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Sea Point Promenade
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable4m soarable · 9 km/h SW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 7 · 17h00 · 👍 2 stars · 63m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Sea Point Promenade.
▸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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 4Clear | 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 | — | 63 | 33 ESE | 59 SE | 76 SE | 291 | 0.0 | 0% | 76% | 12.9 | 8.9 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 11h | — | 4 | 33 SE | 69 ESE | 76 ESE | 528 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 15 | 7.6 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 4 | 15 S | 13 S | 13 S | 12 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 15.6 | 8.8 | 0 | 1025 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 4 | 26 ESE | 26 ESE | 26 ESE | 12 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 15.6 | 7.8 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| Sat 5Clear | 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 | — | 63 | 43 SE | 41 SE | 41 SE | 71 | 0.0 | 0% | 76% | 12.8 | 7.4 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 4 | 7 NNW | 7 NNW | 7 NNW | 12 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 14.4 | 9.9 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 4 | 6 WNW | 6 WNW | 6 WNW | 12 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 15.4 | 9.8 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 4 | 39 SE | 37 SE | 37 SE | 12 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.7 | 9.3 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Sun 6Clear | 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 | — | 63 | 33 ESE | 31 ESE | 31 ESE | 71 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 16 | 10.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 4 | 15 SW | 15 SW | 15 SW | 12 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 15.1 | 12.7 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 4 | 9 SW | 9 SW | 9 SW | 12 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 16.6 | 12.5 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 4 | 2 NNW | 2 NNW | 2 NNW | 12 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.7 | 12.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Mon 7Clear | 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 | — | 63 | 13 E | 13 E | 13 E | 71 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 16.9 | 11.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 63 | 6 E | 6 E | 6 E | 71 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 17.5 | 12.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 63 | 2 WSW | 2 WSW | 2 WSW | 71 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 18.1 | 11.8 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 63 | 19 SW | 17 SW | 17 SW | 71 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 19.5 | 12.2 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| Tue 8Clear | 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 | 👍 | 1 | 6 NNW | 6 N | 6 N | 9 | 0.0 | 67% | 82% | 14.2 | 13 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 1 | 6 WNW | 6 WNW | 6 WNW | 9 | 0.0 | 56% | 96% | 14.4 | 12.9 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 1 | 11 SW | 9 SW | 9 SW | 12 | 0.0 | 64% | 97% | 14.4 | 13.1 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 1 | 26 SSW | 22 SSW | 26 SSW | 43 | 0.0 | 50% | 96% | 15 | 13.1 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | 👍 | 1 | 15 S | 7 S | 13 S | 39 | 0.0 | 70% | 83% | 14.8 | 13.5 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 1 | 31 SSW | 26 SSW | 30 SSW | 37 | 0.0 | 61% | 96% | 15.1 | 13.5 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 39 SSW | 33 SSW | 33 SSW | 45 | 0.0 | 23% | 97% | 15.8 | 12.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 39 SSW | 35 SSW | 31 S | 53 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 16 | 12.1 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Thu 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) | Student |
| 08h | 👍 | 1 | 11 NW | 11 NW | 11 NW | 17 | 0.0 | 43% | 82% | 14.4 | 12.4 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | 👍 | 1 | 9 WNW | 7 W | 7 W | 9 | 0.0 | 29% | 91% | 14.8 | 12.5 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 1 | 7 SSW | 7 SSW | 7 SSW | 9 | 0.0 | 8% | 64% | 15.7 | 12.7 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 1 | 33 SE | 43 SE | 50 SE | 114 | 0.0 | 25% | 81% | 16 | 13.2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 75 | 50 SE | 70 SE | 80 ESE | 680 | 0.0 | 100% | 57% | 14.4 | 12.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 75 | 54 SE | 67 SE | 76 ESE | 682 | 0.0 | 100% | 95% | 14.7 | 12.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 75 | 57 SE | 72 SE | 80 ESE | 730 | 0.0 | 100% | 52% | 14.5 | 11.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 75 | 61 SE | 74 SE | 81 SE | 505 | 0.0 | 69% | 87% | 14 | 10.7 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
NE - SW
Flyable directions
N, NNE, NE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW
Wind speed range
5–19 km/h
Student site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Ground handling
- Region
- Cape Town
- Distance from Cape Town
- 4 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.9106°S, 18.3896°E
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