Basic

Paragliding
Wilderness

Garden Route, Western Cape

Today

Flyable2 stars — Flyable

163m soarable · 15 km/h SW

FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Tue 20 · 11h00 · 👍 2 stars · 400m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Wilderness.

p75 690mp95 1107m400mTue 20163mWed 21257mThu 22428mFri 231mSat 241mSun 25502mMon 26
p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)
▸Detailed forecast table
TimeStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
Tue 20ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—1597 SE5 ESE6 NE3871.03%90%14.48.401018
11h👍40010 S6 SSE8 NNW5712.013%91%15.9901015
14h—30214 SE12 ESE8 E4501.09%80%16.69.601012
17h—809 SW11 SSW13 SSW3231.07%40%14.710.801009
Wed 21ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—725 NNW9 NNW12 NW1480.00%90%188.801010
11h—1,16529 W49 W55 W16032.032%97%21.911.401010
14h👍16315 SW23 SW26 WSW3921.043%19%16.813.601011
17h—7214 WSW24 WSW30 WSW4501.082%8%16.113.801011
Thu 22🌧 RainStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—728 W12 W14 WSW2770.067%5%15.213.111017
11h—19721 WSW30 WSW31 WSW5981.087%17%15.512.901018
14h—25723 SW33 WSW36 WSW6921.084%31%15.812.611019
17h—7215 WSW24 WSW30 WSW5471.054%10%15.211.901020
Fri 23ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—3154 ESE3 ENE4 NE5851.025%88%15.610.301024
11h—48015 SSE13 ESE15 ENE6752.013%87%1710.701023
14h—42815 SE16 ESE13 E6012.02%94%17.710.601021
17h—21214 ESE17 ESE15 E3891.00%92%17.311.501020
Sat 24ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—17 SSW7 SSW7 SSW310.039%100%15.613.201021
11h—17 SSW7 SSW7 SSW350.053%100%15.613.701020
14h—14 ESE2 ESE2 ESE110.072%96%15.41401019
17h—13 E2 ENE2 ENE90.067%83%15.614.301018
Sun 25ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—12 S2 SE2 SE90.015%100%1613.301017
11h—17 SW7 SW7 SW320.075%100%15.914.801016
14h—17 SW7 WSW7 WSW160.078%96%16.115.101017
17h—12 WSW6 W6 W90.083%82%16.415.601018
Mon 26ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—2104 SSW5 SSW7 SSW2970.076%17%16.415.80—
11h—4538 SSE8 SSE8 SSE6251.088%80%17.815.20—
14h—50215 SSE14 SE14 SE6821.094%89%18.215.20—
17h—24521 SE24 ESE28 ESE4620.078%57%17.415.30—

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Flying conditions

Wind recommendation

SW - S

Flyable directions

S, SSW, SW

Wind speed range

10–25 km/h

Air School training site

Not used for Air School training

Quick facts

Grade
Basic
Region
Garden Route
Distance from Cape Town
388 km (straight-line)
Coordinates
-33.9995°S, 22.6138°E
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