Sunday 16 November 2014

Winds stack up

The winds predicted for Cape Town and surrounds are stacking up as an object of art and beauty for kiters. Greens are being replaced by yellows, browns, reds with the a few spots of mauve.  See the charts below. Bear in mind that you can generally add about 5 knots or more to the afternoon wind speeds at some of the spots due to the "venturi effect" created by the mountains and local topography. Note how the winds increase as you progress south from Cape Town to Misty Cliffs and then on to Cape Point.

Chart for Cape Town - 15.11.14

Chart for Misty Cliffs - 15.11.14
Chart for Cape Point - 16.11.14

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