Sport
Paragliding
Piesangvallei
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
24 km/h NNW · not flyable
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 2 · 17h00 · 👍 2 stars · 700m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 166 | 9 NE | 19 NE | 24 NE | 266 | 1.0 | 0% | 88% | 16.4 | 10.5 | 0 | 1025 |
| 11h | — | 697 | 11 ENE | 22 NNE | 37 N | 991 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 24.6 | 11.5 | 0 | 1024 |
| 14h | — | 1,019 | 13 E | 19 NNE | 31 N | 1403 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 27.6 | 13.4 | 0 | 1022 |
| 17h | — | 166 | 13 ESE | 22 E | 26 E | 341 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 24.3 | 15.8 | 0 | 1020 |
| 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 | — | 166 | 31 N | 30 N | 30 N | 174 | 0.0 | 0% | 87% | 21.4 | 13.3 | 0 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 400 | 33 N | 76 N | 91 N | 603 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 26.7 | 15.4 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 659 | 24 NNW | 61 NNW | 56 NNW | 957 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 29.7 | 16.3 | 0 | 1013 |
| 17h | — | 166 | 17 NNW | 17 NNW | 17 NNW | 175 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 28 | 17.8 | 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 | — | 166 | 15 WNW | 24 W | 30 WSW | 477 | 1.0 | 7% | 66% | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 748 | 20 WSW | 26 WSW | 11 WSW | 1024 | 2.0 | 36% | 97% | 20.2 | 13.3 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 853 | 17 WSW | 28 WSW | 17 WSW | 1148 | 2.0 | 83% | 98% | 20.2 | 13.7 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | 👍 | 700 | 13 SW | 19 SSW | 24 S | 1082 | 2.0 | 94% | 97% | 18 | 13.3 | 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 | — | 166 | 30 SSE | 44 SSE | 48 SSE | 913 | 0.0 | 100% | 5% | 14.9 | 13.8 | 17 | 1024 |
| 11h | — | 166 | 41 SSE | 52 SSE | 59 SE | 469 | 0.0 | 100% | 5% | 14.9 | 13.6 | 3 | 1025 |
| 14h | — | 166 | 33 SE | 33 SE | 39 SE | 232 | 0.0 | 69% | 6% | 14.7 | 13.2 | 6 | 1025 |
| 17h | — | 166 | 33 ESE | 48 ESE | 52 ESE | 1022 | 0.0 | 100% | 1% | 14.7 | 13.4 | 1 | 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 | — | — | 13 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.6 | — | 0 | 1027 |
| 11h | — | — | 21 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.5 | — | 0 | 1025 |
| 14h | — | — | 21 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | — | 16 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.5 | — | 0 | 1021 |
| 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 | — | — | 7 N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.5 | — | 0 | 1014 |
| 11h | — | — | 2 ENE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 0 | 1012 |
| 14h | — | — | 12 SSE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.3 | — | 0 | 1010 |
| 17h | — | — | 8 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.5 | — | 0 | 1009 |
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Wind recommendation
S - SW
Flyable directions
S, SSW, SW
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
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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