Sport
Paragliding
Swartberg
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Marginal1 star — Marginal28 km/h N · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Swartberg.
▸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 | — | 1,333 | 28 NNE | 26 NNE | 26 NNE | 1341 | 0.0 | 0% | 68% | 5.3 | -1.7 | 0 | 1030 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,333 | 33 NNE | 41 NNE | 43 NNE | 1529 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 9 | 0.4 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,333 | 35 NNE | 43 NNE | 44 NNE | 1554 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,333 | 28 NNE | 26 NNE | 26 NNE | 1341 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 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 | — | 1,333 | 28 N | 26 N | 26 N | 1341 | 0.0 | 0% | 53% | 8.2 | -0.2 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,333 | 31 N | 39 N | 43 N | 1561 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 12.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,333 | 28 N | 33 N | 35 NNW | 1611 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 13.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,333 | 19 N | 19 N | 19 N | 1341 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 12.6 | 1.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 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 | — | 1,333 | 20 N | 19 N | 19 N | 1341 | 0.0 | 0% | 70% | 8.7 | -0.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,333 | 17 NNW | 19 NNW | 19 NW | 1488 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 15.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,333 | 13 NNW | 15 NW | 13 W | 1718 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 17.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,333 | 2 WNW | 2 WNW | 2 WNW | 1374 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.7 | 8.9 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 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 | — | 1,333 | 22 N | 20 N | 20 N | 1341 | 0.0 | 0% | 63% | 10.4 | -0.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,333 | 24 N | 31 N | 37 NNW | 1550 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 15.9 | 1.4 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,333 | 22 NNW | 31 NNW | 37 NW | 1694 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 17.6 | 1.9 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,333 | 20 N | 19 N | 19 N | 1341 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 15.4 | 3.4 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 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 | — | 1,060 | 44 N | 61 NNW | 78 NNW | 1678 | 0.0 | 0% | 51% | 16.6 | -3.4 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,060 | 44 N | 50 NNW | 61 NNW | 1294 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 19.7 | -1.7 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,327 | 31 NNW | 43 NNW | 59 NW | 1656 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.5 | -1.2 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,060 | 9 SSW | 11 SSW | 9 SSW | 1275 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.8 | 6.4 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 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 | — | 1,060 | 26 NNW | 26 NNW | 26 NW | 1198 | 0.0 | 0% | 52% | 13.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,060 | 4 WSW | 7 NW | 11 NW | 1318 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 16.7 | 3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,138 | 9 SSW | 7 SW | 9 W | 1344 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.6 | 5.5 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,060 | 6 WSW | 6 WSW | 7 WSW | 1215 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.7 | 5.3 | 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 | — | 985 | 17 WSW | 13 WSW | 15 WSW | 1041 | 0.0 | 0% | 53% | 6.8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1,177 | 30 SSW | 33 SSW | 39 SSW | 1488 | 1.0 | 95% | 51% | 9.2 | 5.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 985 | 28 SSE | 30 SSE | 33 SSE | 1240 | 1.0 | 100% | 13% | 7.7 | 6.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 985 | 22 SE | 24 SE | 28 SE | 1175 | 0.0 | 100% | 9% | 7.6 | 6.6 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
S, N
Flyable directions
N, S
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Student site
No
Quick facts
- Grade
- Sport
- Region
- Garden Route
- Distance from Cape Town
- 426 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.3523°S, 22.0466°E
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