Sport
Paragliding
Piesangvallei
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable781m soarable · 6 km/h S
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 11 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 781m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Piesangvallei.
▸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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 166 | 24 N | 22 N | 22 N | 174 | 0.0 | 0% | 84% | 21.2 | 15 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 464 | 9 NW | 31 NNW | 46 NW | 712 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 28.5 | 17.6 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,358 | 7 WSW | 22 WNW | 15 NW | 1879 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 30.7 | 17.7 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 166 | 6 WSW | 9 W | 15 W | 411 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 25.7 | 17.6 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Thu 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 166 | 13 WNW | 19 W | 24 W | 274 | 0.0 | 100% | 21% | 17.2 | 16.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 346 | 15 W | 20 W | 19 WSW | 617 | 1.0 | 100% | 33% | 18.9 | 16.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 278 | 13 W | 19 WSW | 19 SW | 605 | 1.0 | 100% | 23% | 18.5 | 16.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 166 | 13 WSW | 17 WSW | 17 SW | 471 | 1.0 | 100% | 0% | 17.1 | 15.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Fri 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 166 | 9 W | 13 W | 13 W | 413 | 1.0 | 60% | 56% | 15.5 | 13.1 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 781 | 6 S | 4 ESE | 15 ENE | 1091 | 2.0 | 55% | 96% | 20 | 12.6 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 825 | 15 SE | 15 SE | 15 E | 1135 | 2.0 | 78% | 92% | 20.8 | 14.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 466 | 17 ESE | 20 ESE | 20 ESE | 835 | 1.0 | 95% | 97% | 18.5 | 14.7 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Sat 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 166 | 9 ENE | 9 ENE | 9 ENE | 174 | 0.0 | 0% | 12% | 16.3 | 15.2 | 1 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 683 | 17 ESE | 17 E | 15 NE | 967 | 2.0 | 80% | 89% | 21.5 | 16.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 696 | 26 ESE | 30 E | 24 E | 969 | 2.0 | 83% | 88% | 21.8 | 17 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 166 | 24 ESE | 37 ESE | 41 ESE | 572 | 1.0 | 100% | 41% | 18.7 | 16.8 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sun 13🌧 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 15 ENE | 24 E | 35 E | 148 | 0.0 | 100% | 46% | 16.8 | 16.7 | 1 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 13 ESE | 17 E | 26 E | 89 | 0.0 | 95% | 87% | 17 | 16.5 | 1 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 9 ESE | 7 ESE | 11 ESE | 36 | 0.0 | 94% | 84% | 17.2 | 16.7 | 1 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 11 E | 17 E | 26 E | 86 | 0.0 | 98% | 35% | 17.3 | 16.7 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Mon 14🌧 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 9 ENE | 7 ENE | 7 ENE | 9 | 0.0 | 26% | 2% | 17.8 | 15.4 | 0 | 1009 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 6 ENE | 4 ENE | 4 ENE | 9 | 0.0 | 43% | 50% | 17.7 | 15.7 | 1 | 1009 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 59 WSW | 54 WSW | 59 WSW | 33 | 0.0 | 92% | 2% | 16.8 | 16.1 | 1 | 1007 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 39 SW | 43 SW | 44 WSW | 361 | 1.0 | 100% | 4% | 15.7 | 14.6 | 9 | 1012 | — |
| Tue 15Clear | 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 | 20 W | 22 W | 28 W | 114 | 0.0 | 0% | 92% | 17.2 | 12.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 7 WSW | 6 WSW | 6 WSW | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 17 | 13.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 11 E | 9 ENE | 9 ENE | 24 | 0.0 | 35% | 97% | 16.5 | 13.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 13 ENE | 13 ENE | 13 ENE | 40 | 0.0 | 1% | 90% | 17 | 13.2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 16Clear | 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 | — | 166 | 19 W | 22 WSW | 28 WSW | 527 | 0.0 | 80% | 22% | 12.4 | 10.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 880 | 20 SW | 28 SSW | 30 SSW | 1315 | 2.0 | 95% | 82% | 14.3 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,058 | 20 SW | 26 SW | 26 SSW | 1639 | 2.0 | 100% | 51% | 15.1 | 6.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 166 | 22 SW | 28 SSW | 28 S | 1610 | 1.0 | 95% | 87% | 14.5 | 5.7 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
S - SW
Flyable directions
S, SSW, SW
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Student site
No
Quick facts
- Grade
- Sport
- Region
- Garden Route
- Distance from Cape Town
- 456 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.0594°S, 23.3726°E
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