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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: 15/06 16:46 GFS 13 km run: 15/06 16:46
    Date
    Optimal
    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
    Tu
    24
    8h
    Tu
    24
    9h
    Tu
    24
    10h
    Tu
    24
    11h
    Tu
    24
    12h
    Tu
    24
    13h
    Tu
    24
    14h
    Tu
    24
    15h
    Tu
    24
    16h
    Tu
    24
    17h
    We
    25
    8h
    We
    25
    9h
    We
    25
    10h
    We
    25
    11h
    We
    25
    12h
    We
    25
    13h
    We
    25
    14h
    We
    25
    15h
    We
    25
    16h
    We
    25
    17h
    Th
    26
    8h
    Th
    26
    9h
    Th
    26
    10h
    Th
    26
    11h
    Th
    26
    12h
    Th
    26
    13h
    Th
    26
    14h
    Th
    26
    15h
    Th
    26
    16h
    Th
    26
    17h
    Fr
    27
    8h
    Fr
    27
    9h
    Fr
    27
    10h
    Fr
    27
    11h
    Fr
    27
    12h
    Fr
    27
    13h
    Fr
    27
    14h
    Fr
    27
    15h
    Fr
    27
    16h
    Fr
    27
    17h
    Sa
    28
    8h
    Sa
    28
    9h
    Sa
    28
    10h
    Sa
    28
    11h
    Sa
    28
    12h
    Sa
    28
    13h
    Sa
    28
    14h
    Sa
    28
    15h
    Sa
    28
    16h
    Sa
    28
    17h
    Su
    29
    8h
    Su
    29
    9h
    Su
    29
    10h
    Su
    29
    11h
    Su
    29
    12h
    Su
    29
    13h
    Su
    29
    14h
    Su
    29
    15h
    Su
    29
    16h
    Su
    29
    17h
    Mo
    30
    8h
    Mo
    30
    9h
    Mo
    30
    10h
    Mo
    30
    11h
    Mo
    30
    12h
    Mo
    30
    13h
    Mo
    30
    14h
    Mo
    30
    15h
    Mo
    30
    16h
    Mo
    30
    17h
    Wind Dir.
    Wind Spd. (kmh) 24 24 22 19 16 11 4 3 6 10 14 16 17 17 16 11 3 5 8 11 16 19 19 20 19 16 11 14 20 24 24 24 22 20 16 12 8 10 13 15 15 16 17 14 8 4 19 22 21 20 19 17 16 14 12 9 8 8 9 9 8 7 7 4 3 5 16 20 24 26 25 24 22 10 6 5 7 8 11 15 19 21 23 22 19 15 6 4 3 3 4 6 7 7 6 6 14 14 16 17 21 25 27 26 23 21 11 10 9 8 10 14 15 14 11 8 7 7 8 9 10 13 13 7 1 5 7 5 5 8 12 16 19 19 18 17 2 3 3 4 5 7 8 7 6 4 6 7 7 8 10 13 16 20 25 29
    Gusts (kmh) 51 52 51 46 41 33 14 11 17 24 31 35 37 38 37 35 13 16 19 25 34 41 42 43 43 41 27 32 43 52 52 52 52 48 43 38 23 26 29 32 35 37 40 36 33 29 53 54 51 49 45 40 36 34 33 32 22 22 22 23 23 22 22 19 16 13 43 48 52 57 56 55 54 27 18 11 5 11 19 24 26 26 25 25 24 21 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 9 7 6 15 29 47 61 65 63 61 60 59 59 11 11 12 14 16 18 19 18 16 13 6 14 25 32 33 30 26 22 18 14 4 5 7 9 10 12 15 19 25 29 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 9 13 18 23 29 36 44 54 65 73
    Temp. (°C) 24 25 25 25 24 22 10 13 16 17 17 18 17 16 16 14 12 13 14 15 15 14 14 14 13 12 11 13 15 16 17 17 16 16 14 13 8 10 14 17 18 18 18 18 17 15 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 6 8 11 14 16 18 18 17 15 14 16 17 19 21 22 23 23 20 16 13 8 10 13 15 16 17 16 15 14 12 8 10 12 14 16 18 19 18 16 15 11 14 18 21 24 26 28 27 26 25 12 13 15 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 9 11 15 18 20 23 23 20 16 12 9 11 13 15 16 16 16 15 13 12 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 7 9 11 14 16 18 19 19 18 16
    Rain (mm) 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3
    Cloud Cov. (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 75 73 71 68 72 84 79 71 68 49 45 56 31 24 14 19 26 32 39 6 12 18 90 85 92 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 2 3 2 1 7 15 22 2 3 5 3 2 39 59 80 100 84 69 53 35 18 1 1 2 1 1 12 23 35 21 37 53 69 52 36 19 15 10 6 12 25 37 58 79 100 99 98 97 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 49 33 18 2 24 45 67 76 84 93
    High Cloud (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 33 67 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 2 3 5 37 58 79 100 84 68 52 35 17 1 1 2 1 1 12 23 35 9 8 6 5 3 2 12 25 37 58 79 100 99 97 96 26 51 75 100 96 91 87 91 96 100 48 33 17 2 12 22 32 21 11
    Mid Cloud (%) 10 2 48 41 34 59 48 3 17 21 24 11 22 33 6 12 18 69 56 64 73 82 91 100 100 100 100 7 13 20 22 45 67 75 84 92
    Low Cloud (%) 25 61 57 53 48 23 36 57 58 73 73 71 68 47 74 68 47 53 47 39 46 17 24 14 19 17 16 14 74 68 67 67 65 62 60 66 71 77 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 5 3 2 15 32 48 65 49 34 18 14 10 6 100 100 100 100 99 98 97 98 99 100 22 45 67
    CAPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 30 40 40 40 30 30 30 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Ceiling (m) 3.1k 3.2k 3.3k 3.3k 3.1k 2.8k 1.1k 957 799 921 945 1.1k 1.2k 994 823 652 555 701 860 1.0k 1.0k 982 1.1k 1.4k 1.5k 1.3k 1.3k 1.5k 1.7k 1.8k 1.8k 1.7k 1.6k 1.4k 1.3k 1.1k 835 1.1k 1.6k 2.1k 2.2k 2.2k 2.1k 1.9k 1.7k 1.6k 591 689 701 701 725 738 738 701 652 591 664 847 1.1k 1.4k 1.6k 1.9k 2.0k 1.7k 1.3k 1.0k 2.2k 2.4k 2.5k 2.7k 2.9k 3.1k 3.2k 2.4k 1.6k 1.1k 799 957 1.2k 1.5k 1.6k 1.8k 1.8k 1.6k 1.4k 1.2k 689 872 1.2k 1.5k 1.8k 2.1k 2.3k 2.3k 2.0k 1.8k 2.1k 2.4k 2.6k 2.9k 3.2k 3.4k 3.5k 3.5k 3.5k 3.5k 616 762 1.1k 1.5k 1.5k 1.4k 1.3k 1.2k 1.1k 1.0k 628 945 1.5k 2.1k 2.7k 3.2k 3.1k 2.2k 1.2k 738 982 1.2k 1.5k 1.7k 1.8k 1.8k 1.6k 1.3k 982 738 738 811 860 969 1.1k 1.2k 1.3k 1.2k 1.1k 994 603 799 1.1k 1.5k 2.0k 2.7k 3.2k 3.2k 2.8k 2.3k
    Located in the East Cape region of South Africa, this paragliding site offers a variety of launch options and is regularly used by enthusiasts. The site features a small 120-meter high ridge next to a tar road, making it accessible for walk-and-fly activities. However, it's crucial to obtain permission from the landowner before flying. The site is suitable for soaring and thermalling, with good potential for cross-country (XC) flights. The record distance achieved here is approximately 206 km. The takeoff area is not well-maintained, so good ground handling skills are essential. The advantage of this site is its versatility, with takeoffs possible in almost any wind direction except for the northwest. Although there is a northwest takeoff, flying in that wind direction is nearly impossible. Typically, takeoff spots are found halfway up the hill where you can locate a clean patch of ground. For more details and to connect with local pilots, you can contact the Hawkind club through their [Facebook profile](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057209749715). Watch a video of the site on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfOdamBdUYA).
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    Created 29 May 2024 by Kiteslave

    Optimal Wind Direction
    SSW SW WSW

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