Basic
Paragliding
Serpentine
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
15 km/h SE · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 20 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 571m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Serpentine.
▸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 | — | 94 | 0 NW | 0 NW | 0 NW | 102 | 0.0 | 0% | 59% | 12.7 | 9.3 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 571 | 9 S | 2 SW | 7 NNW | 895 | 2.0 | 25% | 92% | 16 | 9.3 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 494 | 9 S | 7 S | 4 SSW | 755 | 2.0 | 24% | 96% | 15.7 | 9.9 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 94 | 7 SSE | 7 SE | 6 SE | 546 | 1.0 | 24% | 83% | 14.1 | 9.9 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 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 | — | 94 | 2 NE | 2 NE | 2 NE | 102 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 12.3 | 9.9 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 492 | 11 SE | 13 ESE | 15 ENE | 778 | 2.0 | 75% | 95% | 15.8 | 10.6 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 480 | 15 SE | 17 ESE | 17 E | 739 | 2.0 | 76% | 98% | 16.2 | 11.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 94 | 13 ESE | 20 ESE | 22 E | 433 | 1.0 | 50% | 100% | 15.2 | 11.8 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 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 | — | 94 | 15 W | 13 W | 13 W | 102 | 0.0 | 0% | 48% | 13.8 | 11.6 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 618 | 20 W | 33 W | 43 WSW | 1016 | 2.0 | 31% | 85% | 16.9 | 11.2 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 614 | 15 SSW | 24 WSW | 33 W | 949 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.6 | 10.8 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 94 | 4 WSW | 9 WSW | 19 SW | 490 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.7 | 9.6 | 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 | — | 94 | 4 NNW | 4 NNW | 4 NNW | 102 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 13.4 | 11.7 | 0 | 1030 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 564 | 9 SSE | 4 ESE | 13 N | 873 | 2.0 | 89% | 95% | 16.8 | 11.7 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 525 | 9 SSE | 6 SE | 7 NNE | 795 | 2.0 | 66% | 98% | 16.6 | 11.2 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 94 | 7 SSE | 7 SE | 6 ESE | 454 | 1.0 | 30% | 100% | 15 | 10.8 | 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 | — | 1 | 6 W | 7 WNW | 7 WNW | 10 | 0.0 | 31% | 73% | 13.2 | 10.3 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 1 | 17 SW | 15 SW | 17 SW | 80 | 0.0 | 41% | 95% | 13.7 | 11.3 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 4 SW | 4 W | 4 W | 16 | 0.0 | 74% | 98% | 13.5 | 12.4 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 7 WSW | 6 W | 6 WSW | 19 | 0.0 | 75% | 100% | 13.8 | 12.8 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Tue 25Fog | 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 | 7 NE | 6 NNE | 6 NNE | 12 | 0.0 | 0% | 74% | 12.7 | 7.2 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 6 ESE | 6 ESE | 6 ESE | 33 | 0.0 | 25% | 95% | 13.3 | 10.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 6 ESE | 4 ENE | 4 ENE | 9 | 0.0 | 77% | 98% | 13.3 | 12.4 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 6 E | 4 NE | 4 NE | 9 | 0.0 | 73% | 100% | 14.1 | 13 | 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 | — | 325 | 28 N | 41 N | 50 NNW | 510 | 0.0 | 0% | 75% | 18.6 | 3.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 325 | 13 N | 17 NNW | 26 NNW | 430 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 27.4 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 325 | 7 NW | 13 NW | 19 NW | 617 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 31.5 | 6.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 325 | 6 N | 6 NNE | 6 N | 351 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 28.2 | 13.5 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
SSE - SW
Flyable directions
SSE, S, SSW, SW
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Student site
No
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Garden Route
- Distance from Cape Town
- 386 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.9844°S, 22.6128°E
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