Sport
Paragliding
Swellendam
Overberg, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
39 km/h WNW · not flyable
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sat 24 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,212m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 20Clear | 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 | 6 W | 7 NW | 11 NNW | 687 | 1.0 | 4% | 87% | 11.8 | 6.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 1,138 | 16 WSW | 20 WNW | 34 NW | 1495 | 2.0 | 0% | 87% | 18 | 6.2 | 0 | 1014 |
| 14h | — | 1,444 | 26 W | 39 WNW | 51 NW | 1916 | 2.0 | 0% | 88% | 22.5 | 3.9 | 0 | 1010 |
| 17h | — | 389 | 22 W | 42 WNW | 49 WNW | 716 | 1.0 | 0% | 41% | 19.1 | 5.8 | 0 | 1010 |
| Wed 21Clear | 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 | 32 NW | 53 NW | 65 WNW | 664 | 1.0 | 26% | 85% | 14 | 9.3 | 0 | 1012 |
| 11h | — | 1,310 | 40 WNW | 68 WNW | 77 WNW | 1842 | 2.0 | 100% | 61% | 19 | 12.1 | 0 | 1011 |
| 14h | — | 1,748 | 39 WNW | 61 W | 69 W | 2281 | 3.0 | 83% | 86% | 21.2 | 11.8 | 0 | 1010 |
| 17h | — | 889 | 39 WNW | 57 WNW | 56 WNW | 1456 | 1.0 | 32% | 73% | 18.9 | 11.6 | 0 | 1011 |
| Thu 22Clear | 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 | — | 420 | 21 WNW | 31 WNW | 34 WNW | 736 | 1.0 | 76% | 42% | 13.2 | 10.6 | 0 | 1017 |
| 11h | — | 628 | 22 W | 37 W | 41 W | 1471 | 1.0 | 89% | 20% | 15.5 | 9.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 484 | 18 SW | 32 WSW | 35 WSW | 1118 | 1.0 | 20% | 14% | 16.8 | 9.8 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 423 | 21 SW | 32 WSW | 30 WSW | 1586 | 1.0 | 57% | 26% | 16.9 | 9.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| Fri 23Clear | 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 | 8 E | 11 NE | 15 NE | 632 | 1.0 | 4% | 64% | 13.5 | 8.7 | 0 | 1023 |
| 11h | — | 1,217 | 9 SSW | 10 NNW | 13 NNW | 1617 | 2.0 | 0% | 86% | 21 | 7.4 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 1,500 | 12 SSW | 8 WNW | 20 NW | 1980 | 2.0 | 0% | 87% | 24.7 | 7.5 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 1,189 | 13 SSW | 8 WSW | 20 NW | 1904 | 2.0 | 0% | 90% | 25 | 8.1 | 0 | 1018 |
| Sat 24Clear | 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 | — | 509 | 5 SSE | 3 SE | 3 ENE | 657 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.6 | 8.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 771 | 11 SSE | 7 SE | 6 NE | 970 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 20.9 | 9.4 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,212 | 11 S | 7 SSW | 13 WNW | 1559 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 25.2 | 8.2 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 870 | 31 SE | 32 SE | 25 SE | 1216 | 2.0 | 0% | 81% | 22.4 | 9.3 | 0 | 1016 |
| Sun 25Clear | 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 | — | 509 | 16 ESE | 16 ESE | 19 E | 708 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.7 | 9.7 | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | 971 | 30 ESE | 31 ESE | 27 E | 1218 | 2.0 | 15% | 100% | 19.5 | 10.6 | 0 | 1017 |
| 14h | — | 1,143 | 31 SE | 30 ESE | 20 ESE | 1436 | 2.0 | 76% | 96% | 20.7 | 12.4 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | — | 972 | 32 SE | 34 ESE | 31 ESE | 1334 | 2.0 | 92% | 83% | 19.4 | 11.9 | 0 | 1018 |
| Mon 26Clear | 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 | — | 480 | 9 SE | 11 ESE | 18 ESE | 792 | 1.0 | 96% | 100% | 17.1 | 13.6 | 0 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,070 | 15 SE | 15 ESE | 16 E | 1455 | 2.0 | 100% | 65% | 19.9 | 13.3 | 0 | — |
| 14h | — | 939 | 21 SE | 20 ESE | 15 E | 1409 | 2.0 | 100% | 31% | 20.5 | 13.1 | 0 | — |
| 17h | — | 344 | 24 ESE | 25 ESE | 20 E | 1307 | 1.0 | 97% | 19% | 20.4 | 12.9 | 0 | — |
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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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