Basic

Paragliding
Paradise Ridge

Garden Route, Western Cape

Today

Not flyable

16 km/h WSW · not flyable

FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Tue 20 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 293m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

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

p75 664mp95 1049m293mTue 20118mWed 21220mThu 22321mFri 231mSat 241mSun 25445mMon 26
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)
Tue 20ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—636 SE6 SE4 ESE2501.00%90%13.98.601018
11h👍29310 S8 S8 S4261.020%91%14.89.201015
14h—23114 SE14 SE10 ESE3801.00%78%169.601012
17h👍6310 SSW12 SSW13 SSW2291.02%39%141101009
Wed 21ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—636 NNW7 NNW9 NW960.00%90%179.801010
11h—73930 W45 W47 W11141.023%97%20.511.701010
14h—11816 WSW23 WSW26 WSW2691.028%20%16.313.601011
17h—6316 W23 WSW28 WSW3110.069%8%15.913.801011
Thu 22🌧 RainStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—638 W11 WSW15 WSW2900.074%8%15.313.311017
11h—17923 WSW31 WSW33 WSW4801.081%21%15.31301018
14h—22022 WSW32 WSW33 WSW4711.077%37%15.412.811019
17h—6316 WSW22 WSW25 WSW3190.043%9%15.112.201020
Fri 23ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—1972 E2 ENE2 NE4131.018%89%14.910.601024
11h—35316 SSE16 SE17 E5171.02%87%16.510.701023
14h—32118 SE19 SE18 ESE4921.00%94%17.210.501021
17h—13516 ESE18 ESE17 ESE2861.00%92%16.811.501020
Sat 24ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—14 SSW3 SSW3 SSW100.036%100%15.612.701021
11h—17 SSW6 SSW7 SSW360.068%100%15.514.101020
14h—14 SE1 ESE1 ESE100.062%96%15.513.901019
17h—12 ESE2 NNW2 NNW100.085%83%15.414.601018
Sun 25ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—12 SW0 SW1 SW140.027%100%1613.101017
11h—17 SSW7 SW7 SW290.079%100%161501016
14h—16 SSW6 SW6 SW120.080%96%16.215.301017
17h—12 W5 W5 W90.088%82%16.315.701018
Mon 26ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—1844 SW5 SW6 SW2540.091%17%16.515.90—
11h—3847 SSW8 S9 S5491.089%77%17.715.50—
14h—44515 SSE14 SSE14 SE6181.095%87%18.115.40—
17h—18721 SE27 ESE31 ESE4080.071%51%17.415.40—

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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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