There is a flying tip and an acronym index at the bottom of the report for those not understanding some of the weather jargon. ;)

9 February 2026 

Good morning all you super cool Wild2fly people! :)) Some sweet rain we had yesterday. Many spots so desperately need it... No flying around the Wilderness region but some good air around to the north with Harties delivering some good stuff - John Pio doing a lekker 50k triangle. https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:jonpio/8.02.2026/10:42  Looks like a sweet one. And then Philip Jonker (yes the son of legendary pilot Uys Jonker from Jonker Sailplanes in Potch) had a lekker one too - from Potch for a sweet 500km jollie. :)) https://www.weglide.org/flight/1003684 At last some pilots had lekker flights yesterday. ;) lol. Today around Wilderness the rain has stopped and most models don’t predict much for Wilderness but loads of rain to the surrounding regions - all CB's. With some luck we will get some of those showers over us at some point during the day.  Fingers crossed! ;) But today’s pattern is a classic summer pattern with the SAH on the west and the IOH on the east with a trough down the central parts. There are loads of moisture and instability in the mid and upper levels causing all the CB's in a very widespread region across most of the southern parts of the country. For us plebs in Wilderness the winds are SE and picking up quite strong during the day - of course lots can change depending on the CB's outflows form the rain. But if you are desperate, I think we could get some magic at Map and Buffs during the morning. ;) From midday onwards there seems to be a strong likelihood of CB's effecting our regional surface winds into going more east (maybe even offshore at time) and getting strong. So be vigilant out there if you want to fly. The three day outlooks seems to show better stuff tomorrow and the day after so it might be worthwhile to wait. ;) lol. Lekker! Enjoy the day everybody! Low tide this afternoon at 14:28 and High tide around 6 hours either side of that. Sunrise was at 5:59 and setting at 19:28 Daylight of 13 hours and 29 min! Max temps today a warm and humid 26 degrees C in Wilderness! Have a lekker one everybody and as always, remember also to take a moment and reflect on God. ;) That’s really what life is all about. (John 10:10. Rom 10:9. Eph 4:31-32.)

Todays flying tip: Real flying is with your eyes out around you - observing the skies. And not focusing on your instruments! :)

Beach Hotel Site Briefing link here: https://wild2fly.co.za/index.php/weather-wilderness/weather-wilderness-forecast 
Map top landing Site briefing here: https://wild2fly.co.za/index.php/weather-wilderness/weather-wilderness-history