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Western Cape
Paragliding Forecast
Tue, 25 Aug
27 sites flyable
Last updated: 21 Aug, 10:06 SAST
15 sites student-safe Tue, 25 Aug
Conditions suitable for beginner supervised-solo sessions.
Regional BL tops — 14h00
CT International
300m ASL
Porterville
788m ASL
Sedgefield
12m ASL
Boundary layer tops at regional reference points — proxy for inversion height.
Cape Town & Western Cape — Tue, 25 Aug
25 of 59 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piketberg | BASIC | 👍11ESE | 👍7E | 👍9E | — | 1,265m | ✓ |
| Porterville: Pampoenfontein | BASIC | — | — | 👍7SW | — | 990m | ✓ |
| Porterville: Dasklip Pass | BASIC | — | — | 👍9SW | — | 927m | ✓ |
| Paarl Rock | SPORT | — | 👍7SE | 👍6ENE | 👍17SE | 780m | — |
| Kardoesie | BASIC | 🤔9S | — | — | — | 418m | ✓ |
| Macassar | BASIC | — | — | 👍9SSE | — | 304m | — |
| Sir Lowrys Pass | BASIC | — | 🤔6WSW | — | — | 114m | ✓ |
| Meerendal HNF | BASIC | 🤔15S | — | — | 🤔17S | 113m | ✓ |
| Constantiaberg East | BASIC | — | 🤔6E | — | — | 110m | — |
| Langebaan Dunes | BASIC | — | — | 👍19SSW | — | 98m | ✓ |
| Strandfontein | BASIC | — | 👍9SW | — | — | 84m | — |
| Saldanha | SPORT | — | 👍11SE | — | — | 59m | — |
| Signal Hill | SPORT | 🤔6NW | 🤔6SW | — | — | 2m | — |
| Lions Head | BASIC | — | — | 🤔6SSW | — | 1m | — |
| TM Gulley | SPORT | — | 🤔9W | — | — | 1m | — |
| Table Mountain | SPORT | 🤔13NW | — | — | — | 1m | — |
| Radloff Park | GH | — | 👍9W | 👍6W | — | 390m | — |
| Muizenberg Vlei | GH | — | 👍13SSE | 👍15SSE | 👍11SSE | 286m | ✓ |
| Paarl Cricket Club | GH | — | 👍6S | — | — | 228m | ✓ |
| Paarl Sports Field | GH | 👍17SE | — | — | 👍7SE | 125m | ✓ |
| Meerendal GH | GH | 🤔15S | — | — | — | 110m | ✓ |
| Noordhoek Pole Yard | GH | — | 👍19ENE | — | — | 83m | ✓ |
| Dolphin Beach | GH | — | 👍19SE | — | — | 46m | ✓ |
| Glen Club | GH | — | 👍7W | 👍6SSW | — | 1m | ✓ |
| Sea Point Promenade | GH | 👍11NW | 👍6WSW | 👍6S | — | 1m | ✓ |
Also assessed, not flyable: 34 sites
Garden Route — Tue, 25 Aug
2 of 16 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bay | BASIC | — | 👍22SE | — | — | 1m | — |
| Gerrickes Point | BASIC | — | 👍13SE | 👍11SE | 👍13ESE | 1m | — |
Also assessed, not flyable: 14 sites
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