Basic
Paragliding
Paradise Ridge
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
15 km/h SE · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sat 22 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 620m 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) | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 96 | 2 WNW | 2 WNW | 2 WNW | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 60% | 12.5 | 10.4 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | — | 655 | 9 SSW | 2 WSW | 7 NW | 985 | 2.0 | 25% | 93% | 16.4 | 9.2 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 539 | 11 SSW | 7 SSW | 2 SW | 799 | 2.0 | 29% | 96% | 16 | 9.8 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 96 | 6 S | 6 SSE | 6 SE | 546 | 1.0 | 25% | 83% | 14.1 | 9.9 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Fri 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 96 | 4 NNE | 2 NNE | 2 NNE | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 12 | 9.7 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 546 | 11 SE | 13 ESE | 17 ENE | 832 | 2.0 | 73% | 95% | 16.4 | 10.8 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 544 | 15 SE | 17 ESE | 17 ENE | 812 | 2.0 | 78% | 98% | 16.7 | 11.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 96 | 13 ESE | 19 ESE | 22 ESE | 420 | 1.0 | 50% | 100% | 15.3 | 12 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Sat 22Clear | 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 W | 13 W | 13 W | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 23% | 13.6 | 11.6 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 652 | 20 WSW | 35 W | 43 WSW | 1011 | 2.0 | 30% | 87% | 17 | 11.4 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 620 | 15 SW | 24 WSW | 33 W | 929 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.6 | 10.7 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 96 | 6 WSW | 9 WSW | 19 SW | 486 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.5 | 9.6 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Sun 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 96 | 4 N | 4 N | 4 N | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 13.2 | 11.6 | 0 | 1030 | — |
| 11h | — | 618 | 9 S | 2 ESE | 15 N | 921 | 2.0 | 88% | 95% | 17.2 | 11.7 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 598 | 11 S | 6 SSE | 11 N | 878 | 2.0 | 72% | 98% | 17 | 11.2 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 17h | — | 96 | 7 SSE | 7 SE | 6 ESE | 487 | 1.0 | 32% | 100% | 15.1 | 10.9 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| Mon 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 7 WNW | 7 NW | 7 NW | 15 | 0.0 | 44% | 73% | 13.2 | 10.8 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 1 | 15 SW | 15 SW | 15 SW | 82 | 0.0 | 47% | 95% | 13.6 | 11.5 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 6 WSW | 4 W | 4 W | 17 | 0.0 | 65% | 98% | 13.7 | 12.4 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 7 W | 6 WNW | 6 WNW | 20 | 0.0 | 94% | 100% | 13.5 | 13 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Tue 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 6 ENE | 6 NNE | 6 NE | 11 | 0.0 | 23% | 74% | 12.1 | 8.9 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 6 ESE | 4 SE | 4 SE | 14 | 0.0 | 38% | 95% | 13.2 | 10.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 11 ESE | 7 ESE | 11 ESE | 34 | 0.0 | 74% | 98% | 13.9 | 12.9 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 11 ESE | 7 ESE | 11 ESE | 35 | 0.0 | 70% | 100% | 14.3 | 13.1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 52 | 7 NE | 7 ESE | 7 ESE | 61 | 0.0 | 0% | 75% | 18.1 | 7.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 52 | 22 ESE | 19 SE | 22 ESE | 88 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 17 | 11.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 52 | 19 ESE | 15 ESE | 19 ESE | 85 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.9 | 12.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 52 | 13 ESE | 9 ESE | 9 ESE | 61 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.4 | 12.4 | 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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