Sport
Paragliding
Saldanha
West Coast, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
21 km/h SSW · not flyable
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Saldanha.
▸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 | — | 25 | 4 E | 4 E | 5 E | 51 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 16.9 | 9.7 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 83 | 12 SW | 10 SW | 10 WSW | 149 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.2 | 10.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 69 | 18 SSW | 20 SSW | 18 SSW | 115 | 1.0 | 57% | 100% | 18.2 | 14.3 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 52 | 24 S | 28 S | 31 S | 108 | 0.0 | 11% | 100% | 17.5 | 15.3 | 0 | 1018 |
| Tue 10Fog | 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 | — | 25 | 15 SSE | 17 SSE | 19 SSE | 98 | 0.0 | 79% | 89% | 16.4 | 15.1 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 73 | 15 SSW | 17 S | 17 S | 128 | 1.0 | 67% | 77% | 17.2 | 15.2 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 78 | 21 SSW | 23 S | 24 S | 129 | 1.0 | 71% | 76% | 17.4 | 15.7 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 56 | 24 S | 27 S | 29 S | 114 | 0.0 | 8% | 100% | 17.3 | 15.1 | 0 | 1017 |
| Wed 11Fog | 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 | — | 25 | 6 S | 8 S | 9 SSW | 98 | 0.0 | 75% | 91% | 16.8 | 15.4 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 160 | 11 SW | 11 SW | 12 SW | 242 | 1.0 | 74% | 90% | 17.8 | 15.7 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 175 | 16 SSW | 17 SSW | 17 SSW | 254 | 1.0 | 28% | 85% | 17.9 | 16.3 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 162 | 17 SSW | 22 S | 23 SSW | 259 | 1.0 | 28% | 68% | 17.4 | 16.2 | 0 | 1018 |
| 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 | — | 81 | 29 SSE | 34 SSE | 36 SSE | 206 | 0.0 | 21% | 92% | 16.3 | 14.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 187 | 29 S | 32 S | 30 SSE | 276 | 1.0 | 53% | 98% | 17 | 14.2 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 191 | 31 S | 35 S | 34 S | 284 | 1.0 | 39% | 100% | 17 | 13.9 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 116 | 35 S | 40 S | 40 S | 201 | 1.0 | 30% | 100% | 16.6 | 13.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| 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 | — | 339 | 39 SSE | 45 SSE | 52 SSE | 596 | 2.0 | 36% | 100% | 16.9 | 10.8 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 419 | 43 S | 46 S | 46 SSE | 601 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.8 | 10.5 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 404 | 47 S | 52 S | 54 SSE | 579 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.3 | 11.1 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | — | 243 | 50 S | 57 S | 65 S | 427 | 1.0 | 14% | 90% | 18.2 | 11.9 | 0 | 1019 |
| 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 | — | 62 | 31 SSE | 34 SSE | 39 SSE | 287 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.2 | 10.9 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 274 | 35 S | 33 S | 28 SSE | 412 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.4 | 9.8 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 261 | 44 S | 46 S | 48 S | 390 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.8 | 12.1 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 130 | 45 S | 52 S | 63 S | 272 | 1.0 | 5% | 90% | 19.9 | 13.7 | 0 | 1016 |
A modest but fun slope where the southeasterly rises steadily off the sea.
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About 60m ASL. Bottom landing is tight with obstacles, but there's ample room to top-land.
Access
Via the naval base road down to North Bay.
Flying conditions
Wind recommendation
SE
Flyable directions
SE
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
Quick facts
- Grade
- Sport
- Region
- West Coast
- Distance from Cape Town
- 109 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.0303°S, 17.9337°E
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