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Western Cape
Paragliding Forecast
Thu, 14 May
43 sites flyable
Last updated: 2026/05/11, 10:14
15 sites student-safe Thu, 14 May
Conditions suitable for beginner supervised-solo sessions.
Regional BL tops — 14h00
CT International
680m ASL
Porterville
598m ASL
Sedgefield
84m ASL
Boundary layer tops at regional reference points — proxy for inversion height.
Cape Town & Western Cape — Thu, 14 May
37 of 58 flyable
Barrydale
BASIC
650m soarable · 6 km/h NE
Caledon
BASIC
503m soarable · 6 km/h SSE
Dolphin Beach
GH
135m soarable · 15 km/h SW
Franschhoek
BASIC
800m soarable · 7 km/h WSW
Gordons Bay Octopus Rd
GH
176m soarable · 17 km/h SSW
Gydo Pass
BASIC
1213m soarable · 9 km/h S
Hermanus
BASIC
468m soarable · 7 km/h SSE
Kleinmond
BASIC
440m soarable · 13 km/h SSE
Macassar
BASIC
247m soarable · 17 km/h SSW
Meerendal GH
GH
236m soarable · 13 km/h S
Meerendal HNF
BASIC
375m soarable · 15 km/h SSW
Muizenberg Vlei
GH
484m soarable · 11 km/h SE
Noordhoek Pole Yard
GH
83m soarable · 17 km/h S
Paarl Cricket Club
GH
228m soarable · 17 km/h S
Paarl Rock
SPORT
262m soarable · 2 km/h NE
Piketberg
BASIC
734m soarable · 6 km/h ESE
Robertson
SPORT
1062m soarable · 6 km/h N
Saldanha
SPORT
175m soarable · 15 km/h SE
St. James
SPORT
445m soarable · 11 km/h SE
Swellendam
SPORT
NAm soarable · 2 km/h S
Bains Kloof
SPORT
522m soarable · 7 km/h WSW
Betties Bay
BASIC
30m soarable · 15 km/h SE
Ceres Mountain
SPORT
NAm soarable · 4 km/h S
Constantiaberg West
SPORT
NAm soarable · 2 km/h W
Du Toits Kloof
BASIC
448m soarable · 6 km/h W
Gordons Bay
BASIC
NAm soarable · 1 km/h NW
Kardoesie
BASIC
543m soarable · 7 km/h S
Kirstenbosch
SPORT
51m soarable · 9 km/h ENE
Koringberg
BASIC
107m soarable · 9 km/h S
Lions Head
BASIC
1m soarable · 20 km/h SSW
Porterville: Dasklip Pass
BASIC
429m soarable · 11 km/h WSW
Porterville: Pampoenfontein
BASIC
450m soarable · 11 km/h WSW
Rusty Gate
BASIC
486m soarable · 9 km/h S
Signal Hill
SPORT
NAm soarable · 3 km/h SSW
Sir Lowrys Pass
BASIC
250m soarable · 11 km/h WSW
TM Maclears
SPORT
17m soarable · 13 km/h E
The Views
BASIC
441m soarable · 6 km/h W
Also assessed, not flyable: 21 sites
Garden Route — Thu, 14 May
6 of 16 flyable
George Peak
BASIC
626m soarable · 9 km/h SSE
Piesangvallei
SPORT
1m soarable · 15 km/h SW
Uplands
BASIC
531m soarable · 11 km/h SSW
Du Toits Farm
BASIC
947m soarable · 6 km/h N
Sedgeview
BASIC
4m soarable · 7 km/h SSW
Serpentine
BASIC
1m soarable · 6 km/h S
Also assessed, not flyable: 10 sites
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