Basic
Paragliding
Uplands
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
17 km/h SE · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 20 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,151m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Uplands.
▸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 | — | 369 | 6 NW | 6 NW | 6 NW | 377 | 0.0 | 0% | 63% | 11.1 | 7.8 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | — | 917 | 7 WSW | 6 W | 6 NW | 1248 | 2.0 | 21% | 94% | 15.6 | 8.2 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,151 | 13 S | 6 S | 19 N | 1547 | 2.0 | 60% | 97% | 16.9 | 9.3 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 369 | 11 S | 13 S | 7 S | 980 | 1.0 | 58% | 84% | 13.5 | 9.1 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 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 | — | 369 | 2 NE | 4 E | 6 E | 452 | 0.0 | 55% | 75% | 11.1 | 9.2 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 816 | 9 SE | 11 E | 17 NE | 1115 | 2.0 | 51% | 96% | 16.6 | 10.6 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 873 | 17 SE | 17 ESE | 17 NE | 1193 | 2.0 | 31% | 98% | 18.2 | 11.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 369 | 19 SE | 26 ESE | 26 ESE | 700 | 1.0 | 36% | 100% | 15.6 | 12.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 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 | — | 369 | 19 W | 33 W | 43 W | 567 | 0.0 | 100% | 9% | 12.3 | 11.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 797 | 28 W | 48 W | 54 W | 1057 | 2.0 | 95% | 92% | 14.3 | 11.1 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 994 | 24 WSW | 41 W | 48 WSW | 1363 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 15.9 | 8.9 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 369 | 17 WSW | 26 WSW | 31 WSW | 740 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 14.1 | 9.2 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 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 | — | 369 | 6 NW | 6 NW | 7 NW | 425 | 0.0 | 51% | 80% | 12.3 | 10.2 | 0 | 1030 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 931 | 6 SSW | 6 NNW | 19 NNW | 1276 | 2.0 | 27% | 96% | 17.6 | 10 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,016 | 13 SSE | 4 SE | 20 NNW | 1379 | 2.0 | 26% | 98% | 18.6 | 11.5 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 17h | — | 369 | 11 SSE | 13 SE | 7 ESE | 875 | 1.0 | 57% | 100% | 15.5 | 11.6 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 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 | — | 208 | 11 W | 11 W | 13 W | 280 | 0.0 | 7% | 75% | 12.8 | 8.8 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 462 | 11 SW | 11 WSW | 13 WNW | 721 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 18.5 | 10.3 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 415 | 17 SW | 17 WSW | 17 W | 621 | 2.0 | 11% | 98% | 17.1 | 11.2 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 17h | — | 208 | 13 SW | 15 WSW | 15 WSW | 461 | 1.0 | 43% | 100% | 14.7 | 10.9 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 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 | — | 208 | 6 N | 6 NW | 6 NW | 222 | 0.0 | 0% | 76% | 11 | 6.3 | 0 | 1027 | — |
| 11h | — | 386 | 15 ESE | 15 E | 19 E | 606 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 17.1 | 8.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 436 | 17 ESE | 17 E | 20 E | 670 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.6 | 8 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 208 | 15 E | 17 E | 24 E | 441 | 1.0 | 36% | 100% | 16 | 12 | 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 | — | 322 | 20 NNW | 35 NNW | 48 NNW | 500 | 0.0 | 0% | 76% | 18.2 | 5.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 322 | 17 NNW | 31 NNW | 44 NNW | 588 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 28.7 | 5.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 322 | 9 NW | 19 NW | 26 NW | 658 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 32.1 | 5.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 322 | 6 E | 4 E | 6 ENE | 359 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 27.7 | 14.4 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
S - SW (light)
Flyable directions
SSE, S, SSW
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Student site
No
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Garden Route
- Distance from Cape Town
- 462 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.9441°S, 23.3002°E
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