Sport
Paragliding
Swellendam
Overberg, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
NAm soarable · 5 km/h S
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 20 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 639m 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) | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 324 | 9 NNE | 9 NNE | 9 NNE | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 48% | 8.7 | 6.8 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 639 | 9 S | 6 ESE | 11 NE | 953 | 2.0 | 34% | 87% | 13.9 | 7.7 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 14h | — | 960 | 13 SSE | 9 SE | 17 NNE | 1368 | 2.0 | 30% | 91% | 16.7 | 8.3 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 324 | 13 SE | 17 SE | 15 SE | 1081 | 1.0 | 3% | 84% | 15.7 | 8.2 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| Fri 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 324 | 11 NE | 9 NE | 9 NE | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 73% | 8.3 | 7 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | — | 587 | 17 SE | 17 E | 20 ENE | 899 | 1.0 | 5% | 95% | 15.5 | 9.1 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 708 | 22 SE | 22 E | 22 NE | 1052 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.2 | 10.9 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 324 | 22 ESE | 30 ESE | 31 ESE | 643 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.3 | 12 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sat 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 324 | 19 NW | 17 NW | 17 NW | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 19% | 11.3 | 9.3 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 639 | 26 W | 33 W | 37 WSW | 982 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 15.9 | 7.6 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,170 | 20 SW | 24 WSW | 31 WSW | 1666 | 2.0 | 59% | 98% | 18.7 | 10.1 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 17h | — | 324 | 17 SW | 24 SW | 24 WSW | 1209 | 1.0 | 65% | 100% | 17.3 | 11.9 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| Sun 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 324 | 13 NNE | 13 NNE | 13 NNE | 332 | 0.0 | 0% | 16% | 9 | 8.9 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 472 | 9 S | 4 SE | 7 NE | 674 | 1.0 | 61% | 95% | 13.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 14h | — | 711 | 11 SSE | 7 SE | 7 NNE | 1018 | 2.0 | 19% | 98% | 18 | 11.4 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 324 | 11 SE | 11 ESE | 7 ESE | 835 | 1.0 | 25% | 100% | 17.4 | 12 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| Mon 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 358 | 2 SSW | 2 SSW | 2 SSW | 398 | 0.0 | 0% | 68% | 11.2 | 7.3 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 403 | 7 S | 4 SSE | 4 E | 591 | 1.0 | 21% | 95% | 14.6 | 10 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 14h | — | 651 | 13 SE | 11 SE | 9 SE | 913 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.7 | 10 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 17h | — | 358 | 22 SE | 24 ESE | 22 ESE | 932 | 1.0 | 50% | 100% | 16.6 | 9.8 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| Tue 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 358 | 13 ENE | 19 ENE | 26 NE | 462 | 0.0 | 0% | 70% | 10.4 | 3.8 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 11h | — | 358 | 20 ESE | 20 ESE | 22 E | 555 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 17.1 | 8.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 540 | 31 ESE | 31 ESE | 30 E | 764 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 358 | 31 ESE | 37 ESE | 41 ESE | 586 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.6 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 271 | 17 NNW | 33 N | 50 N | 443 | 0.0 | 0% | 70% | 16.6 | 3.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 271 | 28 NW | 33 NW | 43 NW | 578 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 31.5 | 2.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,372 | 17 W | 24 WNW | 37 NW | 2172 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 34.9 | 1.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 271 | 17 SSE | 19 S | 17 S | 516 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 29.6 | 12.2 | 0 | — | — |
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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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