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Paragliding
TM Maclears

Cape Town, Western Cape

Today

Not flyable

9 km/h NNW · not flyable

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for TM Maclears.

p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)

▸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	—	325	17 SSE	15 SSE	15 SSE	333	0.0	0%	44%	10.5	9.1	0	1026	—
11h	—	945	19 SE	15 SSE	6 SW	1174	2.0	0%	89%	12.9	6.1	0	1027	—
14h	—	1,086	19 SSE	11 SSE	7 W	1349	2.0	0%	94%	14.3	5.1	0	1025	—
17h	—	670	24 SE	26 SE	26 SE	774	1.0	0%	85%	11.3	6.2	0	1024	—
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	—	325	20 SSE	19 SSE	19 SSE	333	0.0	0%	68%	10.2	7.9	0	1021	—
11h	—	778	4 NNW	4 E	4 ESE	986	1.0	0%	95%	18	3.9	0	1020	—
14h	—	938	9 NNW	7 NNE	4 NNE	1164	2.0	0%	98%	18.5	4.8	0	1017	—
17h	—	670	6 NNW	4 NNW	4 NNW	841	1.0	0%	90%	16.6	4.8	0	1017	—
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	—	325	6 NW	6 NW	6 NW	333	0.0	100%	11%	9.9	9.7	0	1025	—
11h	—	926	13 WNW	15 W	22 WSW	1114	2.0	69%	95%	12.1	8.8	0	1026	—
14h	—	903	15 WNW	19 WNW	26 W	1067	2.0	100%	98%	12.4	9.4	0	1026	—
17h	—	670	6 WNW	7 WNW	11 WNW	767	0.0	100%	7%	10.3	9.8	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	—	325	15 SSE	13 SSE	13 SSE	333	0.0	0%	69%	10.5	10.1	0	1028	—
11h	—	703	11 SE	11 SSE	2 W	947	2.0	0%	95%	17.2	8.3	0	1028	—
14h	—	846	7 ESE	9 SSE	4 W	1116	2.0	0%	98%	19.7	7.1	0	1026	—
17h	—	325	13 SSE	17 SSE	15 SSE	543	1.0	0%	99%	16.2	7.4	0	1025	—
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	—	17	13 N	13 N	13 N	53	0.0	35%	61%	13.3	10.9	0	1025	—
11h	—	17	4 SW	6 SSW	6 SSW	25	0.0	11%	94%	14.2	11.3	0	1025	—
14h	—	17	11 SW	17 SW	15 SW	32	0.0	0%	98%	15.4	10.8	0	1023	—
17h	—	17	7 NW	17 NW	17 NW	25	0.0	0%	100%	16.1	9	0	1023	—
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	—	17	11 NW	11 NW	11 NW	27	0.0	0%	63%	14	10.3	0	1022	—
11h	—	17	9 WSW	7 WSW	7 WSW	25	0.0	0%	94%	14.6	10.1	0	—	—
14h	—	17	6 WSW	7 SW	7 SW	25	0.0	0%	98%	18.4	5.5	0	1020	—
17h	—	17	26 SE	24 SE	28 SE	69	0.0	0%	100%	21	8.8	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	—	200	20 NNE	17 NNE	20 NNE	248	0.0	0%	64%	15.9	3	0	—	—
11h	—	200	11 NNW	11 NNW	17 NNW	280	0.0	0%	94%	25.4	-0.8	0	—	—
14h	—	313	15 WNW	19 WNW	22 NW	514	1.0	0%	98%	27.1	-1.7	0	—	—
17h	—	200	7 WNW	9 NW	15 NW	357	1.0	0%	100%	24.9	-1.5	0	—	—

A concealed launch roughly 100m east of Maclear's Beacon, tucked behind a rock ridge out of sight of the beacon itself. Its east-facing orientation rarely lines up with the prevailing wind, so it's seldom flyable — but a spectacular launch on the days it works.

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Table Mountain National Park requirements

Licence required: Sport licence with 200 flights (paragliding). C licence with no sign-offs (hang gliding). Tandem launching is not permitted.

A valid TM card or a Visitor Card with an approved supervising pilot is required, and you must sign the register at the Cable Station. No night flying, no tandem launches, no damaging vegetation. (Per the Oct 2004 TMNP EMP — confirm current requirements with SAHPA/TMNP.)