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.
▸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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 30Clear | 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 | — | 658 | 31 E | 30 E | 30 E | 666 | 0.0 | 0% | 85% | 17.4 | 6.3 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 1,705 | 4 E | 11 NE | 22 NNE | 2252 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 25.8 | 5.7 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 2,072 | 15 N | 22 NE | 28 NE | 2765 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 27.8 | 8.4 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 747 | 15 NNE | 30 NNE | 33 N | 2327 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.7 | 11.3 | 0 | 1015 |
| Thu 1Clear | 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 | — | 658 | 17 N | 22 N | 28 N | 841 | 0.0 | 68% | 53% | 13.7 | 11.6 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 1,065 | 22 NNW | 50 NNW | 78 NNW | 1290 | 2.0 | 0% | 95% | 19.6 | 13 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 1,638 | 30 NW | 52 NNW | 78 NNW | 2077 | 2.0 | 42% | 98% | 22.9 | 14.4 | 0 | 1013 |
| 17h | — | 1,288 | 20 W | 26 NW | 35 NNW | 1723 | 2.0 | 79% | 98% | 19.2 | 13.4 | 0 | 1015 |
| Fri 2Clear | 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 | — | 658 | 4 NNW | 6 WNW | 9 WNW | 865 | 1.0 | 100% | 73% | 10.9 | 9.8 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 658 | 7 WNW | 6 NW | 6 NW | 907 | 1.0 | 100% | 13% | 11.8 | 10.9 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,237 | 11 WSW | 9 SW | 11 WSW | 1542 | 2.0 | 100% | 90% | 15.5 | 11 | 0 | 1019 |
| 17h | 🤔 | 658 | 13 SSW | 15 S | 7 SE | 1266 | 1.0 | 100% | 33% | 14.5 | 11 | 0 | 1019 |
| Sat 3Clear | 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 | — | 700 | 48 SE | 56 SE | 61 ESE | 981 | 1.0 | 3% | 100% | 10.8 | 5.7 | 0 | 1024 |
| 11h | — | 1,086 | 54 ESE | 63 ESE | 65 ESE | 1300 | 2.0 | 37% | 99% | 12.9 | 6.9 | 0 | 1024 |
| 14h | — | 1,138 | 54 ESE | 63 ESE | 65 E | 1369 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 15.5 | 7.4 | 0 | 1023 |
| 17h | — | 823 | 69 ESE | 83 ESE | 93 ESE | 1032 | 1.0 | 65% | 89% | 11.6 | 8.4 | 0 | 1023 |
| Sun 4Clear | 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 | — | — | 12 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.5 | — | 0 | 1023 |
| 11h | — | — | 8 ENE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | — | 4 ENE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | 🤔 | — | 3 SSW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.5 | — | 0 | 1016 |
| Mon 5Clear | 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 | — | — | 5 NW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.1 | — | 0 | 1014 |
| 11h | — | — | 11 NW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.3 | — | 0 | 1013 |
| 14h | — | — | 15 WNW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.1 | — | 0 | 1010 |
| 17h | 🤔 | — | 11 W | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.6 | — | 0 | 1010 |
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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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