Basic
Paragliding
Rusty Gate
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable929m soarable · 15 km/h ESE
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 20 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,274m 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) | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 20Clear | 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 | — | 607 | 11 NE | 9 NE | 9 NE | 615 | 0.0 | 0% | 44% | 7.6 | 5.6 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 935 | 11 SE | 7 ENE | 9 NNE | 1226 | 2.0 | 6% | 90% | 13.8 | 6.1 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,274 | 11 SE | 6 E | 13 N | 1662 | 2.0 | 0% | 92% | 17.3 | 5.3 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 500 | 19 SSW | 17 S | 15 SE | 1052 | 1.0 | 0% | 82% | 15.3 | 7.5 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| Fri 21Clear | 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 | — | 607 | 13 NNE | 13 NNE | 13 NNE | 615 | 0.0 | 0% | 71% | 7.7 | 5.7 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | — | 716 | 13 E | 11 ENE | 11 ENE | 918 | 2.0 | 2% | 95% | 13.8 | 7.7 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 929 | 15 ESE | 13 E | 15 NNE | 1209 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 18.9 | 8.1 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 500 | 15 ESE | 19 E | 17 E | 1049 | 1.0 | 0% | 83% | 17.8 | 10.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sat 22Clear | 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 | — | 607 | 19 NW | 17 NW | 17 NW | 615 | 0.0 | 0% | 58% | 9.7 | 5.5 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,113 | 17 W | 26 W | 35 WSW | 1470 | 2.0 | 0% | 95% | 16.9 | 6.8 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,465 | 13 W | 20 WSW | 28 SW | 1902 | 2.0 | 50% | 98% | 18.9 | 8.7 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 500 | 19 W | 26 W | 22 W | 1225 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 16.9 | 9.5 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Sun 23Clear | 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 | — | 607 | 7 NE | 7 NE | 7 NE | 615 | 0.0 | 0% | 72% | 8 | 7.2 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 835 | 7 SSE | 4 NE | 11 N | 1086 | 1.0 | 13% | 95% | 14.5 | 8.8 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,077 | 11 SSE | 2 SE | 13 NNW | 1393 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.4 | 9.3 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 607 | 9 SSE | 9 SE | 7 E | 1074 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.5 | 9.9 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| Mon 24Clear | 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 | 🤔 | 486 | 7 SW | 6 SW | 7 SW | 572 | 0.0 | 0% | 65% | 12.2 | 3.8 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 486 | 9 SW | 7 SSW | 4 S | 728 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 16.7 | 8.7 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 852 | 15 S | 13 SSE | 9 SSE | 1180 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 20.2 | 9.1 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 17h | — | 486 | 13 S | 15 SSE | 20 SE | 689 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.7 | 10.2 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| Tue 25Clear | 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 | — | 486 | 26 NNE | 43 NE | 52 NE | 798 | 0.0 | 0% | 67% | 12.3 | 1.2 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 11h | — | 486 | 35 NE | 37 NE | 41 NE | 719 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 17.7 | 5.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 552 | 31 NNE | 33 NE | 35 NE | 790 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.4 | 8.2 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 17h | — | 486 | 22 NNE | 30 NE | 30 NE | 833 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 20.9 | 9.8 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 26Clear | 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 | — | 631 | 31 NNW | 30 NNW | 31 NW | 722 | 0.0 | 0% | 68% | 20.4 | -1 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 631 | 20 NNW | 28 NNW | 35 NW | 983 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 29.9 | 3.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 815 | 28 NW | 33 NW | 41 NW | 1271 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 30.3 | 3.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 631 | 13 WSW | 19 WNW | 24 WNW | 965 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 26.6 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
ESE - SW
Flyable directions
ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Student site
No
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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