Basic

Paragliding
The Views

Boland, Western Cape

Today

Not flyable

NAm soarable · 7 km/h W

FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Fri 2 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,237m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for The Views.

p75 1663mp95 2116m2072mWed 30Thu 11237mFri 21138mSat 3Sun 4Mon 5
p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)
▸Detailed forecast table
TimeStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
Wed 30ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—65831 E30 E30 E6660.00%85%17.46.301021
11h—1,7054 E11 NE22 NNE22522.00%97%25.85.701020
14h—2,07215 N22 NE28 NE27652.00%98%27.88.401017
17h—74715 NNE30 NNE33 N23270.00%98%26.711.301015
Thu 1ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—65817 N22 N28 N8410.068%53%13.711.601018
11h—1,06522 NNW50 NNW78 NNW12902.00%95%19.61301016
14h—1,63830 NW52 NNW78 NNW20772.042%98%22.914.401013
17h—1,28820 W26 NW35 NNW17232.079%98%19.213.401015
Fri 2ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—6584 NNW6 WNW9 WNW8651.0100%73%10.99.801021
11h—6587 WNW6 NW6 NW9071.0100%13%11.810.901021
14h👍1,23711 WSW9 SW11 WSW15422.0100%90%15.51101019
17h🤔65813 SSW15 S7 SE12661.0100%33%14.51101019
Sat 3ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—70048 SE56 SE61 ESE9811.03%100%10.85.701024
11h—1,08654 ESE63 ESE65 ESE13002.037%99%12.96.901024
14h—1,13854 ESE63 ESE65 E13692.00%97%15.57.401023
17h—82369 ESE83 ESE93 ESE10321.065%89%11.68.401023
Sun 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h——12 E——————13.5—01023
11h——8 ENE——————20—01021
14h——4 ENE——————24—01018
17h🤔—3 SSW——————23.5—01016
Mon 5ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h——5 NW——————19.1—01014
11h——11 NW——————24.3—01013
14h——15 WNW——————27.1—01010
17h🤔—11 W——————22.6—01010

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Flying conditions

Wind recommendation

S - W

Flyable directions

S, SSW, SW, WSW, W

Wind speed range

0–18 km/h

Air School training site

Not used for Air School training

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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