Sport
Paragliding
Swellendam
Overberg, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable692m 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.
▸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 | — | 389 | 25 NNE | 25 NNE | 25 NNE | 397 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 19.8 | 9.1 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 1,278 | 17 W | 25 WNW | 29 W | 1767 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 28.9 | 9 | 0 | 1017 |
| 14h | — | 1,891 | 15 WSW | 23 W | 30 W | 2546 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 31.2 | 9 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | — | 937 | 18 SSW | 19 SSW | 8 SSW | 1625 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 28.2 | 11.8 | 0 | 1017 |
| 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 | — | 389 | 4 NNE | 4 NNE | 4 NE | 398 | 0.0 | 0% | 92% | 19.5 | 8.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | 👍 | 692 | 10 S | 5 SE | 9 NNE | 913 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 25.1 | 9 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 1,114 | 12 SSW | 10 W | 23 WNW | 1491 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 29.7 | 9.4 | 0 | 1015 |
| 17h | — | 441 | 21 SSE | 25 SSE | 17 SSE | 1016 | 1.0 | 0% | 57% | 25.3 | 13.5 | 0 | 1016 |
| 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 | — | 389 | 9 WNW | 13 WNW | 16 WNW | 527 | 0.0 | 0% | 92% | 19.7 | 8.7 | 0 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 1,060 | 16 WSW | 22 WNW | 31 WNW | 1410 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 25.2 | 10.2 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 1,982 | 20 SW | 24 W | 44 WNW | 2583 | 3.0 | 19% | 99% | 28.8 | 14.7 | 0 | 1013 |
| 17h | — | 739 | 23 SW | 27 SW | 21 SW | 1353 | 1.0 | 100% | 17% | 21.6 | 16.5 | 0 | 1016 |
| 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 | — | 389 | 10 SE | 13 SE | 16 SE | 665 | 1.0 | 100% | 8% | 14.2 | 13 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 1,053 | 12 SE | 9 ESE | 8 NNE | 1409 | 2.0 | 100% | 67% | 18.2 | 12.7 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 980 | 13 SSE | 12 SE | 10 ENE | 1451 | 2.0 | 100% | 28% | 18.9 | 12.5 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 734 | 21 SE | 26 SE | 19 SE | 1220 | 1.0 | 100% | 19% | 17.2 | 12.6 | 0 | 1017 |
| 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 | — | 682 | 11 SSE | 10 SE | 9 E | 921 | 1.0 | 69% | 100% | 13.1 | 9 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 1,035 | 16 SE | 14 SE | 9 ESE | 1289 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.4 | 6.7 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 1,543 | 24 SSE | 22 SE | 13 SSE | 1932 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 21.3 | 5.2 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 1,055 | 31 SE | 30 SE | 23 SE | 1396 | 2.0 | 10% | 89% | 18 | 6.6 | 0 | 1020 |
| 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 | — | 650 | 21 ESE | 22 ESE | 24 E | 873 | 1.0 | 8% | 100% | 14.4 | 8 | 0 | 1023 |
| 11h | — | 1,279 | 29 ESE | 28 E | 28 ENE | 1600 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.5 | 6.9 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 1,568 | 32 ESE | 30 ESE | 23 ENE | 1963 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.8 | 6.2 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 977 | 41 SE | 45 ESE | 45 ESE | 1287 | 2.0 | 45% | 90% | 19.1 | 10.5 | 0 | 1018 |
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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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