Sport
Paragliding
Saldanha
West Coast, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
26 km/h WNW · 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 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) |
| 08h | — | 25 | 5 ENE | 5 ENE | 5 ENE | 134 | 0.0 | 7% | 86% | 12.3 | 7.9 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 285 | 9 SW | 9 WSW | 14 WNW | 415 | 1.0 | 6% | 95% | 14.2 | 7.8 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 247 | 19 W | 21 WNW | 22 WNW | 356 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 15.6 | 8.5 | 0 | 1014 |
| 17h | — | 29 | 23 WNW | 26 WNW | 28 WNW | 228 | 0.0 | 0% | 22% | 14.7 | 9.8 | 0 | 1014 |
| Wed 21🌧 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 | — | 25 | 26 NW | 30 NW | 34 NW | 82 | 0.0 | 36% | 16% | 15.5 | 14.6 | 1 | 1015 |
| 11h | — | 131 | 29 NW | 38 NW | 43 WNW | 338 | 1.0 | 85% | 40% | 16.9 | 15 | 1 | 1015 |
| 14h | — | 370 | 26 WNW | 30 WNW | 33 WNW | 526 | 1.0 | 56% | 90% | 18.1 | 14.2 | 1 | 1014 |
| 17h | — | 285 | 20 WNW | 24 WNW | 27 WNW | 440 | 1.0 | 24% | 100% | 17.2 | 14.1 | 0 | 1014 |
| Thu 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) |
| 08h | — | 87 | 9 WSW | 11 WSW | 12 WSW | 293 | 0.0 | 75% | 88% | 15.7 | 13.8 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 192 | 10 SSW | 9 SSW | 10 SW | 347 | 1.0 | 82% | 67% | 15.7 | 13.3 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 284 | 16 SSW | 14 SSW | 17 SW | 422 | 1.0 | 69% | 92% | 15.9 | 12.5 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | — | 182 | 18 SSW | 16 SSW | 15 SSW | 313 | 1.0 | 36% | 100% | 15.6 | 11.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| Fri 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) |
| 08h | — | 25 | 10 ESE | 12 ESE | 14 ESE | 122 | 0.0 | 20% | 87% | 13.8 | 10.3 | 0 | 1022 |
| 11h | — | 191 | 9 S | 10 S | 11 S | 294 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 17.3 | 9.9 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 124 | 16 SSW | 14 SW | 12 SW | 196 | 1.0 | 58% | 99% | 16.2 | 12 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | — | 42 | 15 SSW | 14 SSW | 14 SSW | 110 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 16 | 11.3 | 0 | 1020 |
| Sat 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) |
| 08h | — | 60 | 21 SSE | 22 SSE | 28 SSE | 226 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.3 | 8.6 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 235 | 28 SSE | 28 SSE | 25 SSE | 371 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 22.4 | 7.7 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 229 | 34 S | 36 S | 38 S | 354 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 21.9 | 10 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 73 | 39 S | 43 S | 54 S | 244 | 1.0 | 0% | 88% | 19.4 | 11.4 | 0 | 1015 |
| Sun 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) |
| 08h | — | 60 | 35 S | 39 S | 43 S | 265 | 1.0 | 34% | 100% | 17.6 | 13.1 | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | 241 | 37 S | 39 S | 38 S | 372 | 2.0 | 5% | 100% | 20 | 13.1 | 0 | 1017 |
| 14h | — | 249 | 41 S | 43 S | 40 S | 378 | 2.0 | 19% | 97% | 19.9 | 13.4 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 162 | 48 S | 56 S | 67 S | 329 | 1.0 | 45% | 85% | 18.3 | 13.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| Mon 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) |
| 08h | — | 74 | 28 S | 31 SSE | 35 SSE | 307 | 1.0 | 95% | 100% | 16.8 | 14.9 | 0 | — |
| 11h | — | 206 | 37 S | 38 S | 36 SSE | 399 | 1.0 | 61% | 100% | 18.3 | 14.7 | 0 | — |
| 14h | — | 145 | 41 S | 46 S | 46 SSE | 304 | 1.0 | 41% | 97% | 18.7 | 14.6 | 0 | — |
| 17h | — | 27 | 40 S | 47 S | 54 S | 204 | 1.0 | 48% | 88% | 17.9 | 14.6 | 0 | — |
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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