Basic
Paragliding
Paradise Ridge
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
8 km/h SSW · not flyable
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 12 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 371m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 08h | — | 63 | 6 SSE | 4 SE | 6 NNE | 131 | 0.0 | 0% | 93% | 18.8 | 11.4 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 131 | 6 S | 3 SSW | 7 NW | 224 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 21 | 12.1 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 127 | 8 SSE | 7 SSE | 6 SSE | 207 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 21.6 | 12.3 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 63 | 12 SSE | 12 SSE | 11 SSE | 144 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 21 | 12.7 | 0 | 1018 |
| Tue 10Clear | 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 WSW | 6 WSW | 6 W | 150 | 0.0 | 0% | 93% | 18.4 | 11.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 160 | 9 SSW | 7 SSW | 4 SSW | 249 | 1.0 | 18% | 98% | 19.2 | 12.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 198 | 8 SSW | 6 SSW | 3 SSW | 299 | 1.0 | 16% | 100% | 19.9 | 12.6 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 63 | 7 SSW | 7 S | 5 S | 165 | 1.0 | 11% | 86% | 19.4 | 12.8 | 0 | 1016 |
| Wed 11Clear | 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 | 4 W | 5 W | 6 W | 144 | 0.0 | 0% | 93% | 19 | 9.7 | 0 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 220 | 9 SW | 11 WSW | 12 WSW | 345 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 20.6 | 10.2 | 0 | 1017 |
| 14h | — | 296 | 11 WSW | 14 WSW | 13 W | 425 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 20 | 13.3 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | — | 285 | 16 W | 23 WSW | 29 WSW | 453 | 1.0 | 54% | 93% | 19 | 16.2 | 0 | 1018 |
| Thu 12Clear | 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 | 5 W | 7 WSW | 8 WSW | 437 | 1.0 | 68% | 33% | 17.6 | 14.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 480 | 8 SW | 6 SW | 4 W | 673 | 1.0 | 94% | 76% | 18.5 | 14.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | 👍 | 371 | 10 SSW | 9 S | 6 S | 552 | 1.0 | 94% | 72% | 17.8 | 15 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 63 | 7 S | 9 SSE | 9 SSE | 386 | 1.0 | 61% | 27% | 17.1 | 14.8 | 0 | 1019 |
| Fri 13Clear | 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 | 13 W | 12 W | 12 W | 199 | 0.0 | 7% | 82% | 16.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | 👍 | 1 | 13 SSW | 13 SSW | 13 SSW | 175 | 0.0 | 20% | 100% | 16.6 | 13.1 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | 👍 | 1 | 14 S | 15 S | 14 S | 457 | 0.0 | 44% | 97% | 17 | 12.9 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 1 | 9 S | 9 SSE | 9 SSE | 558 | 0.0 | 36% | 88% | 17.1 | 12 | 0 | 1021 |
| Sat 14Clear | 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 ESE | 4 ESE | 4 ESE | 83 | 0.0 | 2% | 100% | 15.6 | 11.3 | 0 | 1023 |
| 11h | — | 1 | 10 SSE | 10 SSE | 10 SSE | 58 | 0.0 | 33% | 100% | 16.1 | 13.2 | 0 | 1023 |
| 14h | — | 1 | 14 SE | 18 SE | 20 SE | 169 | 0.0 | 67% | 97% | 16.6 | 15.2 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 1 | 16 ESE | 16 ESE | 20 ESE | 83 | 0.0 | 76% | 88% | 16.7 | 15.7 | 0 | 1020 |
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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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