Gordons Bay Octopus Rd
Cape Town · GH · 45 min
Sun, 12 Jul
Flyable2 stars — Flyable7 km/h WNW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 14 · 14hh00 · 👍 2 stars · 205m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Gordons Bay Octopus Rd.
Detailed forecast
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| Time | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 53 | 37 ESE | 35 ESE | 35 ESE | 61 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 50 ESE | 50 ESE | 50 ESE | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 14.1 | 8 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 37 E | 35 E | 35 E | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 15.6 | 7.8 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 37 E | 37 E | 37 E | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.1 | 8.5 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Sun 12Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 53 | 30 ESE | 30 ESE | 30 ESE | 61 | 0.0 | 0% | 3% | 12.7 | 7.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 15 ENE | 13 ENE | 15 ENE | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 93% | 13.5 | 8.8 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 7 WNW | 7 WNW | 7 WNW | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 92% | 12.6 | 8.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 6 NW | 6 NW | 6 NW | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 80% | 12.5 | 9.1 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Mon 13Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 53 | 11 SE | 9 SE | 9 SE | 61 | 0.0 | 0% | 5% | 10.5 | 8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 53 | 4 W | 2 WNW | 2 N | 219 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 15.1 | 8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 204 | 6 WSW | 4 W | 7 NW | 536 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.3 | 8 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 53 | 6 WSW | 6 WSW | 6 WSW | 61 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.2 | 9.7 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| Tue 14← from forecastClear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 40 | 15 N | 15 NNE | 15 N | 81 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 9.7 | 2.3 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 40 | 11 NNW | 13 NNW | 15 NNW | 503 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 17.4 | 5.9 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 205 | 7 WSW | 9 NW | 13 NW | 533 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.1 | 8.1 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 40 | 6 SE | 6 SSE | 6 SSE | 121 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.6 | 9.4 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Wed 15Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 40 | 20 NNE | 19 NNE | 20 N | 121 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 11.1 | 6.2 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 11h | — | 40 | 9 NW | 9 NW | 11 NW | 113 | 0.0 | 0% | 5% | 14.5 | 9.9 | 0 | 1026 | — |
| 14h | — | 40 | 9 SE | 9 SE | 9 SE | 109 | 0.0 | 11% | 10% | 14.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 40 | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 107 | 0.0 | 39% | 8% | 13.8 | 11.3 | 0 | 1024 | ✓ |
| Thu 16Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 40 | 22 NNE | 22 N | 22 N | 159 | 0.0 | 51% | 0% | 11.5 | 9.7 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | — | 40 | 24 N | 28 N | 30 N | 201 | 0.0 | 14% | 24% | 14.7 | 10.4 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 14h | — | 40 | 24 N | 30 NNW | 39 NW | 822 | 0.0 | 67% | 11% | 15.5 | 9.7 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 17h | — | 40 | 17 NNW | 28 NW | 37 W | 515 | 0.0 | 85% | 5% | 14.7 | 10.4 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| Fri 17Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 137 | 35 ESE | 59 ESE | 59 ESE | 978 | 0.0 | 13% | 0% | 9 | 4.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 558 | 46 ESE | 59 ESE | 67 ESE | 972 | 2.0 | 0% | 87% | 12.5 | 2.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 544 | 46 ESE | 57 ESE | 63 E | 905 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 14.7 | 2.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 137 | 41 ESE | 63 ESE | 63 E | 969 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 13.4 | 3.4 | 0 | — | — |
Dimmed rows = conditions not met for this site
About Gordons Bay Octopus Rd
45 min from Cape Town
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