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Western Cape
Paragliding Forecast
Tue, 20 Oct
27 sites flyable
Last updated: 21 Oct, 18:56 SAST
7 Air School training sites suitable for students Tue, 20 Oct
Conditions suitable for beginner supervised-solo sessions.
Regional BL tops — 14h00
CT International
1,026m ASL
Porterville
1,972m ASL
Sedgefield
637m ASL
Boundary layer tops at regional reference points — proxy for inversion height.
Cape Town & Western Cape — Tue, 20 Oct
19 of 59 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | StudentStudent safe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bains Kloof SPORT1,233m tops | SPORT | 👍4W | 👍10WNW | — | — | 1,233m | — |
| Du Toits Kloof BASIC1,230m tops | BASIC | 🤔6NW | 👍18NW | — | 🤔16WNW | 1,230m | — |
| Piekiniers Mast BASIC1,107m tops | BASIC | — | 👍12W | — | — | 1,107m | — |
| Porterville: Dasklip Pass BASIC1,050m tops | BASIC | — | 👍13NW | — | — | 1,050m | — |
| Kardoesie BASIC1,040m tops | BASIC | — | 👍10W | — | — | 1,040m | — |
| Langebaan Dunes BASIC687m tops | BASIC | — | 👍8SW | 👍18W | — | 687m | ✓ |
| Barrydale BASIC638m tops | BASIC | 👍7N | — | — | — | 638m | — |
| Signal Hill SPORT550m tops | SPORT | 🤔7NE | 👍12NW | — | — | 550m | — |
| Table Mountain SPORT466m tops | SPORT | 🤔7NW | — | — | — | 466m | — |
| Piketberg BASIC441m tops | BASIC | 🤔2ENE | — | — | — | 441m | ✓ |
| Lions Head BASIC429m tops | BASIC | — | — | 👍17W | — | 429m | — |
| Gordons Bay BASIC365m tops | BASIC | — | 👍5WNW | — | — | 365m | — |
| Caledon BASIC303m tops | BASIC | 🤔6NNW | — | — | — | 303m | — |
| Radloff Park GH1,070m tops | GH | — | 🔥14NW | — | — | 1,070m | — |
| Muizenberg Vlei GH1,038m tops | GH | 👍8NW | 👍19NW | — | — | 1,038m | ✓ |
| Gordons Bay Octopus Rd GH663m tops | GH | — | 👍8WSW | — | — | 663m | ✓ |
| Dolphin Beach GH565m tops | GH | — | 👍14WNW | 👍18WNW | — | 565m | ✓ |
| Noordhoek Pole Yard GH139m tops | GH | 👍11NW | — | — | — | 139m | ✓ |
| Sea Point Promenade GH12m tops | GH | 👍8NE | 👍11NNW | — | — | 12m | ✓ |
Student safe is only assessed at sites Air School uses for student training; other sites show —.
Also assessed, not flyable: 40 sites
Garden Route — Tue, 20 Oct
8 of 15 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | StudentStudent safe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Peak BASIC1,463m tops | BASIC | — | — | 👍12SSW | 👍10S | 1,463m | — |
| Uplands BASIC1,046m tops | BASIC | — | — | 👍15SSW | — | 1,046m | — |
| Sedgeview BASIC426m tops | BASIC | 🤔6SSE | 👍12S | 👍12SSE | — | 426m | — |
| Wilderness Hotel BASIC400m tops | BASIC | — | 👍10S | — | — | 400m | — |
| Map of Africa BASIC383m tops | BASIC | 👍7SE | 👍11S | 👍13SE | — | 383m | — |
| Paradise Ridge BASIC293m tops | BASIC | — | 👍10S | — | 👍10SSW | 293m | — |
| Kleinkrantz BASIC267m tops | BASIC | — | 👍10S | — | 👍10SW | 267m | — |
| Gerrickes Point BASIC87m tops | BASIC | — | — | 👍12SE | — | 87m | — |
Student safe is only assessed at sites Air School uses for student training; other sites show —.
Also assessed, not flyable: Brenton View · Brenton-on-Sea · Buffalo Bay · Dana Bay · Du Toits Farm · Piesangvallei · Swartberg
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