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TM Maclears

Cape Town, Western Cape

Today

Not flyable

43 km/h SE · not flyable

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Wed 9 · 17h00 · 🤔 1 stars · 670m tops

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
Wed 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)	Student
08h	—	325	13 SSE	13 SSE	13 SSE	333	0.0	0%	78%	16.9	13.7	0	1020	—
11h	—	835	9 NNW	7 NNW	11 NNW	1022	1.0	0%	96%	22.3	13	0	1020	—
14h	—	969	11 NW	7 NNW	15 NW	1184	2.0	0%	98%	22.7	13.1	0	1018	—
17h	🤔	670	15 SE	13 SE	15 SE	686	0.0	0%	98%	19.2	12.8	0	1018	—
Thu 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)	Student
08h	—	325	20 SSE	30 SSE	37 SSE	402	0.0	89%	29%	13.5	12.5	0	1021	—
11h	—	718	24 SE	24 SE	15 SE	861	1.0	0%	82%	16.5	9.7	0	1022	—
14h	—	784	26 SE	30 SE	19 SSE	929	1.0	0%	82%	16.9	9.1	0	1021	—
17h	—	670	33 SE	41 SE	43 SE	787	1.0	31%	61%	13.6	10.4	0	1021	—
Fri 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)	Student
08h	—	325	31 SSE	56 SE	65 SE	491	0.0	100%	5%	13.1	12.1	0	1021	—
11h	—	720	43 SE	52 SE	52 SE	825	1.0	65%	84%	13.7	11.3	0	1020	—
14h	—	740	43 SE	52 SE	50 SE	841	1.0	64%	87%	14.2	11.6	0	1018	—
17h	—	670	44 SE	57 SE	63 SE	775	1.0	66%	61%	12.6	11	0	1017	—
Sat 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)	Student
08h	—	325	24 SSE	30 SSE	39 SSE	359	0.0	78%	4%	14.3	13.1	0	1016	—
11h	—	325	28 SE	44 SE	52 SE	540	1.0	9%	21%	17.9	13.6	0	1015	—
14h	—	638	28 SE	48 SE	50 ESE	957	1.0	6%	42%	20.2	14.5	0	1013	—
17h	—	325	28 SE	52 SE	69 ESE	610	1.0	33%	36%	18.3	14.5	0	1012	—
Sun 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)	Student
08h	🤔	17	13 ENE	13 E	13 ENE	62	0.0	41%	86%	15.8	13.4	0	1013	—
11h	—	17	7 WSW	7 WSW	13 WNW	108	0.0	0%	95%	16.7	12.4	0	1013	—
14h	—	17	11 WSW	11 WSW	19 WNW	96	0.0	22%	94%	15.9	12.7	1	1011	—
17h	—	17	7 WSW	6 WSW	11 WNW	96	0.0	58%	88%	15	12.9	2	1011	—
Mon 14Fog	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	28 N	39 N	50 NNW	393	0.0	71%	89%	14.3	12.9	6	1012	—
11h	—	17	39 NNW	57 NNW	65 NNW	610	0.0	80%	97%	14.8	12.6	0	1011	—
14h	—	17	48 NNW	65 NNW	69 NNW	528	0.0	71%	97%	14.7	12.8	0	1010	—
17h	—	17	44 NNW	63 NNW	67 NW	540	0.0	100%	16%	14.9	13.3	0	1010	—
Tue 15Fog	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	43 NNW	54 NNW	59 NW	372	0.0	100%	9%	14.3	13.8	0	—	—
11h	—	17	48 NNW	41 NNW	41 NNW	25	0.0	90%	81%	14.1	13.4	0	—	—
14h	—	17	48 NNW	61 NW	70 NW	493	0.0	92%	96%	14.5	13.5	0	—	—
17h	—	17	46 NNW	61 NW	69 NW	521	0.0	100%	34%	14.5	13.5	0	—	—
Wed 16Clear	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	22 S	31 S	35 S	499	1.0	0%	89%	12.5	1.9	0	—	—
11h	—	1,399	24 S	30 S	30 S	1889	3.0	51%	97%	14.2	1.5	0	—	—
14h	—	1,488	22 S	26 S	28 S	1956	3.0	80%	97%	14.9	2.7	0	—	—
17h	—	1,106	22 S	26 S	28 S	1627	2.0	100%	43%	14.1	4.8	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.)