Basic
Paragliding
The Views
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
29 km/h WNW · not flyable
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 23 · 17h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,389m 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 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) |
| 08h | — | 639 | 7 NNW | 8 NNW | 11 NW | 881 | 1.0 | 0% | 75% | 9.6 | 3.9 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 1,292 | 19 WNW | 23 NW | 32 NW | 1568 | 2.0 | 0% | 92% | 13.9 | 2.8 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | — | 1,594 | 31 WNW | 40 NW | 50 WNW | 1985 | 2.0 | 0% | 89% | 16.7 | 2.7 | 0 | 1012 |
| 17h | — | 967 | 21 W | 25 WNW | 33 NW | 1333 | 1.0 | 0% | 43% | 12.7 | 4.9 | 0 | 1013 |
| Wed 21🌧 Rain · Fog | 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 | 24 NNW | 35 N | 44 N | 721 | 0.0 | 99% | 4% | 8.9 | 8.5 | 2 | 1015 |
| 11h | — | 731 | 32 NNW | 42 NNW | 48 NNW | 876 | 1.0 | 99% | 21% | 10.8 | 10.1 | 0 | 1015 |
| 14h | — | 731 | 29 WNW | 33 WNW | 36 WNW | 826 | 0.0 | 100% | 6% | 12.3 | 12.1 | 2 | 1013 |
| 17h | — | 731 | 31 W | 42 WNW | 44 WNW | 921 | 1.0 | 100% | 9% | 11.9 | 11.2 | 1 | 1013 |
| Thu 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) |
| 08h | — | 639 | 14 WNW | 14 WNW | 15 WNW | 694 | 0.0 | 100% | 7% | 10.2 | 10 | 1 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 996 | 20 W | 27 W | 29 W | 1396 | 1.0 | 100% | 30% | 12 | 9.1 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 1,304 | 25 W | 29 W | 29 W | 1790 | 2.0 | 100% | 26% | 13.3 | 8.4 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | — | 1,384 | 19 WSW | 23 WSW | 27 W | 1820 | 2.0 | 74% | 96% | 14.3 | 7.8 | 0 | 1019 |
| Fri 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) |
| 08h | — | 639 | 18 ENE | 17 ENE | 17 ENE | 647 | 0.0 | 0% | 65% | 14.2 | 6.8 | 0 | 1022 |
| 11h | — | 1,337 | 13 WNW | 6 NW | 7 WSW | 1666 | 2.0 | 0% | 93% | 20.5 | 4.6 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 1,690 | 16 WNW | 11 W | 15 WSW | 2106 | 3.0 | 0% | 94% | 23.3 | 6 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | 👍 | 1,389 | 15 W | 15 W | 12 W | 1877 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 22.8 | 8.1 | 0 | 1019 |
| Sat 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) |
| 08h | — | 267 | 4 W | 2 W | 0 ESE | 419 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.4 | 7.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 11h | 👍 | 814 | 7 WSW | 3 WSW | 1 ESE | 1112 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 25.6 | 6.8 | 0 | 1018 |
| 14h | — | 1,352 | 19 SW | 12 SW | 8 W | 1789 | 3.0 | 0% | 96% | 28.6 | 8.6 | 0 | 1016 |
| 17h | — | 533 | 21 SW | 23 SSW | 22 S | 865 | 1.0 | 0% | 87% | 26.6 | 9.3 | 0 | 1015 |
| Sun 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) |
| 08h | 🤔 | 267 | 8 WSW | 7 WSW | 7 WSW | 386 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.4 | 9.3 | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | 1,081 | 7 NW | 3 NNE | 4 S | 1456 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 27.2 | 9.7 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 1,647 | 16 E | 6 SSE | 20 W | 2155 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 28.9 | 10 | 0 | 1015 |
| 17h | — | 418 | 44 E | 49 E | 42 E | 669 | 1.0 | 0% | 85% | 26.8 | 11.9 | 0 | 1016 |
| Mon 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) |
| 08h | — | 675 | 26 ESE | 26 ESE | 26 ESE | 893 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.3 | 10.9 | 0 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,554 | 17 E | 12 ESE | 9 SW | 1960 | 2.0 | 80% | 85% | 20 | 10.6 | 0 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,748 | 23 ESE | 17 ESE | 7 WSW | 2164 | 3.0 | 10% | 97% | 22.5 | 9.9 | 0 | — |
| 17h | — | 997 | 35 ESE | 35 ESE | 25 ESE | 1300 | 2.0 | 0% | 87% | 21.5 | 11 | 0 | — |
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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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