Air School Paragliding
Basic

Paragliding
Piekiniers Mast

Swartland, Western Cape

Today

Not flyable

NAm soarable · 5 km/h W

FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Fri 2 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,077m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Piekiniers Mast.

p75 1600mp95 2205m1082mWed 30Thu 11077mFri 21446mSat 3Sun 4Mon 5
p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)
▸Detailed forecast table
TimeStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
Wed 30ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—47520 NNE20 NNE20 NNE4840.00%85%18.29.301020
11h—59831 NNE50 NNE59 NE10051.00%96%25.814.401019
14h—1,08231 NE44 NNE43 N15932.00%97%28.215.301017
17h—47515 NNE17 NNE20 NNE5150.00%99%28.418.201014
Thu 1ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—47515 NW19 NW22 NW5681.065%72%14.612.701019
11h—75931 N54 N72 N10312.00%96%2314.701016
14h—1,36626 NNW48 NNW65 NNW18842.00%98%27.116.101013
17h—56824 W26 WNW24 WNW7761.029%99%18.614.101015
Fri 2ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—4754 W6 W6 W6241.093%86%12.411.201021
11h👍1,07713 SW7 SW7 W13902.064%95%171101021
14h—1,24217 SSW11 SSW2 WSW15972.064%90%19.111.701018
17h—81522 S26 S17 SSE12231.0100%53%16.612.901018
Sat 3ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—20715 SSE19 SSE22 SSE4501.023%100%12.9801022
11h—1,44620 SE24 SE22 ESE19503.071%99%20.17.101022
14h—1,32119 SE22 ESE20 ESE21312.094%28%21.4701020
17h—1,35924 E22 E9 ESE21642.0100%89%21.98.101019
Sun 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h——10 E——————16.2—01022
11h——8 E——————21.3—01020
14h——9 SSE——————24.5—01017
17h——7 SSW——————25.1—01015
Mon 5ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h——2 NE——————21.2—01014
11h🤔—9 WNW——————26.1—01013
14h🤔—13 WNW——————29—01010
17h🤔—18 W——————26.1—01009
Data flag: Matched to the guide's "Piekernierskloof" entry by proximity (~4km) and description (N7 Pass, north end of Porterville valley) — name differs from SiteMeta's "Piekiniers Mast", so treat as a probable rather than confirmed match.

A low thermic site at the N7's Piekernierskloof Pass, at the northern end of the Porterville valley.

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Hazards & cautions

Not suitable in southerly winds, which put the site in rotor; an alternative gum-tree launch nearby is the better option in that case.

Launch & landing

Launch from a gently sloped bowl of knee-high fynbos (reverse launch works best) — about 150m above the pass (500m ASL, 2900m ceiling). Land in the clear farmland below the pass.

Access

Via the N7 north of Piketberg, over the Piekernierskloof Pass; an alternative launch is reached via a farm track shortly after cresting the pass.

Flying conditions

Wind recommendation

NW-SW

Flyable directions

SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

Wind speed range

0–18 km/h

Air School training site

Not used for Air School training

Quick facts

Grade
Basic
Region
Swartland
Distance from Cape Town
154 km (straight-line)
Coordinates
-32.6073°S, 18.9317°E
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