Basic
Paragliding
Serpentine
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Marginal1 star — Marginal94m soarable · 6 km/h S
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 31 · 11h00 · 🤔 1 stars · 94m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 31Clear | 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 | 6 NNE | 6 NNE | 6 NNE | 102 | 0.0 | 0% | 66% | 12 | 8.7 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 94 | 6 SSE | 6 SE | 6 SE | 334 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 16.9 | 6.7 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 14h | — | 94 | 11 SE | 11 ESE | 11 E | 462 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.5 | 9.8 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 94 | 0 NW | 0 NW | 0 NW | 102 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.5 | 14.3 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| Sat 1Clear | 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 WNW | 0 NW | 0 NW | 102 | 0.0 | 0% | 68% | 13 | 8.9 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 94 | 6 S | 7 S | 6 S | 188 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 17.1 | 8.6 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 94 | 6 SE | 7 ESE | 9 ESE | 280 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 20.3 | 8.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 94 | 2 SSW | 2 SSW | 0 SW | 128 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18 | 10.8 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Sun 2Clear | 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 NNW | 13 NNW | 13 NNW | 102 | 0.0 | 0% | 69% | 14.4 | 7.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 94 | 7 S | 7 SSW | 6 SW | 190 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 18.4 | 9.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 94 | 7 SSE | 6 SSE | 2 SSE | 234 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 20 | 8.9 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 94 | 2 ESE | 2 ESE | 2 ESE | 102 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.3 | 13.4 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Mon 3Clear | 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 NNW | 13 NNW | 13 NNW | 102 | 0.0 | 0% | 69% | 14.8 | 7.6 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 94 | 6 S | 6 S | 4 S | 179 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 19.1 | 9.1 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 94 | 6 SSE | 4 SSE | 0 NE | 251 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 20.2 | 9.9 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 94 | 4 ESE | 4 ESE | 4 ESE | 104 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 19.1 | 12.8 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Tue 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 | — | 1 | 9 W | 6 W | 7 W | 17 | 0.0 | 0% | 50% | 16.1 | 9.7 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 26 WSW | 26 WSW | 30 WSW | 82 | 0.0 | 0% | 94% | 16.4 | 11.4 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 24 WSW | 22 WSW | 24 WSW | 34 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.5 | 12 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 7 W | 6 WSW | 7 WSW | 14 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Wed 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 | — | 1 | 15 NW | 13 NNW | 13 NNW | 16 | 0.0 | 15% | 51% | 13.2 | 9.7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 1 | 6 SSW | 7 SSW | 6 SSW | 25 | 0.0 | 39% | 94% | 14.7 | 12.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 6 SSE | 4 SSE | 6 SSE | 32 | 0.0 | 48% | 100% | 14.6 | 12.6 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 2 NE | 2 N | 2 N | 13 | 0.0 | 71% | 100% | 14.3 | 12.9 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Thu 6Fog | 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 | 17 NW | 15 W | 22 WSW | 428 | 0.0 | 23% | 5% | 11 | 7.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 325 | 17 WNW | 22 W | 30 W | 735 | 1.0 | 92% | 16% | 12.5 | 9.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 325 | 20 SSW | 26 SSW | 30 SSW | 649 | 0.0 | 100% | 6% | 11.6 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 325 | 6 SW | 9 SSW | 11 S | 615 | 0.0 | 52% | 4% | 11 | 9.4 | 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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