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Western Cape
Paragliding Forecast
Mon, 26 Oct
13 sites flyable
Last updated: 21 Oct, 18:56 SAST
3 Air School training sites suitable for students Mon, 26 Oct
Conditions suitable for beginner supervised-solo sessions.
Regional BL tops — 14h00
CT International
524m ASL
Porterville
2,174m ASL
Sedgefield
42m ASL
Boundary layer tops at regional reference points — proxy for inversion height.
Cape Town & Western Cape — Mon, 26 Oct
9 of 59 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | StudentStudent safe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gydo Pass BASIC1,987m tops | BASIC | — | 👍10SE | — | — | 1,987m | — |
| Porterville: Pampoenfontein BASIC1,644m tops | BASIC | 🤔9WSW | 👍9W | 🔥17SW | — | 1,644m | ✓ |
| Porterville: Dasklip Pass BASIC1,616m tops | BASIC | 🤔9W | 👍9WNW | 🔥16SW | — | 1,616m | ✓ |
| Kardoesie BASIC1,545m tops | BASIC | — | 👍12SW | 🔥17SSW | — | 1,545m | — |
| The Views BASIC1,273m tops | BASIC | — | 🦅7WSW | — | — | 1,273m | — |
| Du Toits Kloof BASIC1,214m tops | BASIC | 🤔11W | 🦅7W | — | — | 1,214m | — |
| Barrydale BASIC1,213m tops | BASIC | 👍2SE | — | 👍16SSE | — | 1,213m | — |
| Paarl Rock SPORT1,176m tops | SPORT | — | 🔥15SSE | — | — | 1,176m | — |
| Paarl Cricket Club GH246m tops | GH | 👍10S | — | — | — | 246m | ✓ |
Student safe is only assessed at sites Air School uses for student training; other sites show —.
Also assessed, not flyable: 50 sites
Garden Route — Mon, 26 Oct
4 of 15 flyable
| Site | Grade | 08h | 11h | 14h | 17h | Tops | StudentStudent safe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uplands BASIC617m tops | BASIC | — | 👍10SW | 👍16S | — | 617m | — |
| Dana Bay BASIC92m tops | BASIC | — | 👍10S | 👍13S | — | 92m | — |
| Buffalo Bay BASIC1m tops | BASIC | — | — | — | 👍16SE | 1m | — |
| Gerrickes Point BASIC1m tops | BASIC | — | — | — | 👍6E | 1m | — |
Student safe is only assessed at sites Air School uses for student training; other sites show —.
Also assessed, not flyable: 11 sites
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