Paradise Ridge

Garden Route · BASIC · 4.5 hours

Sun, 12 Jul

Flyable2 starsFlyable

13 km/h SE · not flyable

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Fri 17 · 11hh00 · 👍 2 stars · 52m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Paradise Ridge.

p75 664mp95 1049m702mSat 11418mSun 12223mMon 13243mTue 141mWed 151mThu 1652mFri 17
p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)

Detailed forecast

Scroll down through the week. Each day opens with a daily summary.

TimeStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
Sat 11ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h966 N6 N6 N1040.036%33%11.410.101024
11h5019 ESE17 E28 E8602.042%96%16.210.301025
14h70213 SE19 ESE20 E11042.086%100%16.710.801023
17h967 ESE9 ESE11 ESE1550.011%100%14.410.901023
Sun 12ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h964 N4 N4 N1040.017%55%11.59.801024
11h3209 SE13 E20 ENE6281.00%97%16.79.801024
14h41813 SE17 ESE15 E7232.010%97%17.111.201022
17h966 ESE9 ESE13 ESE2390.033%100%15.512.601022
Mon 13ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h9611 NNW9 NNW9 NNW1040.00%56%12.59.601022
11h969 SSW7 SW4 WSW3211.00%97%16.410.501022
14h2237 SSW4 S2 SSE4301.00%100%17.310.201020
17h962 S2 S2 S1040.00%100%15.410.401020
Tue 14ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h969 NNW7 NNW7 NNW1040.00%56%12.410.501021
11h967 SW6 WSW7 WNW3821.00%97%17.610.201021
14h2437 SW9 SW11 WSW4751.00%99%17.99.901020
17h966 SW6 SW6 SW1470.00%100%15.510.301021
Wed 15ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h19 NW7 NNW7 NNW160.038%29%1310.301024
11h16 WSW2 SW2 SW90.00%95%14.99.601026
14h19 SSE9 SE9 SE140.00%100%14.910.501024
17h16 WNW6 NNW6 NW90.00%100%14.810.301025
Thu 16ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h17 NNW7 NNW7 NNW130.067%29%13.211.701024
11h16 SW6 SW6 WSW860.037%86%14.511.801025
14h14 SW2 WSW2 WSW140.045%79%14.612.201022
17h14 WNW6 NW6 NW160.044%100%14.712.501022
Fri 17← from forecastClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h5226 SW30 SW31 SW16111.0100%11%13.26.70
11h👍5217 SW17 SW17 SSW10131.00%94%13.55.60
14h5211 WSW13 SW13 SW7131.00%99%13.55.60
17h527 WNW7 W7 WSW3360.00%0%13.76.30

Dimmed rows = conditions not met for this site

About Paradise Ridge

4.5 hours from Cape Town

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