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.
▸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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 08h | — | 63 | 6 SE | 6 SE | 4 ESE | 250 | 1.0 | 0% | 90% | 13.9 | 8.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | 👍 | 293 | 10 S | 8 S | 8 S | 426 | 1.0 | 20% | 91% | 14.8 | 9.2 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | — | 231 | 14 SE | 14 SE | 10 ESE | 380 | 1.0 | 0% | 78% | 16 | 9.6 | 0 | 1012 |
| 17h | 👍 | 63 | 10 SSW | 12 SSW | 13 SSW | 229 | 1.0 | 2% | 39% | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1009 |
| Wed 21Clear | 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) |
| 08h | — | 63 | 6 NNW | 7 NNW | 9 NW | 96 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 17 | 9.8 | 0 | 1010 |
| 11h | — | 739 | 30 W | 45 W | 47 W | 1114 | 1.0 | 23% | 97% | 20.5 | 11.7 | 0 | 1010 |
| 14h | — | 118 | 16 WSW | 23 WSW | 26 WSW | 269 | 1.0 | 28% | 20% | 16.3 | 13.6 | 0 | 1011 |
| 17h | — | 63 | 16 W | 23 WSW | 28 WSW | 311 | 0.0 | 69% | 8% | 15.9 | 13.8 | 0 | 1011 |
| Thu 22🌧 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) |
| 08h | — | 63 | 8 W | 11 WSW | 15 WSW | 290 | 0.0 | 74% | 8% | 15.3 | 13.3 | 1 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 179 | 23 WSW | 31 WSW | 33 WSW | 480 | 1.0 | 81% | 21% | 15.3 | 13 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 220 | 22 WSW | 32 WSW | 33 WSW | 471 | 1.0 | 77% | 37% | 15.4 | 12.8 | 1 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 63 | 16 WSW | 22 WSW | 25 WSW | 319 | 0.0 | 43% | 9% | 15.1 | 12.2 | 0 | 1020 |
| Fri 23Clear | 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) |
| 08h | — | 197 | 2 E | 2 ENE | 2 NE | 413 | 1.0 | 18% | 89% | 14.9 | 10.6 | 0 | 1024 |
| 11h | — | 353 | 16 SSE | 16 SE | 17 E | 517 | 1.0 | 2% | 87% | 16.5 | 10.7 | 0 | 1023 |
| 14h | — | 321 | 18 SE | 19 SE | 18 ESE | 492 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 17.2 | 10.5 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 135 | 16 ESE | 18 ESE | 17 ESE | 286 | 1.0 | 0% | 92% | 16.8 | 11.5 | 0 | 1020 |
| Sat 24Clear | 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) |
| 08h | — | 1 | 4 SSW | 3 SSW | 3 SSW | 10 | 0.0 | 36% | 100% | 15.6 | 12.7 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 1 | 7 SSW | 6 SSW | 7 SSW | 36 | 0.0 | 68% | 100% | 15.5 | 14.1 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 1 | 4 SE | 1 ESE | 1 ESE | 10 | 0.0 | 62% | 96% | 15.5 | 13.9 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 1 | 2 ESE | 2 NNW | 2 NNW | 10 | 0.0 | 85% | 83% | 15.4 | 14.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| Sun 25Clear | 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) |
| 08h | — | 1 | 2 SW | 0 SW | 1 SW | 14 | 0.0 | 27% | 100% | 16 | 13.1 | 0 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 1 | 7 SSW | 7 SW | 7 SW | 29 | 0.0 | 79% | 100% | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 1 | 6 SSW | 6 SW | 6 SW | 12 | 0.0 | 80% | 96% | 16.2 | 15.3 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 1 | 2 W | 5 W | 5 W | 9 | 0.0 | 88% | 82% | 16.3 | 15.7 | 0 | 1018 |
| Mon 26Clear | 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) |
| 08h | — | 184 | 4 SW | 5 SW | 6 SW | 254 | 0.0 | 91% | 17% | 16.5 | 15.9 | 0 | — |
| 11h | — | 384 | 7 SSW | 8 S | 9 S | 549 | 1.0 | 89% | 77% | 17.7 | 15.5 | 0 | — |
| 14h | — | 445 | 15 SSE | 14 SSE | 14 SE | 618 | 1.0 | 95% | 87% | 18.1 | 15.4 | 0 | — |
| 17h | — | 187 | 21 SE | 27 ESE | 31 ESE | 408 | 0.0 | 71% | 51% | 17.4 | 15.4 | 0 | — |
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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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