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Paragliding
Sir Lowrys Pass
Hottentots Holland, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
43 km/h E · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 7 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 729m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Sir Lowrys Pass.
▸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 | — | 364 | 31 ESE | 30 ESE | 30 ESE | 372 | 0.0 | 47% | 9% | 9.4 | 7.4 | 0 | 1030 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,057 | 52 ESE | 89 ESE | 96 ESE | 1426 | 2.0 | 29% | 96% | 14.3 | 7.1 | 0 | 1030 | — |
| 14h | — | 842 | 72 ESE | 109 ESE | 113 ESE | 1128 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 15.4 | 6.9 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 17h | — | 473 | 81 ESE | 124 ESE | 130 ESE | 902 | 1.0 | 22% | 97% | 12.5 | 7.4 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 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 | — | 364 | 44 ESE | 43 ESE | 43 ESE | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 9.1 | 5.9 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 547 | 63 ESE | 81 ESE | 81 E | 760 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 15.7 | 7.3 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 701 | 57 ESE | 76 ESE | 72 E | 965 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.1 | 8.8 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 295 | 61 ESE | 87 ESE | 91 ESE | 702 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.2 | 9.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 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 | — | 364 | 43 E | 41 E | 41 E | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 12.2 | 10.2 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 521 | 54 ESE | 72 E | 74 E | 729 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 18.9 | 11.9 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 692 | 43 E | 57 E | 46 E | 966 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 23.1 | 12.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 295 | 39 ESE | 52 ESE | 56 E | 604 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.1 | 13.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 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 | — | 364 | 4 NE | 4 NE | 4 NE | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 15.4 | 12.1 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 364 | 13 WNW | 19 NW | 24 NW | 752 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 22.4 | 13.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 729 | 13 WNW | 17 WNW | 22 WNW | 1168 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 25 | 14.4 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 364 | 7 WNW | 9 W | 7 W | 619 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 23.1 | 14.8 | 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 | 🤔 | 114 | 4 SW | 4 SW | 4 SW | 153 | 0.0 | 30% | 83% | 16.9 | 13.5 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 11h | 🤔 | 191 | 9 SW | 7 SW | 4 WSW | 348 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 21.2 | 14.3 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 14h | 🤔 | 212 | 9 SW | 7 WSW | 4 WSW | 363 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 23.4 | 14 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 114 | 7 W | 7 W | 6 W | 212 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 22 | 13.3 | 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 | 🤔 | 114 | 6 WNW | 6 WNW | 6 WNW | 195 | 0.0 | 54% | 84% | 15.9 | 13.2 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 390 | 24 SSE | 22 SE | 13 ESE | 631 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 23.2 | 13.5 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 322 | 33 SE | 33 SE | 22 ESE | 506 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 23 | 13.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 114 | 39 SE | 44 SE | 48 ESE | 339 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 20.1 | 11.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 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 | — | 114 | 13 ESE | 13 E | 15 E | 196 | 0.0 | 0% | 82% | 17.8 | 10.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 391 | 20 SE | 11 ESE | 2 WNW | 638 | 2.0 | 0% | 93% | 22.5 | 11.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 306 | 39 ESE | 41 ESE | 37 ESE | 535 | 1.0 | 0% | 62% | 22.3 | 13.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 114 | 43 ESE | 48 ESE | 52 ESE | 427 | 1.0 | 2% | 70% | 19.9 | 13.4 | 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 | — | 385 | 41 ESE | 52 ESE | 63 ESE | 616 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 12.6 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 385 | 43 ESE | 56 ESE | 67 ESE | 710 | 1.0 | 100% | 12% | 12.9 | 10.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 385 | 44 ESE | 57 ESE | 69 ESE | 746 | 1.0 | 100% | 11% | 12.5 | 10.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 385 | 48 ESE | 65 ESE | 78 ESE | 795 | 1.0 | 100% | 6% | 11.4 | 8.9 | 0 | — | — |
Detailed site description not yet documented — flying conditions and location data below are drawn directly from our site metadata.
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Wind recommendation
NW - SW
Flyable directions
N, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Student site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Hottentots Holland
- Distance from Cape Town
- 53 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.1486°S, 18.9275°E
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