Basic

Paragliding
Paradise Ridge

Garden Route, Western Cape

Today

Not flyable

22 km/h N · not flyable

FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Fri 2 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 857m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Paradise Ridge.

p75 664mp95 1049m274mWed 3096mThu 1857mFri 252mSat 3Sun 4Mon 5
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)
Wed 30ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—962 NNW2 NNW4 N1380.00%88%169.701024
11h—2517 SW6 SW2 SW4231.00%97%21.811.201024
14h—2746 SSE7 ESE9 ESE4651.00%98%24.712.101021
17h—964 S2 ESE7 E2851.00%99%2415.401019
Thu 1ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—9641 N37 N37 N1040.00%88%19.81301016
11h—9639 N37 N37 N1040.00%97%25.515.301015
14h—9622 N20 N20 N1040.00%98%28.917.201014
17h—967 SE7 SE6 SE1360.00%97%26.116.601012
Fri 2ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—967 W11 WSW20 SW6151.08%88%17.712.401021
11h👍82513 SW20 SW13 SW11572.070%97%19.613.501022
14h👍85713 SW22 SW22 SW11813.082%98%19.213.601021
17h—967 SW11 SW13 SSW5061.060%16%16.413.401021
Sat 3🌧 RainStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—5222 W22 W24 WSW2510.092%2%13.812.851025
11h—5237 SE52 SE59 SE8170.0100%38%15.313.611026
14h—5233 ESE46 ESE54 ESE7820.0100%24%15.413.641026
17h—5231 ESE44 ESE52 ESE7070.0100%3%15.313.621026
Sun 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h——11 E——————14.9—01027
11h——23 ESE——————18—01024
14h——28 SE——————18.6—01021
17h——24 ESE——————17.2—01020
Mon 5ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h——8 NNW——————18.5—01014
11h——1 WNW——————23.4—01012
14h——9 SSE——————22.8—01010
17h——9 SE——————20.9—01009

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Flying conditions

Wind recommendation

S - SW

Flyable directions

S, SSW, SW

Wind speed range

10–25 km/h

Air School training site

Not used for Air School training

Quick facts

Grade
Basic
Region
Garden Route
Distance from Cape Town
391 km (straight-line)
Coordinates
-34.0052°S, 22.6649°E
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