Paragliding
TM Maclears
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
38 km/h NW · not flyable
Best window this week
Fri 23 · 08h00 · 🤔 1 stars · 320m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for TM Maclears.
▸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 | — | 492 | 8 NW | 14 WNW | 19 WNW | 815 | 1.0 | 9% | 73% | 12.2 | 6.7 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 1,144 | 23 NW | 28 NW | 36 NW | 1361 | 2.0 | 0% | 94% | 12.4 | 4.9 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 1,124 | 33 WNW | 45 WNW | 54 NW | 1325 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 12.5 | 4.8 | 0 | 1013 |
| 17h | — | 914 | 36 WNW | 48 WNW | 56 WNW | 1128 | 2.0 | 76% | 72% | 10.3 | 7.9 | 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 | — | 320 | 22 NW | 21 NW | 21 NW | 328 | 0.0 | 63% | 4% | 13.5 | 13.2 | 3 | 1013 |
| 11h | — | 861 | 37 NW | 51 WNW | 55 WNW | 1141 | 1.0 | 100% | 16% | 12.7 | 12.4 | 1 | 1013 |
| 14h | — | 1,048 | 38 NW | 49 WNW | 55 WNW | 1434 | 1.0 | 100% | 22% | 12.8 | 12.2 | 2 | 1013 |
| 17h | — | 751 | 34 NW | 45 WNW | 48 WNW | 1332 | 1.0 | 100% | 13% | 12.1 | 11.8 | 0 | 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 | — | 320 | 13 WSW | 24 W | 27 W | 963 | 1.0 | 100% | 18% | 13.1 | 10.6 | 1 | 1019 |
| 11h | — | 1,219 | 19 W | 28 W | 34 W | 1457 | 2.0 | 83% | 95% | 12.8 | 8.9 | 0 | 1020 |
| 14h | — | 1,256 | 18 W | 24 WSW | 26 WSW | 1496 | 2.0 | 34% | 99% | 14 | 8.2 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | — | 1,030 | 15 WSW | 19 SW | 19 SW | 1271 | 2.0 | 34% | 99% | 12.8 | 8.3 | 0 | 1020 |
| 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 | 🤔 | 320 | 6 ESE | 8 ESE | 7 ESE | 495 | 1.0 | 0% | 76% | 15.2 | 7.7 | 0 | 1022 |
| 11h | — | 1,008 | 8 N | 4 N | 5 WNW | 1302 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 22.6 | 6.9 | 0 | 1022 |
| 14h | — | 1,270 | 13 NW | 9 NW | 12 W | 1625 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.5 | 5.8 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | — | 705 | 9 W | 10 WNW | 11 NW | 997 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 22.9 | 4.9 | 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 | — | 14 | 5 WSW | 6 SW | 6 SW | 22 | 0.0 | 8% | 100% | 15.3 | 12 | 0 | 1020 |
| 11h | — | 14 | 8 WSW | 7 WSW | 7 WSW | 22 | 0.0 | 3% | 100% | 15.8 | 12.3 | 0 | 1019 |
| 14h | — | 14 | 32 SSW | 30 SSW | 30 SSW | 63 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 17.9 | 12.7 | 0 | 1017 |
| 17h | — | 14 | 16 SSW | 16 SSW | 15 SSW | 33 | 0.0 | 0% | 85% | 18.3 | 12.5 | 0 | 1016 |
| 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 | — | 14 | 50 SSE | 50 SSE | 48 SSE | 125 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.5 | 12 | 0 | 1016 |
| 11h | — | 14 | 45 SSE | 46 SSE | 44 SSE | 151 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 19 | 13.2 | 0 | 1017 |
| 14h | — | 14 | 49 SSE | 52 SSE | 50 SSE | 182 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 19.5 | 13.1 | 0 | 1018 |
| 17h | — | 14 | 63 SSE | 71 SSE | 67 SE | 241 | 0.0 | 0% | 83% | 18.6 | 13.4 | 0 | 1018 |
| 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 | — | 164 | 30 SSE | 37 SE | 42 SE | 493 | 1.0 | 73% | 100% | 17.1 | 14.2 | 0 | — |
| 11h | — | 484 | 36 SSE | 40 SE | 39 SE | 756 | 2.0 | 70% | 100% | 19.2 | 14 | 0 | — |
| 14h | — | 440 | 42 SSE | 45 SE | 42 SE | 675 | 2.0 | 34% | 97% | 20.2 | 13.8 | 0 | — |
| 17h | — | 288 | 41 SSE | 46 SE | 49 SE | 487 | 1.0 | 17% | 88% | 19.5 | 13.9 | 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.
Notice something outdated on this page? Let Ria know →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.)
Flying conditions
Wind recommendation
Not recorded
Flyable directions
NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
Quick facts
- Grade
- Sport
- Region
- Cape Town
- Distance from Cape Town
- 5 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.9672°S, 18.4276°E
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