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Icon Global 1

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon Global 11 km run: 08/06 02:11																																																																GFS 13 km run: 08/06 02:11																																																																unknown run: 08/06 02:11
Date Optimal	Su 8 8h	Su 8 9h	Su 8 10h	Su 8 11h	Su 8 12h	Su 8 13h	Su 8 14h	Su 8 15h	Su 8 16h	Su 8 17h	Mo 9 8h	Mo 9 9h	Mo 9 10h	Mo 9 11h	Mo 9 12h	Mo 9 13h	Mo 9 14h	Mo 9 15h	Mo 9 16h	Mo 9 17h	Tu 10 8h	Tu 10 9h	Tu 10 10h	Tu 10 11h	Tu 10 12h	Tu 10 13h	Tu 10 14h	Tu 10 15h	Tu 10 16h	Tu 10 17h	We 11 8h	We 11 9h	We 11 10h	We 11 11h	We 11 12h	We 11 13h	We 11 14h	We 11 15h	We 11 16h	We 11 17h	Th 12 8h	Th 12 9h	Th 12 10h	Th 12 11h	Th 12 12h	Th 12 13h	Th 12 14h	Th 12 15h	Th 12 16h	Th 12 17h	Fr 13 8h	Fr 13 9h	Fr 13 10h	Fr 13 11h	Fr 13 12h	Fr 13 13h	Fr 13 14h	Fr 13 15h	Fr 13 16h	Fr 13 17h	Sa 14 8h	Sa 14 9h	Sa 14 10h	Sa 14 11h	Sa 14 12h	Sa 14 13h	Sa 14 14h	Sa 14 15h	Sa 14 16h	Sa 14 17h	Su 15 8h	Su 15 9h	Su 15 10h	Su 15 11h	Su 15 12h	Su 15 13h	Su 15 14h	Su 15 15h	Su 15 16h	Su 15 17h	Mo 16 8h	Mo 16 9h	Mo 16 10h	Mo 16 11h	Mo 16 12h	Mo 16 13h	Mo 16 14h	Mo 16 15h	Mo 16 16h	Mo 16 17h	Tu 17 8h	Tu 17 9h	Tu 17 10h	Tu 17 11h	Tu 17 12h	Tu 17 13h	Tu 17 14h	Tu 17 15h	Tu 17 16h	Tu 17 17h	We 18 8h	We 18 9h	We 18 10h	We 18 11h	We 18 12h	We 18 13h	We 18 14h	We 18 15h	We 18 16h	We 18 17h	Th 19 8h	Th 19 9h	Th 19 10h	Th 19 11h	Th 19 12h	Th 19 13h	Th 19 14h	Th 19 15h	Th 19 16h	Th 19 17h	Fr 20 8h	Fr 20 9h	Fr 20 10h	Fr 20 11h	Fr 20 12h	Fr 20 13h	Fr 20 14h	Fr 20 15h	Fr 20 16h	Fr 20 17h	Sa 21 8h	Sa 21 9h	Sa 21 10h	Sa 21 11h	Sa 21 12h	Sa 21 13h	Sa 21 14h	Sa 21 15h	Sa 21 16h	Sa 21 17h	Su 22 8h	Su 22 9h	Su 22 10h	Su 22 11h	Su 22 12h	Su 22 13h	Su 22 14h	Su 22 15h	Su 22 16h	Su 22 17h	Mo 23 8h	Mo 23 9h	Mo 23 10h	Mo 23 11h	Mo 23 12h	Mo 23 13h	Mo 23 14h	Mo 23 15h	Mo 23 16h	Mo 23 17h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kmh)	12	14	13	15	18	20	21	21	21	21	15	14	16	20	22	20	17	17	16	15	4	4	2	2	1	3	4	5	5	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	3	2	1	2	2	5	6	5	1	2	3	3	3	5	5	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	7	9	11	13	14	16	17	18	18	18	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	9	12	13	12	11	10	9	9	8	6	6	7	8	10	14	15	15	13	13	29	27	26	26	26	25	24	22	19	17	21	20	19	18	17	16	14	12	8	6	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	22	26	28	31	33	35	36	37	38	40	47	45	44	42	42	43	42	40	38	35	21	23	25	25	24	21	20
Gusts (kmh)	20	23	23	25	30	33	34	34	34	34	26	25	26	32	35	35	33	28	27	27	6	7	7	6	6	7	8	10	10	9	7	8	8	9	8	8	8	7	6	5	4	6	9	12	11	9	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	4	4	15	18	22	25	27	29	31	31	31	32	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	18	17	22	22	22	21	22	22	23	24	25	27	15	14	12	11	9	7	6	6	5	5	3	4	7	9	12	15	18	24	31	36	18	18	19	20	19	18	18	19	22	23	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	9	12	14	10	12	14	16	16	15	16	18	22	24	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	13	13	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4
Temp. (°C)	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	12	12	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	14	14	15	16	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	12	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	10	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	9	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	12	13	14	14
Rain (mm)																																																																																	0.1				0.1	0.1	0.1														0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2							0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1																					0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
Cloud Cov. (%)	100	100	84	100	25	9	15	35	29	10	68	61	57	39	54	46			3				14	31	13	20		10	4	13					2	5	7	20	34	47	14	11	9	6	16	26	36	57	79	100	42	28	14												4	7	11	8	5	2	97	98	99	100	92	83	75	83	92	100	72	50	28	6	23	41	58	71	85	98	14	12	9	7	18	28	39	32	25	18	100	100	100	100	89	79	68	47	25	4	100	99	99	98	77	56	35	48	62	75	27	49	72	94	76	59	41	27	14			4	8	12	41	71	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	94	89	83	100	100	100	100	88	76	64
High Cloud (%)	100	99	7	100	5			2	1															1		1									2	5	7	20	34	47	14	11	9	6	16	26	36	57	79	100	42	28	14												4	7	11	8	5	2	96	97	99	100	91	83	74	83	91	100	52	35	19	2	10	19	27	41	54	68					10	21	31	21	10		45	31	16	2	1	1					86	60	33	7	5	2					26	49	71	94	76	59	41	27	14																										3	6	9
Mid Cloud (%)	100	100	69	100	28	5	5				35																			13																																																			3	2	1												1	1	2	1	1		88	70	51	33	22	11					97	96	94	93	64	36	7	5	2																						100	100	100	100	100	100	100	89	78	67
Low Cloud (%)	33	47	36	28		3	12	34	28	10	55	61	57	39	54	46			3				14	30	13	19		10	4																																																	1	1	2	63	43	24	4	18	32	46	62	78	94	13	10	8	5	7	8	10	12	15	17	100	100	100	100	89	79	68	46	25	3	48	51	54	57	47	37	27	43	58	74												4	8	12	41	71	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	93	85	78	100	100	100	100	85	71	56
CAPE	50	40	20	20	50	70	70	70	70	20	0	20	30	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	20	20	20	20	30	30	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	30	20	20	30	30	30	20	20	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ceiling (m)	643	667	716	813	862	862	862	838	838	887	643	655	740	923	1.0k	1.1k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	813	789	801	923	996	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	704	716	777	813	838	850	850	826	765	716	752	801	838	923	1.0k	1.1k	1.2k	1.1k	984	899	850	923	1.0k	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	935	813	1.3k	1.6k	1.8k	2.1k	2.1k	2.0k	1.9k	1.9k	1.8k	1.7k	691	789	948	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	874	679	545	411	533	728	874	935	935	923	984	1.0k	1.1k	972	1.2k	1.4k	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	984	691	765	838	935	1.1k	1.3k	1.5k	1.5k	1.4k	1.3k	887	935	996	1.0k	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	569	704	911	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	1.6k	1.3k	899	643	582	582	582	582	582	582	508	557	618	667	667	630	618	655	691	740	447	496	557	618	704	801	850	240	240	240

Located in Cape Town, South Africa, this paragliding site offers a medium-altitude launch ranging from 212 to 280 meters. It's a popular spot for walk-and-fly enthusiasts and is regularly used for soaring, thermal soaring, and mini cross-country flights. The slope is generally fine, but the takeoff areas are not well-prepared and are covered with scrubs. There are multiple takeoff options within a 400-meter radius to accommodate different wind directions. However, avoid the area near the venturi, especially on the northeast side, as it can be dangerous. The best wind conditions for this site are from the northwest at speeds less than 25 km/h, with 15 km/h being ideal. Note that this site is not suitable for students. The site offers smooth soaring on a conical peak adjacent to Table Mountain, providing stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean. However, be cautious of varying air temperatures before launch and the venturi effect near the Mast. White caps on the sea can also indicate challenging conditions. To reach the launch area, walk along the tarred road inside the security gate (press the buzzer and ask security to open it for you). You can either launch from the Mast or continue along the path for 10 minutes to the middle of the slope. Before launching, check the tide and beach crowd conditions, especially in summer. The slopes are covered with short kikuyu grass, bushes, and granite bedrock. Access to the launch area is via the tar service road to the Telkom aerials. The site is also known as Little Lion's Head and offers a wonderful view of Hout Bay, Karbonkelberg, and parts of the coastline to Lion’s Head. Soaring here is usually smooth and straightforward. For more information, visit: - [Glen Club](https://www.glenclub.co.za/llandadno-little-lions-head/) - [SANParks EMP for TMNP](https://www.sahpa.co.za/general-notices/2021-10-08/sanparks-emp-for-tmnp/) The coordinates for the site are: - DMS: S34º00.877' E18º20.666' - DEC: -34.0146166666667, 18.3444333333333 - [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/place/-34.0146166666667,18.3444333333333) Be aware of the mixing air conditions, which can lead to extremely turbulent conditions. If you misjudge the wind, you may need to gain height quickly and navigate to the venturi to land safely in Hout Bay. The beach landing area can be small, so check it before flying. A windsock on the beach can help with landing judgment. Directions: Follow the coastal road from Camps Bay towards Hout Bay. Turn right to Llandudno and bear right to check out the landing site on the beach. Continue straight over to Hout Bay and take the turning to the right signposted ‘Kleinleeukop / Little Lions Head’. Keep right at every intersection to reach the locked gate to the radio mast. Park your vehicle clear of the entrance and walk along the tar road to the radio mast. Hang gliders may be able to get a key for the gate to drive closer to the launch area. No special permission is needed to fly here. For guided tours, visit [Birdmen](http://www.birdmen.co.za).

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