Sport
Paragliding
Swartberg
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
31 km/h N · not flyable
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 5 · 08h00 · 🤔 1 stars
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 30Clear | 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 | — | 1,333 | 35 NNE | 33 NNE | 33 NNE | 1341 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 11.5 | 3.7 | 0 | 1026 |
| 11h | — | 1,539 | 39 NNE | 52 NNE | 56 NNE | 1741 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 16.3 | 7.8 | 0 | 1025 |
| 14h | — | 1,720 | 37 N | 50 N | 54 N | 2012 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 19.3 | 8.5 | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | 1,333 | 33 N | 44 N | 48 NNE | 1661 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 19.7 | 9.1 | 0 | 1018 |
| Thu 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) |
| 08h | — | 1,333 | 44 N | 59 N | 69 N | 1476 | 0.0 | 0% | 85% | 13.6 | 8.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 1,611 | 43 N | 56 N | 57 N | 1834 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 17 | 9.7 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 1,871 | 31 N | 41 NNW | 37 NW | 2227 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 20.9 | 9.6 | 0 | 1015 |
| 17h | — | 1,333 | 30 N | 28 N | 28 N | 1341 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 20.3 | 9.7 | 0 | 1013 |
| Fri 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) |
| 08h | — | 1,333 | 20 N | 19 N | 19 N | 1341 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 15.8 | 8.4 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 2,349 | 17 NW | 39 NW | 61 NW | 2815 | 2.0 | 42% | 97% | 18.7 | 9.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 2,245 | 19 S | 6 NW | 31 NNW | 2680 | 2.0 | 100% | 53% | 17.8 | 10.5 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 1,333 | 24 SSE | 30 SSE | 30 SSE | 1636 | 1.0 | 100% | 9% | 11 | 10.2 | 0 | 1018 |
| Sat 3🌧 Rain | 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 | — | 985 | 44 SSE | 48 SSE | 52 SSE | 1180 | 1.0 | 87% | 14% | 7.9 | 6.5 | 3 | 1023 |
| 11h | — | 985 | 39 SSE | 43 SSE | 50 SSE | 1194 | 1.0 | 78% | 27% | 9.8 | 7.8 | 2 | 1025 |
| 14h | — | 1,261 | 48 SE | 59 SE | 69 SE | 1494 | 2.0 | 98% | 64% | 11.5 | 9.3 | 2 | 1025 |
| 17h | — | 985 | 41 SSE | 50 SE | 57 SE | 1249 | 1.0 | 92% | 14% | 10.3 | 9.1 | 0 | 1025 |
| Sun 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) |
| 08h | — | — | 5 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.8 | — | 0 | 1026 |
| 11h | — | — | 7 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 0 | 1024 |
| 14h | — | — | 6 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.5 | — | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | — | — | 9 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.2 | — | 0 | 1018 |
| Mon 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) |
| 08h | 🤔 | — | 7 N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.1 | — | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | — | 10 NNW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.4 | — | 0 | 1014 |
| 14h | — | — | 10 NW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.7 | — | 0 | 1011 |
| 17h | — | — | 4 W | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.2 | — | 0 | 1008 |
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Wind recommendation
S, N
Flyable directions
N, S
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
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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