Basic

Paragliding
Scarborough

Cape Town, Western Cape

Today

Not flyable

33 km/h SSE · not flyable

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Scarborough.

p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)

▸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	—	89	11 ESE	11 ESE	11 ESE	97	0.0	0%	48%	12	10.9	0	1027	—
11h	—	17	17 S	17 S	17 S	25	0.0	14%	91%	14.2	10.8	0	1027	—
14h	—	17	22 S	22 S	22 S	25	0.0	27%	95%	14	11.1	0	1025	—
17h	—	17	24 SSE	24 SSE	24 SSE	25	0.0	0%	87%	13.8	11.5	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	—	89	28 SE	28 SE	28 SE	97	0.0	0%	67%	11.5	9.7	0	1021	—
11h	—	17	39 SE	37 SE	37 SE	25	0.0	0%	95%	14.3	10.2	0	1021	—
14h	—	17	33 SSE	33 SSE	33 SSE	25	0.0	0%	97%	15.6	10.5	0	1018	—
17h	—	17	30 SSE	28 SSE	28 SSE	25	0.0	6%	96%	14.9	11.3	0	1017	—
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	—	89	15 NNW	13 NNW	13 NNW	97	0.0	0%	67%	12.3	11.5	0	1024	—
11h	—	17	28 NNW	31 NNW	33 NNW	126	0.0	19%	95%	14.5	11.3	0	1026	—
14h	—	17	30 NNW	33 NNW	35 NNW	107	0.0	20%	98%	14.5	11.3	0	1025	—
17h	—	17	20 NNW	20 NNW	20 NNW	25	0.0	46%	17%	14	11.8	0	1026	—
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	—	89	11 ESE	11 ESE	11 ESE	97	0.0	0%	68%	12	11.2	0	1029	—
11h	—	447	15 SE	15 SE	11 SSE	743	2.0	15%	95%	16.5	10.2	0	1029	—
14h	—	443	17 S	15 SSE	9 ESE	697	2.0	0%	98%	17.3	9.6	0	1027	—
17h	—	89	17 S	20 SSE	19 SSE	393	1.0	0%	99%	15.1	10.4	0	1026	—
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	—	2	22 SE	17 SE	20 SE	25	0.0	59%	61%	13.6	11.8	0	1025	—
11h	—	2	31 S	33 SSE	31 SE	336	0.0	79%	94%	14.8	12.8	0	1026	—
14h	—	2	37 S	37 SSE	37 SSE	247	0.0	30%	98%	15	12.2	0	1024	—
17h	—	2	28 SE	37 SE	46 SE	373	0.0	30%	100%	15.2	12.2	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	—	2	48 ESE	57 ESE	65 ESE	204	0.0	0%	63%	15.5	9.1	0	1023	—
11h	—	2	46 ESE	50 ESE	54 ESE	173	0.0	0%	94%	16.9	10.2	0	—	—
14h	—	2	43 ESE	44 ESE	44 ESE	179	0.0	0%	98%	18.2	11.4	0	1021	—
17h	—	2	48 ESE	54 ESE	54 ESE	165	0.0	0%	100%	18.1	12.1	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	—	83	24 N	20 N	24 N	129	0.0	0%	64%	16	4.6	0	—	—
11h	—	83	19 NNW	15 NNW	19 NNW	118	0.0	0%	94%	27	5.3	0	—	—
14h	—	83	20 WNW	20 WNW	24 WNW	228	1.0	0%	98%	25.5	4	0	—	—
17h	—	83	9 W	9 W	11 WNW	175	0.0	0%	100%	21.5	6.8	0	—	—

A short peak in front of Misty Cliffs, at the southern end of the ridge.

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Hazards & cautions

Strong winds aloft, and access here is restricted.

Launch & landing

Launch by walking up from the highest houses in Scarborough village — about 300m high with a 1200m ceiling. Land on Scarborough beach, with a good glide out to the west.

Access

Via the M5 and Ou Kaapse Weg toward Fish Hoek, following signs for Kommetjie, then turning off toward Scarborough village and up the first climbing road; park considerately and avoid private property.