | 1.0 | 70% | 98% | 15 | 11.1 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| Thu 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 | 31 NNW | 50 NNW | 59 NNW | 361 | 1.0 | 38% | 84% | 13.3 | 10.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 23 | 44 NNW | 54 NNW | 57 NNW | 351 | 1.0 | 33% | 96% | 15.4 | 12.6 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 23 | 39 NW | 44 NW | 50 NW | 162 | 0.0 | 58% | 98% | 15.1 | 13.3 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 23 | 28 NNW | 33 NNW | 39 NW | 237 | 0.0 | 67% | 95% | 15.3 | 13.8 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| Fri 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 | — | 151 | 24 NNW | 35 NNW | 43 NNW | 268 | 1.0 | 7% | 86% | 16.4 | 12.5 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 443 | 30 NW | 43 NW | 46 NW | 639 | 2.0 | 39% | 96% | 19.3 | 14.1 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 508 | 28 NW | 41 NW | 46 NW | 711 | 2.0 | 49% | 98% | 19.9 | 14.9 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 338 | 22 NW | 31 WNW | 37 WNW | 554 | 1.0 | 67% | 98% | 18.5 | 15.1 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| Sat 17🌧 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 | — | 83 | 43 S | 44 S | 46 S | 507 | 1.0 | 100% | 1% | 13.7 | 12.3 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 11h | — | 83 | 37 S | 39 S | 41 S | 727 | 1.0 | 100% | 7% | 13.4 | 10.9 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 83 | 39 S | 39 S | 37 SSE | 816 | 1.0 | 79% | 45% | 13.7 | 10.1 | 1 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 83 | 37 SSE | 39 SSE | 37 SSE | 950 | 1.0 | 85% | 35% | 13.8 | 9.6 | 1 | 1015 | — |
| Sun 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 | — | 83 | 33 SSE | 37 SSE | 41 SSE | 583 | 1.0 | 70% | 53% | 12.2 | 9.6 | 5 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 83 | 31 SSE | 33 SSE | 33 SSE | 942 | 1.0 | 100% | 100% | 13.1 | 9.1 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 427 | 39 S | 39 S | 35 S | 1188 | 1.0 | 82% | 96% | 13.4 | 7.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 83 | 33 S | 35 S | 33 S | 1359 | 1.0 | 69% | 87% | 13.7 | 7.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Mon 19Clear | 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 | 15 S | 19 S | 22 S | 861 | 1.0 | 59% | 100% | 13.7 | 8.6 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 83 | 22 S | 20 S | 20 SSE | 675 | 1.0 | 25% | 100% | 13.9 | 8.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 83 | 28 S | 26 S | 26 S | 327 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 14.4 | 9.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 83 | 28 SSE | 28 SSE | 28 SSE | 512 | 0.0 | 0% | 87% | 14.8 | 8.9 | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 20Clear | 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 N | 15 N | 17 N | 320 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 14.5 | 7.4 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 367 | 22 NW | 24 NW | 28 NW | 562 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.5 | 7.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 336 | 22 W | 26 WNW | 31 WNW | 499 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 16.9 | 8.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 162 | 22 W | 24 W | 30 W | 421 | 1.0 | 0% | 81% | 15.4 | 10.3 | 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
Air School training 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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