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Western Cape
Paragliding Forecast
Sat, 01 Aug
40 sites flyable
Last updated: 01 Aug, 10:11 SAST
10 sites student-safe today
Conditions suitable for beginner supervised-solo sessions.
Regional BL tops — 14h00
CT International
1,310m ASL
Porterville
962m ASL
Sedgefield
217m ASL
Boundary layer tops at regional reference points — proxy for inversion height.
Cape Town & Western Cape — today
36 of 59 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Views | BASIC | — | — | 👍11W | — | 966m | — |
| Gydo Pass | BASIC | — | — | — | 🤔2S | 907m | — |
| Rusty Gate | BASIC | — | — | 👍7SSE | — | 893m | — |
| Barrydale | BASIC | — | — | 👍9NNE | — | 876m | — |
| Du Toits Kloof | BASIC | — | — | 👍7NW | — | 864m | — |
| Devils Peak | BASIC | — | 🤔6NNE | 👍6N | — | 844m | — |
| Franschhoek | BASIC | — | — | 👍7W | — | 830m | — |
| St. James | SPORT | — | — | 👍6S | — | 792m | — |
| Caledon | BASIC | — | — | 👍4SSE | — | 576m | — |
| Groot Kanonkop | BASIC | — | — | 🤔7NNE | — | 563m | — |
| Sir Lowrys Pass | BASIC | — | — | 👍9WNW | — | 501m | ✓ |
| Piketberg | BASIC | — | — | 🤔9ENE | — | 477m | ✓ |
| Kirstenbosch | SPORT | 👍6NE | — | — | 👍4SE | 361m | — |
| Koringberg | BASIC | 🤔9E | — | 🤔6NE | 🤔6SW | 347m | — |
| TM Maclears | SPORT | 🤔11SE | — | — | 🤔7NE | 325m | — |
| Paarl Rock | SPORT | 👍4NE | — | — | 👍2ESE | 309m | — |
| Gordons Bay | BASIC | — | — | 🤔0N | — | 229m | — |
| Constantiaberg East | BASIC | 🤔17ENE | — | — | — | 216m | — |
| Hermanus | BASIC | — | — | 🤔7S | — | 152m | ✓ |
| Gansbaai | BASIC | — | — | 🤔4SSE | — | 116m | — |
| Kleinmond | BASIC | — | 🤔4SE | 🤔7SSW | — | 87m | — |
| Strandfontein | BASIC | 👍13WNW | — | 👍17W | 👍7WNW | 84m | — |
| Noordhoek | SPORT | — | 🤔6SSW | 🤔4SSW | — | 72m | — |
| TM Gulley | SPORT | — | 🤔6SW | 🤔6SW | — | 34m | — |
| Signal Hill | SPORT | — | 🤔11NNE | 🤔7NNE | — | 30m | — |
| Lions Head | BASIC | — | — | — | 🤔6SSW | 17m | — |
| Macassar | BASIC | — | 👍4SSE | — | — | 11m | — |
| Kommetjie | BASIC | — | 🤔9W | — | — | 7m | — |
| Matroosberg | SPORT | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muizenberg Vlei | GH | 👍7NNW | 👍7N | 👍11NE | 👍9SW | 881m | ✓ |
| Paarl Sports Field | GH | 👍9SE | — | — | — | 184m | ✓ |
| Noordhoek Pole Yard | GH | 👍19ENE | 👍7WNW | 👍11W | — | 23m | ✓ |
| Glen Club | GH | — | — | — | 👍11SSW | 17m | ✓ |
| Sea Point Promenade | GH | — | 👍15NNE | 👍7NE | 👍13SSW | 4m | ✓ |
| Dolphin Beach | GH | — | — | 👍7SSW | 👍15WSW | 1m | ✓ |
| Gordons Bay Octopus Rd | GH | — | — | 👍6S | — | 1m | ✓ |
Also assessed, not flyable: 23 sites
Garden Route — today
4 of 16 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Map of Africa | BASIC | — | 🤔7S | 🤔7SSE | — | 95m | — |
| Serpentine | BASIC | — | 🤔6S | — | — | 94m | — |
| Sedgeview | BASIC | — | — | 🤔6SSW | — | 47m | — |
| Brenton-on-Sea | BASIC | — | — | 👍6S | — | 35m | — |
Also assessed, not flyable: 12 sites
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