Basic
Paragliding
Paradise Ridge
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable6 km/h SSE · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Paradise Ridge.
▸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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 31Clear | 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 | — | 96 | 6 NNE | 6 NNE | 6 NNE | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 66% | 11.3 | 8.4 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | — | 96 | 6 SSE | 4 SE | 2 ENE | 445 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 18 | 6.4 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 14h | — | 382 | 9 SE | 11 E | 11 ENE | 766 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 20.5 | 9.4 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 96 | 7 ENE | 6 ENE | 6 ENE | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.8 | 12.6 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| Sat 1Clear | 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 | — | 96 | 4 ENE | 4 ENE | 4 ENE | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 69% | 12.3 | 8.6 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | — | 96 | 4 S | 4 SSE | 6 SE | 238 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 19.1 | 8.2 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 96 | 6 SSE | 6 ESE | 7 ESE | 348 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.3 | 7.7 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 96 | 2 WSW | 2 WSW | 2 WSW | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.2 | 11.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Sun 2Clear | 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 | — | 96 | 13 NNW | 11 NNW | 11 NNW | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 69% | 14.1 | 7.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 96 | 7 SSW | 7 SSW | 7 SW | 196 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 96 | 6 SSE | 6 SSE | 4 SSE | 248 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 20.7 | 8.9 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 96 | 2 ESE | 2 ESE | 2 ESE | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.4 | 14.7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Mon 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 | — | 96 | 11 NNW | 11 NNW | 11 NNW | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 70% | 14.2 | 7.9 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 96 | 4 SSW | 4 S | 2 SSW | 193 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 20.3 | 9 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 96 | 6 S | 4 SSE | 2 NNE | 267 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 21.2 | 10 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 96 | 4 ESE | 4 ESE | 4 ESE | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 19.2 | 13 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Tue 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 | — | 1 | 7 W | 7 WNW | 7 W | 24 | 0.0 | 0% | 50% | 16.3 | 11.8 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 26 WSW | 28 WSW | 33 WSW | 128 | 0.0 | 0% | 94% | 16.2 | 11.8 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 22 WSW | 19 WSW | 19 WSW | 15 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.6 | 11.5 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 7 NW | 7 NW | 7 WNW | 94 | 0.0 | 2% | 100% | 16.4 | 12.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Wed 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 | — | 1 | 13 NW | 11 NW | 13 NW | 36 | 0.0 | 12% | 52% | 13.8 | 10.1 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 6 S | 7 S | 6 S | 21 | 0.0 | 45% | 94% | 14.7 | 12.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 6 S | 6 S | 6 S | 81 | 0.0 | 44% | 100% | 14.7 | 12.6 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 2 ESE | 2 ENE | 2 ENE | 14 | 0.0 | 72% | 100% | 14.6 | 13.5 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Thu 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 | — | 52 | 20 W | 17 WNW | 19 WNW | 74 | 0.0 | 19% | 3% | 13.9 | 10.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 52 | 26 W | 30 W | 31 W | 482 | 0.0 | 86% | 5% | 14.1 | 11.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 52 | 26 SW | 28 SSW | 30 SSW | 208 | 0.0 | 27% | 6% | 14.3 | 11.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 52 | 7 SW | 7 SW | 9 SW | 123 | 0.0 | 1% | 4% | 14.3 | 10.1 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
S - SW
Flyable directions
S, SSW, SW
Wind speed range
10–25 km/h
Student site
No
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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