Basic
Paragliding
The Views
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable966m soarable · 11 km/h W
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 31 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,157m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for The Views.
▸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 | — | 658 | 31 E | 30 E | 30 E | 666 | 0.0 | 0% | 15% | 11.6 | 2 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | — | 747 | 22 E | 28 E | 28 ESE | 890 | 0.0 | 0% | 84% | 17.3 | 0.9 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,157 | 6 SSW | 6 ESE | 9 E | 1637 | 1.0 | 0% | 85% | 20 | -0.3 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 747 | 19 E | 17 E | 17 E | 755 | 0.0 | 0% | 46% | 16.9 | 2.4 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 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 | — | 658 | 28 E | 26 E | 26 E | 666 | 0.0 | 0% | 32% | 10.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 747 | 11 E | 15 E | 15 E | 828 | 0.0 | 0% | 94% | 19.4 | -0.1 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 966 | 11 W | 9 NW | 9 NNE | 1384 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 20.6 | 1.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 747 | 2 SSE | 2 SSE | 2 SSE | 755 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.9 | 10.1 | 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 | — | 658 | 20 ENE | 19 ENE | 19 ENE | 666 | 0.0 | 0% | 52% | 13.1 | 1 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 747 | 7 NW | 13 NNW | 19 N | 939 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 19.3 | 1.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 956 | 11 WNW | 17 NNW | 26 NNW | 1337 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 20.5 | 2.6 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 747 | 2 WSW | 2 WSW | 2 WSW | 755 | 0.0 | 0% | 94% | 18.5 | 10.9 | 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 | — | 658 | 20 ENE | 19 ENE | 19 ENE | 666 | 0.0 | 0% | 36% | 12.8 | 2.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 658 | 13 N | 19 N | 22 N | 778 | 0.0 | 0% | 92% | 20.1 | 5 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 658 | 11 NW | 17 NNW | 26 NNW | 1102 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 21.5 | 4.6 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 658 | 4 S | 4 S | 4 S | 666 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 19.8 | 12.8 | 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 | — | 226 | 6 NNW | 4 N | 6 NNW | 269 | 0.0 | 0% | 27% | 10.7 | 4.6 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 313 | 6 NW | 6 NNW | 7 NNE | 589 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 15.7 | 8 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 555 | 6 NW | 6 NNW | 7 NNW | 890 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.8 | 4.6 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 226 | 7 N | 7 N | 9 N | 522 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.6 | 7.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 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 | — | 226 | 13 ENE | 13 ENE | 13 ENE | 269 | 0.0 | 16% | 29% | 8.9 | 6.2 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 226 | 9 NNE | 9 NNE | 13 N | 522 | 1.0 | 100% | 15% | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 226 | 7 NNW | 11 NW | 20 NW | 692 | 1.0 | 75% | 39% | 13.4 | 9.6 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 226 | 19 NW | 22 NW | 24 NW | 571 | 1.0 | 45% | 100% | 13.2 | 9.1 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 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 | — | 700 | 7 WNW | 11 WNW | 17 NW | 810 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 8.2 | 7.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 700 | 11 ESE | 13 ESE | 17 ESE | 921 | 0.0 | 100% | 6% | 8.8 | 7.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 700 | 35 E | 39 E | 43 E | 904 | 0.0 | 56% | 12% | 8.6 | 6.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 700 | 33 ESE | 35 ESE | 39 ESE | 816 | 0.0 | 13% | 100% | 9.4 | 5.8 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
S - W
Flyable directions
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Student site
No
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Boland
- Distance from Cape Town
- 64 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.7190°S, 19.0716°E
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