Basic
Paragliding
The Views
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable1382m soarable · 16 km/h WSW
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 12 · 14h00 · 🔥 4 stars · 1,854m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 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) |
| 08h | — | 639 | 12 E | 11 E | 11 E | 647 | 0.0 | 0% | 87% | 21.2 | 7.5 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 1,541 | 16 WNW | 20 WNW | 30 WNW | 1980 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 25.9 | 6 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 1,811 | 22 W | 22 WNW | 20 W | 2350 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 27.1 | 7.9 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | 👍 | 988 | 17 SW | 15 SW | 11 WNW | 1520 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 24.1 | 8.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| Tue 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) |
| 08h | — | 639 | 12 ENE | 11 ENE | 11 ENE | 647 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 20.7 | 6.6 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,040 | 13 W | 11 WNW | 8 W | 1281 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 25.2 | 5.1 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,382 | 16 WSW | 13 W | 16 WNW | 1744 | 2.0 | 0% | 95% | 27.1 | 9.1 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | 🤔 | 731 | 15 SW | 15 SW | 14 SW | 961 | 1.0 | 0% | 68% | 22 | 7.9 | 0 | 1016 |
| Wed 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) |
| 08h | 🤔 | 639 | 6 WSW | 7 SSW | 9 SSW | 891 | 1.0 | 0% | 92% | 17.5 | 9.4 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,324 | 17 W | 16 W | 25 W | 1614 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.3 | 12.1 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 1,646 | 27 WSW | 26 W | 34 W | 2021 | 3.0 | 64% | 99% | 22.6 | 14.7 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | 👍 | 1,035 | 18 SW | 17 SW | 13 WSW | 1405 | 1.0 | 100% | 44% | 18.2 | 14.8 | 0 | 1017 |
| Thu 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) |
| 08h | — | 639 | 27 E | 33 E | 29 E | 882 | 1.0 | 0% | 86% | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 1,636 | 5 N | 2 NE | 10 WSW | 2028 | 3.0 | 5% | 97% | 21 | 8.9 | 0 | 1017 |
| 14h | 🔥 | 1,854 | 17 WSW | 9 SSW | 4 NNW | 2291 | 3.0 | 2% | 98% | 23.6 | 9.9 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | — | 1,702 | 13 ENE | 20 ENE | 13 NE | 2259 | 2.0 | 20% | 89% | 23.4 | 10.3 | 0 | 1015 |
| Fri 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) |
| 08h | — | 267 | 8 WNW | 7 W | 7 SW | 475 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.2 | 7.4 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 1,479 | 6 WNW | 6 SSE | 22 SE | 1915 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 24.1 | 2.4 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 2,043 | 15 E | 11 ESE | 12 SSW | 2605 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 27.3 | 3.1 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 918 | 32 SE | 38 ESE | 27 SE | 1318 | 2.0 | 0% | 90% | 26.5 | 5.1 | 0 | 1017 |
| Sat 14Clear | 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) |
| 08h | — | 267 | 52 ESE | 56 ESE | 62 E | 401 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 1,105 | 36 E | 17 E | 6 S | 1432 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 25.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 1,752 | 21 E | 11 E | 2 E | 2246 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 28.5 | 0.7 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 602 | 49 E | 49 E | 30 E | 884 | 2.0 | 0% | 90% | 28 | 3.6 | 0 | 1015 |
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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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