Sport

Paragliding
Swellendam

Overberg, Western Cape

Today

Flyable2 stars — Flyable

692m soarable · 10 km/h S

FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Tue 10 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 692m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

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

p75 1406mp95 1787m1891mMon 9692mTue 10Wed 11980mThu 121543mFri 131568mSat 14
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)
Mon 9ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—38925 NNE25 NNE25 NNE3970.00%88%19.89.101020
11h—1,27817 W25 WNW29 W17672.00%98%28.9901017
14h—1,89115 WSW23 W30 W25462.00%100%31.2901016
17h—93718 SSW19 SSW8 SSW16251.00%100%28.211.801017
Tue 10ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—3894 NNE4 NNE4 NE3980.00%92%19.58.301019
11h👍69210 S5 SE9 NNE9132.00%98%25.1901018
14h—1,11412 SSW10 W23 WNW14912.00%98%29.79.401015
17h—44121 SSE25 SSE17 SSE10161.00%57%25.313.501016
Wed 11ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—3899 WNW13 WNW16 WNW5270.00%92%19.78.701017
11h—1,06016 WSW22 WNW31 WNW14102.00%98%25.210.201016
14h—1,98220 SW24 W44 WNW25833.019%99%28.814.701013
17h—73923 SW27 SW21 SW13531.0100%17%21.616.501016
Thu 12ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—38910 SE13 SE16 SE6651.0100%8%14.21301020
11h—1,05312 SE9 ESE8 NNE14092.0100%67%18.212.701019
14h—98013 SSE12 SE10 ENE14512.0100%28%18.912.501017
17h—73421 SE26 SE19 SE12201.0100%19%17.212.601017
Fri 13ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—68211 SSE10 SE9 E9211.069%100%13.1901021
11h—1,03516 SE14 SE9 ESE12892.00%100%17.46.701021
14h—1,54324 SSE22 SE13 SSE19323.00%97%21.35.201019
17h—1,05531 SE30 SE23 SE13962.010%89%186.601020
Sat 14ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—65021 ESE22 ESE24 E8731.08%100%14.4801023
11h—1,27929 ESE28 E28 ENE16003.00%100%19.56.901021
14h—1,56832 ESE30 ESE23 ENE19633.00%98%22.86.201019
17h—97741 SE45 ESE45 ESE12872.045%90%19.110.501018

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Flying conditions

Wind recommendation

S

Flyable directions

S

Wind speed range

0–18 km/h

Air School training site

Not used for Air School training

Quick facts

Grade
Sport
Region
Overberg
Distance from Cape Town
179 km (straight-line)
Coordinates
-34.0001°S, 20.3671°E
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