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.

p75 2444mp95 2999m1720mWed 301871mThu 12245mFri 21261mSat 3Sun 4Mon 5
p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)
▸Detailed forecast table
TimeStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
Wed 30ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—1,33335 NNE33 NNE33 NNE13410.00%88%11.53.701026
11h—1,53939 NNE52 NNE56 NNE17412.00%97%16.37.801025
14h—1,72037 N50 N54 N20122.00%99%19.38.501021
17h—1,33333 N44 N48 NNE16610.00%99%19.79.101018
Thu 1ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—1,33344 N59 N69 N14760.00%85%13.68.301019
11h—1,61143 N56 N57 N18342.00%97%179.701018
14h—1,87131 N41 NNW37 NW22272.00%99%20.99.601015
17h—1,33330 N28 N28 N13410.00%77%20.39.701013
Fri 2ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—1,33320 N19 N19 N13410.00%88%15.88.401019
11h—2,34917 NW39 NW61 NW28152.042%97%18.79.301019
14h—2,24519 S6 NW31 NNW26802.0100%53%17.810.501018
17h—1,33324 SSE30 SSE30 SSE16361.0100%9%1110.201018
Sat 3🌧 RainStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—98544 SSE48 SSE52 SSE11801.087%14%7.96.531023
11h—98539 SSE43 SSE50 SSE11941.078%27%9.87.821025
14h—1,26148 SE59 SE69 SE14942.098%64%11.59.321025
17h—98541 SSE50 SE57 SE12491.092%14%10.39.101025
Sun 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h——5 ESE——————11.8—01026
11h——7 E——————16—01024
14h——6 ESE——————18.5—01020
17h——9 E——————20.2—01018
Mon 5ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h🤔—7 N——————16.1—01016
11h——10 NNW——————21.4—01014
14h——10 NW——————24.7—01011
17h——4 W——————26.2—01008

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Flying conditions

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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