Basic
Paragliding
The Views
Boland, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable1155m soarable · 11 km/h W
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sat 22 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,360m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 658 | 24 E | 24 E | 24 E | 666 | 0.0 | 0% | 46% | 8.8 | 4.4 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,149 | 7 SSW | 7 ESE | 4 E | 1476 | 2.0 | 0% | 90% | 14.4 | 2.3 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,243 | 13 SW | 7 SW | 6 SE | 1574 | 2.0 | 0% | 92% | 16 | 2.4 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 747 | 9 SW | 9 SSW | 7 S | 938 | 1.0 | 0% | 84% | 13.6 | 6.1 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| Fri 21Clear | 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% | 71% | 10.1 | 4.5 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 747 | 24 E | 26 E | 22 E | 939 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 16.9 | 3.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,155 | 11 W | 7 NNW | 13 NNE | 1493 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 19.6 | 3.6 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 747 | 9 W | 9 WNW | 9 WNW | 1185 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 18.3 | 5.3 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sat 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 658 | 2 NNE | 2 NNE | 2 NNE | 666 | 0.0 | 82% | 70% | 7.7 | 7.3 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,085 | 13 W | 11 W | 24 SW | 1326 | 2.0 | 22% | 95% | 11.7 | 6.6 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,360 | 15 W | 15 W | 24 WSW | 1689 | 2.0 | 91% | 98% | 14.4 | 8.2 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 747 | 13 SW | 15 WSW | 15 W | 1438 | 1.0 | 100% | 19% | 12.8 | 9 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| Sun 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 658 | 20 E | 19 E | 19 E | 666 | 0.0 | 0% | 72% | 8.6 | 5.6 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | — | 804 | 9 WNW | 4 NW | 6 NNE | 1040 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 15.4 | 6.1 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,045 | 11 W | 6 WNW | 7 NNW | 1348 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.8 | 4.9 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 658 | 6 W | 4 WSW | 2 ENE | 991 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.2 | 6.3 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| Mon 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 226 | 6 NNW | 7 N | 6 NNW | 260 | 0.0 | 0% | 64% | 12.7 | 3.7 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 226 | 6 W | 4 WSW | 4 SSW | 498 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 20.3 | 5.8 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 765 | 9 SW | 6 SSW | 7 SE | 1158 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 25.1 | 7.2 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 226 | 26 E | 33 ESE | 30 ESE | 463 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 23.7 | 9.1 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| Tue 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 226 | 48 ESE | 50 E | 44 E | 330 | 0.0 | 0% | 66% | 21 | -0.7 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | — | 226 | 9 ESE | 13 E | 15 E | 534 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 26.9 | 3.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 736 | 11 NE | 9 NE | 9 NNE | 1148 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 29.2 | 2.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 226 | 28 E | 28 E | 28 E | 324 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 26.9 | 7.2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 700 | 19 E | 19 E | 19 ENE | 761 | 0.0 | 0% | 67% | 20.3 | -1.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 700 | 11 N | 20 NNW | 33 NNW | 1026 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 27.8 | -0.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,192 | 19 WNW | 22 NW | 33 NNW | 1630 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 29.1 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 700 | 9 SW | 9 SW | 9 WSW | 849 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 26.1 | 6.5 | 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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