Basic
Paragliding
Rusty Gate
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Good3 stars — Good1629m soarable · 14 km/h SSW
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 10 · 14h00 · 🦅 3 stars · 1,629m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Rusty Gate.
▸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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 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) |
| 08h | — | 601 | 22 N | 20 N | 20 N | 609 | 0.0 | 0% | 86% | 20.9 | 6.5 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 1,720 | 17 W | 29 WNW | 33 WNW | 2193 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 28.1 | 5.9 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 1,885 | 24 W | 24 W | 13 WNW | 2395 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 28.9 | 6.9 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | 👍 | 887 | 13 S | 10 SSW | 12 WSW | 1132 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 23.4 | 9.3 | 0 | 1018 |
| Tue 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) |
| 08h | — | 601 | 5 NNE | 5 NNE | 6 NNE | 610 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 19.7 | 5.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,111 | 11 SSE | 3 WSW | 16 WNW | 1374 | 2.0 | 0% | 94% | 26 | 6.1 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | 🦅 | 1,629 | 14 SSW | 13 WNW | 27 NW | 2046 | 3.0 | 0% | 95% | 29.2 | 9.1 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | 🤔 | 798 | 13 S | 11 SSE | 7 SSE | 989 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 22 | 10.1 | 0 | 1017 |
| Wed 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) |
| 08h | — | 601 | 9 WNW | 12 WNW | 16 W | 814 | 1.0 | 0% | 91% | 18.5 | 9.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 1,185 | 31 W | 39 W | 37 W | 1459 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 24.4 | 12.3 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 1,647 | 30 W | 36 W | 39 W | 2035 | 3.0 | 8% | 98% | 25.1 | 14.6 | 0 | 1015 |
| 17h | — | 1,062 | 25 SW | 29 WSW | 27 W | 1409 | 2.0 | 100% | 35% | 18.8 | 14.8 | 0 | 1017 |
| Thu 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) |
| 08h | — | 601 | 15 ESE | 19 ESE | 21 ESE | 899 | 1.0 | 100% | 17% | 12.6 | 11.5 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,244 | 18 SE | 13 E | 13 NNE | 1575 | 2.0 | 100% | 64% | 17.1 | 11.2 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | 🦅 | 1,577 | 18 SE | 11 ESE | 17 N | 1941 | 3.0 | 72% | 99% | 20.5 | 11 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | — | 1,417 | 22 SE | 22 SE | 8 E | 1886 | 2.0 | 100% | 65% | 19.1 | 11.3 | 0 | 1017 |
| Fri 13Clear | 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 | — | 705 | 13 NE | 10 NE | 10 E | 963 | 1.0 | 39% | 100% | 13.5 | 8.4 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 1,132 | 21 SE | 18 SE | 12 ESE | 1418 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.4 | 2.1 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 1,699 | 19 SSE | 17 SE | 3 E | 2138 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 22 | 4.7 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 1,051 | 30 SSE | 33 SE | 24 SE | 1411 | 2.0 | 0% | 90% | 20.1 | 7.8 | 0 | 1020 |
| Sat 14Clear | 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 | — | 641 | 25 NNE | 25 NE | 26 ENE | 876 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 14.6 | 7.4 | 0 | 1022 |
| 11h | — | 1,525 | 20 NE | 22 ENE | 25 E | 1927 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 20.9 | 3.6 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 1,764 | 26 ESE | 25 E | 22 NE | 2219 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 23.9 | 4.3 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 753 | 45 SE | 48 ESE | 39 ESE | 989 | 1.0 | 0% | 90% | 21.4 | 9.5 | 0 | 1017 |
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Wind recommendation
ESE - SW
Flyable directions
ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Boland
- Distance from Cape Town
- 88 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.0378°S, 19.3655°E
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