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Western Cape
Paragliding Forecast
Wed, 05 Aug
17 sites flyable
Last updated: 01 Aug, 10:11 SAST
2 sites student-safe Wed, 05 Aug
Conditions suitable for beginner supervised-solo sessions.
Regional BL tops — 14h00
CT International
379m ASL
Porterville
1,061m ASL
Sedgefield
45m ASL
Boundary layer tops at regional reference points — proxy for inversion height.
Cape Town & Western Cape — Wed, 05 Aug
12 of 59 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katbakkies | SPORT | — | 🤔4W | — | 🤔13W | 1,054m | — |
| Piekiniers Mast | BASIC | 🤔17NW | — | 👍13NW | — | 954m | — |
| Porterville: Dasklip Pass | BASIC | — | 🤔11NW | 🤔17NW | 🤔17NW | 682m | ✓ |
| Barrydale | BASIC | — | 🤔0SW | — | — | 419m | — |
| Strandfontein | BASIC | — | 👍7W | 👍13SW | — | 301m | — |
| Bains Kloof | SPORT | — | — | 🤔7WNW | — | 286m | — |
| Du Toits Kloof | BASIC | — | — | 🤔7NW | — | 242m | — |
| Franschhoek | BASIC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caledon | BASIC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Devils Peak | BASIC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Groot Kanonkop | BASIC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muizenberg Vlei | GH | 👍17NW | — | — | — | 286m | ✓ |
Also assessed, not flyable: 47 sites
Garden Route — Wed, 05 Aug
5 of 16 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uplands | BASIC | — | — | 👍9S | 🤔7S | 468m | — |
| Dana Bay | BASIC | — | — | 👍7S | — | 37m | — |
| Sedgeview | BASIC | — | 🤔6S | — | — | 4m | — |
| Piesangvallei | SPORT | — | — | 👍13SW | 👍7SSW | 1m | — |
| Serpentine | BASIC | — | 🤔6SSW | — | — | 1m | — |
Also assessed, not flyable: 11 sites
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