Sport

Paragliding
Swellendam

Overberg, Western Cape

Today

Flyable2 starsFlyable

11 km/h NW · not flyable

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

Soarable tops — 7-day

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

p75 1406mp95 1787m324mFri 31324mSat 1324mSun 2324mMon 3633mTue 4601mWed 5271mThu 6
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)Student
Fri 31ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h32439 NNE37 NNE37 NNE3320.00%55%10.94.601027
11h32439 NNE37 NNE37 NNE3320.00%93%16.36.201026
14h32422 NNE28 NNE19 N6451.00%98%19.97.501023
17h32428 NNE26 NNE26 NNE3320.00%100%16.98.401022
Sat 1ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h32435 N33 N33 N3320.00%50%12.73.101022
11h32431 N31 N31 N3320.00%95%18.76.401022
14h32411 NW19 NW19 NW11051.00%98%23.16.701020
17h3244 SE4 SE4 SE3320.00%100%20.814.801019
Sun 2ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h32430 N28 N28 N3320.00%59%12401019
11h32411 NNW11 NNW13 NNW3350.00%95%21.4801019
14h3249 W11 NW11 NW8111.00%98%24.77.801017
17h3244 ESE4 ESE4 ESE3320.00%100%21.715.301017
Mon 3ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h32426 N24 N24 N3320.00%50%12.14.601017
11h3242 WNW6 NNW11 NNW4110.00%95%21.26.601017
14h3246 SSW6 NW15 NNW7311.00%97%24.27.401014
17h3246 SE6 SE6 SE3320.00%99%21.314.101014
Tue 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h35815 NW17 WNW19 WNW4740.00%37%13.41.501016
11h3587 WSW9 W15 NW6551.00%93%186.901016
14h6334 SSW4 SW9 WNW9641.00%99%19.47.801015
17h3589 ESE11 SE11 SE7780.00%100%18.79.401015
Wed 5ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h35824 NW28 NW30 NW5670.00%39%12.83.501016
11h35824 WNW26 WNW28 NW6691.00%93%16.83.201017
14h60137 WNW43 WNW46 WNW8891.00%99%18.44.401015
17h35833 WNW44 WNW52 WNW9910.00%100%15.8701017
Thu 6ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h27113 WSW28 SW39 SSW6630.0100%0%10.28.70
11h27115 S19 S24 S5210.0100%5%10.18.90
14h2717 ESE9 ESE13 SE6721.096%11%10.58.20
17h27113 E20 E24 E7350.078%9%10.18.30

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Flying conditions

Wind recommendation

S

Flyable directions

S

Wind speed range

0–18 km/h

Student site

No

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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