Sport
Paragliding
Swellendam
Overberg, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable11 km/h NW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
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) | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 31Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 324 | 39 NNE | 37 NNE | 37 NNE | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 55% | 10.9 | 4.6 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 11h | — | 324 | 39 NNE | 37 NNE | 37 NNE | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 93% | 16.3 | 6.2 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 14h | — | 324 | 22 NNE | 28 NNE | 19 N | 645 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.9 | 7.5 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 17h | — | 324 | 28 NNE | 26 NNE | 26 NNE | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.9 | 8.4 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| Sat 1Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 324 | 35 N | 33 N | 33 N | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 50% | 12.7 | 3.1 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 324 | 31 N | 31 N | 31 N | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 18.7 | 6.4 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 324 | 11 NW | 19 NW | 19 NW | 1105 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 23.1 | 6.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 324 | 4 SE | 4 SE | 4 SE | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 20.8 | 14.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Sun 2Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 324 | 30 N | 28 N | 28 N | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 59% | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 324 | 11 NNW | 11 NNW | 13 NNW | 335 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 21.4 | 8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 324 | 9 W | 11 NW | 11 NW | 811 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.7 | 7.8 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 324 | 4 ESE | 4 ESE | 4 ESE | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.7 | 15.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Mon 3Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 324 | 26 N | 24 N | 24 N | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 50% | 12.1 | 4.6 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 324 | 2 WNW | 6 NNW | 11 NNW | 411 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 21.2 | 6.6 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 324 | 6 SSW | 6 NW | 15 NNW | 731 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 24.2 | 7.4 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 324 | 6 SE | 6 SE | 6 SE | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 21.3 | 14.1 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Tue 4Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 358 | 15 NW | 17 WNW | 19 WNW | 474 | 0.0 | 0% | 37% | 13.4 | 1.5 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 358 | 7 WSW | 9 W | 15 NW | 655 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 18 | 6.9 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 633 | 4 SSW | 4 SW | 9 WNW | 964 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 19.4 | 7.8 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 358 | 9 ESE | 11 SE | 11 SE | 778 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.7 | 9.4 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| Wed 5Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 358 | 24 NW | 28 NW | 30 NW | 567 | 0.0 | 0% | 39% | 12.8 | 3.5 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 358 | 24 WNW | 26 WNW | 28 NW | 669 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 16.8 | 3.2 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 601 | 37 WNW | 43 WNW | 46 WNW | 889 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.4 | 4.4 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 358 | 33 WNW | 44 WNW | 52 WNW | 991 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.8 | 7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Thu 6Clear | 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 271 | 13 WSW | 28 SW | 39 SSW | 663 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 10.2 | 8.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 271 | 15 S | 19 S | 24 S | 521 | 0.0 | 100% | 5% | 10.1 | 8.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 271 | 7 ESE | 9 ESE | 13 SE | 672 | 1.0 | 96% | 11% | 10.5 | 8.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 271 | 13 E | 20 E | 24 E | 735 | 0.0 | 78% | 9% | 10.1 | 8.3 | 0 | — | — |
Detailed site description not yet documented — flying conditions and location data below are drawn directly from our site metadata.
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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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