Basic
Paragliding
The Views
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
31 km/h ESE · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 10 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,116m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 9Clear | 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 | 17 NE | 15 NE | 15 NE | 666 | 0.0 | 0% | 80% | 17.9 | 11.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,127 | 13 WNW | 26 NNW | 39 NNW | 1451 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 23.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,283 | 17 WNW | 20 NW | 33 NNW | 1655 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 25 | 13.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 747 | 11 SW | 9 SW | 7 SSW | 967 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 22 | 14.9 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Thu 10Clear | 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 | 15 ENE | 13 ENE | 13 ENE | 666 | 0.0 | 0% | 74% | 14 | 11.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 923 | 11 WSW | 6 W | 6 NW | 1138 | 1.0 | 30% | 66% | 17.5 | 13 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,116 | 13 WSW | 7 WSW | 7 W | 1414 | 2.0 | 0% | 68% | 19.8 | 11.8 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 747 | 7 NNW | 7 N | 6 N | 827 | 0.0 | 0% | 34% | 18.2 | 13 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Fri 11Clear | 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 | 44 E | 43 E | 43 E | 666 | 0.0 | 0% | 66% | 13.4 | 10.2 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 747 | 39 ESE | 44 E | 39 E | 1003 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 17.8 | 9.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,021 | 31 ESE | 30 E | 19 E | 1306 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 20.9 | 9.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 747 | 37 E | 44 E | 46 E | 922 | 0.0 | 0% | 92% | 18.4 | 10.9 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Sat 12Clear | 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 | 43 E | 41 E | 41 E | 666 | 0.0 | 0% | 17% | 15.1 | 11 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 658 | 46 E | 61 E | 67 E | 830 | 0.0 | 0% | 37% | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 658 | 50 E | 70 E | 74 E | 992 | 1.0 | 0% | 55% | 19.1 | 12.6 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 658 | 50 E | 46 E | 46 E | 666 | 0.0 | 10% | 17% | 16.8 | 13.1 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| Sun 13Clear | 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 W | 7 W | 6 W | 255 | 0.0 | 0% | 87% | 19 | 12.9 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 11h | — | 800 | 20 NNW | 22 N | 22 N | 1133 | 2.0 | 0% | 94% | 24.6 | 13 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,329 | 22 NNW | 22 NNW | 22 NNW | 1850 | 2.0 | 0% | 79% | 27.2 | 9.7 | 0 | 1011 | — |
| 17h | — | 226 | 17 NNW | 19 NNW | 20 N | 773 | 1.0 | 0% | 55% | 23.3 | 10 | 0 | 1011 | — |
| Mon 14🌧 Rain | 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 | 19 N | 13 NNE | 19 N | 259 | 0.0 | 61% | 5% | 13.7 | 11.9 | 11 | 1013 | — |
| 11h | — | 226 | 33 NNW | 44 NNW | 48 NNW | 723 | 1.0 | 45% | 18% | 15.6 | 10.9 | 1 | 1012 | — |
| 14h | — | 226 | 35 NNW | 46 NNW | 54 NNW | 860 | 1.0 | 92% | 10% | 15.9 | 11.2 | 1 | 1011 | — |
| 17h | — | 226 | 30 NNW | 19 NNW | 24 NNW | 250 | 0.0 | 17% | 5% | 15.5 | 11.7 | 1 | 1011 | — |
| Tue 15Clear | 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 | 22 N | 15 N | 19 N | 251 | 0.0 | 80% | 5% | 13.4 | 12.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 226 | 35 NW | 46 NW | 54 NW | 699 | 1.0 | 99% | 15% | 15.4 | 12.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 226 | 41 NW | 54 NW | 57 NW | 893 | 1.0 | 100% | 18% | 16.3 | 12.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 226 | 35 NW | 44 NW | 54 NW | 751 | 1.0 | 100% | 27% | 15.2 | 12.1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 16Clear | 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 | 24 SSE | 33 SSE | 39 SSE | 1047 | 1.0 | 2% | 75% | 8 | 3.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1,711 | 24 S | 22 S | 11 SSE | 2183 | 2.0 | 29% | 97% | 10.8 | 1.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,913 | 22 S | 22 SSE | 17 SSE | 2431 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 12.3 | -0.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 1,170 | 24 SSE | 26 SSE | 19 SSE | 1777 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 11.5 | 0.5 | 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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