Basic
Paragliding
Strandfontein
West Coast, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable84m soarable · 17 km/h W
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Wed 5 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 425m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Strandfontein.
▸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 | — | 84 | 15 NNE | 11 NE | 13 NNE | 103 | 0.0 | 0% | 17% | 10.3 | 2.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 84 | 6 W | 6 NW | 7 NNW | 339 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 22.8 | 1.5 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 117 | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 13 WSW | 266 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.8 | 5.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 84 | 7 S | 7 S | 9 SSW | 232 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.4 | 8.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 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 | 👍 | 84 | 13 WNW | 9 W | 9 W | 93 | 0.0 | 0% | 19% | 15.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 84 | 19 NW | 20 NW | 22 NNW | 282 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 25 | 1.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 84 | 17 W | 17 W | 19 WNW | 253 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 22.3 | 5.8 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 84 | 7 WNW | 7 NW | 11 NW | 256 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 21 | 5.1 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 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 | — | 84 | 20 NNE | 20 N | 24 N | 162 | 0.0 | 0% | 21% | 8.7 | 3.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 272 | 17 NW | 19 NNW | 22 NNW | 508 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 17.4 | 7.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 294 | 22 WNW | 20 WNW | 19 NW | 482 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.3 | 9.2 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 84 | 15 W | 15 WNW | 15 WNW | 314 | 1.0 | 31% | 100% | 14.7 | 10.5 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 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 | — | 84 | 7 E | 11 ENE | 11 ENE | 94 | 0.0 | 0% | 20% | 6.5 | -1.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 84 | 11 SSW | 9 SSW | 9 SSE | 301 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 16.9 | 3.2 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 168 | 17 SSW | 17 S | 17 S | 309 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.2 | 5.5 | 0 | 1012 | — |
| 17h | — | 84 | 20 S | 20 S | 24 SSE | 237 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.3 | 7.6 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| 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 | — | 84 | 7 E | 11 ENE | 9 ENE | 94 | 0.0 | 0% | 22% | 7.6 | 3.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 84 | 7 SW | 6 SW | 6 SSW | 335 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 16.8 | 3.5 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 218 | 15 W | 19 W | 20 W | 381 | 1.0 | 0% | 92% | 16.2 | 7.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 84 | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 13 W | 300 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 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 | — | 84 | 17 NNE | 15 NNE | 17 NNE | 122 | 0.0 | 27% | 26% | 6.2 | 3.8 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 425 | 7 W | 6 WNW | 4 W | 721 | 2.0 | 48% | 93% | 15 | 8.3 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 301 | 13 SW | 9 SW | 4 WSW | 491 | 2.0 | 22% | 99% | 15.1 | 9.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 84 | 13 SSW | 13 SSW | 15 SSW | 271 | 1.0 | 67% | 100% | 12.8 | 10.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Thu 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 | — | 84 | 22 ENE | 19 ENE | 22 E | 143 | 0.0 | 25% | 28% | 7.8 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 557 | 19 SSE | 24 SE | 30 SSE | 894 | 2.0 | 17% | 93% | 17.4 | 8.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 274 | 28 S | 28 S | 28 SSE | 450 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.1 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 84 | 35 S | 39 S | 44 SSE | 243 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.4 | 9.8 | 0 | — | — |
Data flag: Coordinates in SiteMeta (-30.54, 17.41) are far north of the known False Bay Strandfontein location — likely a data entry error in the sheet. Flagged for Ria to confirm/correct before publishing.
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
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Student site
No
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- West Coast
- Distance from Cape Town
- 388 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -30.5437°S, 17.4064°E
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