Basic
Paragliding
Paradise Ridge
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
22 km/h N · not flyable
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 2 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 857m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 30Clear | 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 | — | 96 | 2 NNW | 2 NNW | 4 N | 138 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 16 | 9.7 | 0 | 1024 |
| 11h | — | 251 | 7 SW | 6 SW | 2 SW | 423 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 21.8 | 11.2 | 0 | 1024 |
| 14h | — | 274 | 6 SSE | 7 ESE | 9 ESE | 465 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.7 | 12.1 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 96 | 4 S | 2 ESE | 7 E | 285 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 24 | 15.4 | 0 | 1019 |
| Thu 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) |
| 08h | — | 96 | 41 N | 37 N | 37 N | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 19.8 | 13 | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | 96 | 39 N | 37 N | 37 N | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 25.5 | 15.3 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | — | 96 | 22 N | 20 N | 20 N | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 28.9 | 17.2 | 0 | 1014 |
| 17h | — | 96 | 7 SE | 7 SE | 6 SE | 136 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 26.1 | 16.6 | 0 | 1012 |
| Fri 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) |
| 08h | — | 96 | 7 W | 11 WSW | 20 SW | 615 | 1.0 | 8% | 88% | 17.7 | 12.4 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | 👍 | 825 | 13 SW | 20 SW | 13 SW | 1157 | 2.0 | 70% | 97% | 19.6 | 13.5 | 0 | 1022 |
| 14h | 👍 | 857 | 13 SW | 22 SW | 22 SW | 1181 | 3.0 | 82% | 98% | 19.2 | 13.6 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 96 | 7 SW | 11 SW | 13 SSW | 506 | 1.0 | 60% | 16% | 16.4 | 13.4 | 0 | 1021 |
| Sat 3🌧 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 | — | 52 | 22 W | 22 W | 24 WSW | 251 | 0.0 | 92% | 2% | 13.8 | 12.8 | 5 | 1025 |
| 11h | — | 52 | 37 SE | 52 SE | 59 SE | 817 | 0.0 | 100% | 38% | 15.3 | 13.6 | 1 | 1026 |
| 14h | — | 52 | 33 ESE | 46 ESE | 54 ESE | 782 | 0.0 | 100% | 24% | 15.4 | 13.6 | 4 | 1026 |
| 17h | — | 52 | 31 ESE | 44 ESE | 52 ESE | 707 | 0.0 | 100% | 3% | 15.3 | 13.6 | 2 | 1026 |
| Sun 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) |
| 08h | — | — | 11 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.9 | — | 0 | 1027 |
| 11h | — | — | 23 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 0 | 1024 |
| 14h | — | — | 28 SE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.6 | — | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | — | 24 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.2 | — | 0 | 1020 |
| Mon 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) |
| 08h | — | — | 8 NNW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.5 | — | 0 | 1014 |
| 11h | — | — | 1 WNW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.4 | — | 0 | 1012 |
| 14h | — | — | 9 SSE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.8 | — | 0 | 1010 |
| 17h | — | — | 9 SE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.9 | — | 0 | 1009 |
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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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