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Noordhoek Pole Yard
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable226m soarable · 14 km/h W
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 3 · 17h00 · 👍 2 stars · 374m 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 3Clear | 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 | 👍 | 139 | 14 ESE | 18 E | 18 E | 359 | 1.0 | 31% | 90% | 16.3 | 12.9 | 0 | 1015 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 301 | 14 WNW | 13 WNW | 10 NW | 459 | 2.0 | 3% | 97% | 19.7 | 13.5 | 0 | 1015 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 318 | 13 W | 11 WNW | 11 NW | 477 | 2.0 | 1% | 97% | 21 | 12.7 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 374 | 12 S | 12 SSE | 9 SSE | 702 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 22.6 | 12.2 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| Wed 4Clear | 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 | — | 139 | 4 W | 4 W | 4 W | 240 | 1.0 | 0% | 85% | 19.3 | 10.8 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 235 | 13 WNW | 11 WNW | 10 NW | 381 | 2.0 | 1% | 94% | 23 | 12.9 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 226 | 14 W | 16 WNW | 17 NW | 356 | 2.0 | 2% | 96% | 23 | 13.6 | 0 | 1012 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 90 | 9 W | 8 W | 7 W | 327 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 22.4 | 11.8 | 0 | 1011 | ✓ |
| Thu 5Clear | 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 | — | 144 | 24 NW | 37 NW | 43 WNW | 484 | 1.0 | 76% | 88% | 17.5 | 14.8 | 0 | 1010 | — |
| 11h | — | 796 | 32 NW | 50 WNW | 58 WNW | 1085 | 2.0 | 89% | 98% | 19.4 | 16.1 | 0 | 1010 | — |
| 14h | — | 909 | 33 WNW | 51 WNW | 55 WNW | 1219 | 3.0 | 46% | 100% | 19.6 | 15.3 | 0 | 1009 | — |
| 17h | — | 698 | 30 NW | 45 WNW | 50 WNW | 1027 | 2.0 | 77% | 100% | 18.2 | 15.1 | 0 | 1009 | — |
| Fri 6Clear | 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 | — | 84 | 20 N | 22 N | 24 NNW | 193 | 0.0 | 90% | 34% | 15 | 14.2 | 2 | 1012 | — |
| 11h | — | 91 | 24 NW | 23 NNW | 26 NW | 149 | 0.0 | 89% | 73% | 15.4 | 14.6 | 1 | 1013 | — |
| 14h | — | 112 | 15 WNW | 13 WNW | 15 WNW | 151 | 0.0 | 78% | 97% | 15.4 | 14.1 | 1 | 1013 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 99 | 16 WSW | 14 WSW | 16 WSW | 154 | 0.0 | 46% | 31% | 15.7 | 13.2 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| Sat 7Clear | 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 | — | 122 | 35 SSE | 39 SSE | 34 SE | 1462 | 1.0 | 95% | 100% | 15 | 8.6 | 1 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 131 | 36 SSE | 36 SE | 28 SE | 1267 | 1.0 | 47% | 100% | 15.3 | 8.1 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 122 | 44 SSE | 46 SE | 38 SE | 1023 | 1.0 | 25% | 97% | 15.4 | 9.1 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 105 | 50 SE | 57 SE | 54 SE | 821 | 1.0 | 4% | 89% | 15.2 | 9 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| Sun 8Clear | 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 | 👍 | 84 | 5 W | 5 W | 6 W | 130 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.2 | 9.6 | 0 | 1025 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 89 | 15 S | 15 S | 15 S | 130 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.5 | 10.1 | 0 | 1024 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 93 | 17 S | 16 S | 17 S | 165 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 17.8 | 9.4 | 0 | 1023 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 84 | 26 S | 25 S | 28 S | 172 | 0.0 | 0% | 89% | 17.9 | 11.2 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 109 | 23 SSW | 25 SSW | 27 SSW | 259 | 0.0 | 35% | 100% | 17.5 | 14.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 179 | 12 SSW | 9 SSW | 11 SSW | 287 | 1.0 | 45% | 100% | 19.2 | 14.1 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 211 | 21 SSW | 22 SSW | 25 SSW | 358 | 1.0 | 49% | 74% | 18.6 | 14.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 215 | 28 S | 33 S | 38 S | 483 | 1.0 | 76% | 89% | 17.7 | 15.5 | 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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