Sport
Paragliding
Swartberg
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
NAm soarable · 16 km/h S
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sat 14 · 11h00 · 🦅 3 stars · 1,776m tops
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 1,304 | 32 N | 40 N | 42 N | 1451 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 14.1 | 4.2 | 0 | 1022 |
| 11h | — | 1,826 | 24 NNW | 29 NNW | 27 WNW | 2093 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 20.5 | 5.3 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 2,343 | 18 NW | 20 WNW | 26 WSW | 2760 | 3.0 | 0% | 99% | 24.1 | 3.9 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 2,208 | 18 SSW | 26 SW | 28 WSW | 2844 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 24.1 | 4.7 | 0 | 1016 |
| 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 | — | 1,304 | 18 N | 21 N | 23 N | 1394 | 0.0 | 0% | 92% | 19.9 | 3.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 1,768 | 23 N | 31 NNW | 36 NW | 2032 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.9 | 5.8 | 0 | 1017 |
| 14h | — | 2,787 | 18 WNW | 26 WNW | 39 WNW | 3346 | 3.0 | 0% | 99% | 28.5 | 5.2 | 0 | 1014 |
| 17h | — | 1,513 | 14 SSW | 13 SSW | 13 WSW | 1865 | 1.0 | 0% | 81% | 24.5 | 7.4 | 0 | 1013 |
| 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 | — | 1,304 | 6 WNW | 9 NW | 12 NW | 1532 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 19.3 | 3.2 | 0 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 2,078 | 10 W | 14 WNW | 26 WNW | 2421 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 23.8 | 4.9 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | — | 2,333 | 22 SSW | 20 WSW | 35 WNW | 2732 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.5 | 7.3 | 0 | 1013 |
| 17h | — | 2,101 | 26 SSW | 29 SSW | 31 WSW | 2601 | 2.0 | 0% | 91% | 21.7 | 9.1 | 0 | 1014 |
| 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 | — | 1,304 | 9 SSE | 9 SSE | 7 SSE | 1495 | 1.0 | 100% | 9% | 11 | 10.2 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 1,462 | 6 SSE | 4 ENE | 11 NNE | 1782 | 1.0 | 100% | 24% | 12.9 | 10.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 2,218 | 15 SSE | 0 ESE | 31 WNW | 2565 | 3.0 | 78% | 100% | 19 | 10.7 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | — | 1,681 | 23 S | 20 S | 7 S | 1942 | 2.0 | 77% | 96% | 15.8 | 11.3 | 0 | 1015 |
| 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 | — | 1,152 | 7 S | 4 S | 2 E | 1366 | 1.0 | 68% | 100% | 12.1 | 8.2 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 1,588 | 15 SSW | 7 S | 5 NE | 1857 | 2.0 | 60% | 100% | 16.1 | 8.9 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 1,907 | 19 SSW | 16 S | 8 SSE | 2266 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 19 | 4.3 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 1,631 | 22 SSE | 20 SSE | 10 SSE | 2078 | 2.0 | 100% | 69% | 17.1 | 8.4 | 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 | — | 1,127 | 6 S | 5 SE | 9 E | 1362 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 12.8 | -0.2 | 0 | 1023 |
| 11h | 🦅 | 1,776 | 11 S | 4 ESE | 19 NNE | 2106 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.1 | 2.9 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 2,276 | 14 SE | 9 E | 15 N | 2740 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 21 | 0.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 1,375 | 24 ESE | 24 ESE | 18 E | 1670 | 2.0 | 37% | 89% | 18.1 | 10.6 | 0 | 1016 |
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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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