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Western Cape
Paragliding Forecast
Sat, 12 Sept
10 sites flyable
Last updated: 10 Sept, 18:58 SAST
5 sites student-safe Sat, 12 Sept
Conditions suitable for beginner supervised-solo sessions.
Regional BL tops — 14h00
CT International
478m ASL
Porterville
234m ASL
Sedgefield
668m ASL
Boundary layer tops at regional reference points — proxy for inversion height.
Cape Town & Western Cape — Sat, 12 Sept
8 of 59 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gydo Pass | BASIC | 🤔11SE | — | — | — | 938m | — |
| Piketberg | BASIC | — | 🤔11SE | — | — | 477m | ✓ |
| Kardoesie | BASIC | 🤔9S | 🤔13S | — | — | 439m | ✓ |
| Paarl Rock | SPORT | 👍17SSE | — | — | 👍17SE | 309m | — |
| Strandfontein | BASIC | — | 👍17W | — | 👍13W | 257m | — |
| Meerendal HNF | BASIC | 🤔17SSE | — | — | — | 152m | ✓ |
| Meerendal GH | GH | 🤔19SSE | — | — | — | 177m | ✓ |
| Dolphin Beach | GH | — | 👍17SE | — | — | 15m | ✓ |
Also assessed, not flyable: 51 sites
Garden Route — Sat, 12 Sept
2 of 16 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Map of Africa | BASIC | — | 👍9SE | — | — | 441m | — |
| Sedgeview | BASIC | — | 👍9SSE | — | — | 401m | — |
Also assessed, not flyable: 14 sites
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