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Strandfontein

West Coast, Western Cape

Today

Not flyable

30 km/h S · not flyable

FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Strandfontein.

p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)

▸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)
Mon 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)
08h	—	46	20 SW	19 SW	19 SW	116	0.0	24%	100%	17.7	10.7	0	1016
11h	—	122	31 S	40 S	51 SSE	303	1.0	37%	100%	17.7	13.1	0	1018
14h	—	105	29 S	30 S	34 S	206	1.0	39%	98%	19.5	11.7	0	1016
17h	—	81	33 S	42 S	53 S	268	1.0	44%	90%	17.4	13.5	0	1017
Tue 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)
08h	—	46	30 S	32 S	34 S	205	0.0	39%	100%	16.8	13.2	0	1019
11h	—	93	25 S	24 S	25 S	174	1.0	54%	100%	18.3	13.4	0	1018
14h	—	96	30 S	31 S	35 S	181	1.0	54%	86%	17.9	13.6	0	1017
17h	—	76	34 SSE	41 SSE	52 SSE	245	1.0	37%	90%	18.3	13.3	0	1016
Wed 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)
08h	—	46	17 S	16 SSE	19 SSE	191	0.0	39%	100%	18.1	14.1	0	1019
11h	—	155	16 SSW	14 SSW	14 S	230	1.0	55%	98%	18.2	14.5	0	1018
14h	—	156	17 SSW	16 SSW	17 SSW	233	1.0	55%	81%	17.9	14.6	0	1017
17h	—	105	18 SSW	18 SSW	19 SSW	194	1.0	71%	61%	17.2	15	0	1017
Thu 12Clear	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)
08h	—	158	30 SSE	37 SSE	44 SSE	487	1.0	82%	100%	16.5	13.9	0	1019
11h	—	260	38 S	41 SSE	40 SSE	463	1.0	49%	100%	17	12.7	0	1018
14h	—	190	41 S	45 S	45 S	374	1.0	31%	98%	16.8	12.4	0	1017
17h	—	169	40 S	46 S	49 SSE	380	1.0	27%	90%	16.4	12.2	0	1017
Fri 13Clear	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)
08h	—	—	25 SSE	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	0	1021
11h	—	—	33 S	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.7	—	0	1020
14h	—	—	39 S	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.1	—	0	1018
17h	—	—	37 S	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	0	1018
Sat 14Clear	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)
08h	—	—	23 SSE	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.1	—	0	1018
11h	—	—	31 S	—	—	—	—	—	—	21.2	—	0	1017
14h	—	—	36 S	—	—	—	—	—	—	21.1	—	0	1015
17h	—	—	35 S	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.1	—	0	1015

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.

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