Know exactly what you’ll race through.

Hour-by-hour forecasts along the actual route, re-timed to your pace: every checkpoint, every night section. Below: the real thing, running on real data.

The forecast, where you’ll actually be

  1. km 0

    6.9°C

    feels 0.2°

    cloudy

    29 km/h E · cross

    298 m of climbing and 146 m of descent in the next stretch

  2. km 24

    10.2°C

    feels 3.0°

    partly cloudy

    31 km/h ENE · head

    12 m of climbing and 218 m of descent in the next stretch

  3. km 48

    12.9°C

    feels 6.2°

    cloudy

    29 km/h ENE · cross

    189 m of climbing and 303 m of descent in the next stretch

  4. km 72

    15.2°C

    feels 8.9°

    fair

    27 km/h ENE · cross

    117 m of climbing and 177 m of descent in the next stretch

  5. km 96

    12.9°C

    feels 6.7°

    clear

    27 km/h E · head

    255 m of climbing and 250 m of descent in the next stretch

  6. km 120

    9.5°C

    feels 4.9°

    clear

    20 km/h ESE · head

    239 m of climbing and 523 m of descent in the next stretch

  7. km 144

    10.2°C

    feels 6.0°

    clear

    19 km/h ENE · cross

    593 m of climbing and 361 m of descent in the next stretch

  8. km 168

    6.8°C

    feels 3.0°

    clear

    13 km/h NNW · tail

    111 m of climbing and 518 m of descent in the next stretch

  9. km 192

    7.2°C

    feels 4.4°

    clear

    10 km/h NW · tail

    255 m of climbing and 259 m of descent in the next stretch

  10. km 216

    9.6°C

    feels 3.8°

    clear

    26 km/h NE · cross

    171 m of climbing and 184 m of descent in the next stretch

  11. finish

    9.3°C

    feels 3.4°

    clear

    27 km/h NNE · tail

    at the finish

Real forecast data along the Trans Baviaans route, re-timed at a 12 km/h mid-field pace — in the app, the whole timeline re-times to your pace.

Waypoint overviews

What to expect from one waypoint to the next: conditions when you arrive, and the leg ahead.

Start · Willowmore

Sat 10:00 · km 0

Race start

6.9°C

cloudy

Feels like
0.2°C
Wind
29 km/h E · from left
Rain
0.0 mm
Cloud
100%

→ Syphonia · 54 km · ↑444 ↓364 m · rolling hills

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CP4 · Toring

ETA 23:25 · km 161

Check-in/out · provisions, drop boxes, mechanic, medic, toilet — top of the climb

8.5°C

clear

Feels like
4.3°C
Wind
17 km/h NE · from left
Rain
0.0 mm
Cloud
0%

→ Mimosa · 19 km · ↑3 ↓771 m · mostly downhill

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From the planner

temp °Cfeels likerainafter dark
-2°2°6°10°14°12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:00
cloud %rainafter dark
0%50%100%12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:00no rain expected
wind km/hhead/tailwindafter dark
-30-20-10010203012:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:00

Below 0 the wind pushes you along; above 0 it pushes back.

tailwind headwindafter dark
35m563m1091m0 km50100150200Start · WillowmoreCP1 · SyphoniaCP2 · RietfonteinCP3 · HadleyCP4 · ToringCP5 · MimosaCP7 · ZuurbronFinish · Mentors Country Estate, Jeffreys Bay

The profile is painted with the wind at the hour you’ll pass each point — deeper colour, stronger wind. Notches mark the checkpoints.

startfinish
10:00 · 29 km/h E11:00 · 30 km/h ENE12:00 · 31 km/h ENE13:00 · 30 km/h ENE14:00 · 29 km/h ENE15:00 · 27 km/h ENE16:00 · 27 km/h ENE17:00 · 24 km/h E18:00 · 27 km/h E19:00 · 27 km/h E20:00 · 20 km/h ESE21:00 · 20 km/h E22:00 · 19 km/h ENE23:00 · 17 km/h NE00:00 · 13 km/h NNW01:00 · 11 km/h N02:00 · 10 km/h NW03:00 · 10 km/h SE04:00 · 26 km/h NE05:00 · 27 km/h NNE

Hourly wind at your position on the route — arrows point where the wind blows, longer = stronger.

All five planner charts, drawn at the rider’s position for each hour of the race, shaded where it’s dark. See them live →

Why you need it

Compulsory gear is called on the forecast.

Many trail runs set mandatory kit by conditions. The Otter runs four weather protocols, each changing the equipment you must carry; know which one you’re likely packing for before race week.

A race crosses several forecasts.

The start town and the finish town can be a day’s ride apart. What matters is the weather at the kilometre you’ll actually be at, at the hour you get there.

Night is part of the race.

Endurance events run into the dark. Where night catches you, and what the temperature does when it falls, decides lights, layers and pace.

Races

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What it costs

R99single-day events

R199 for multi-day events, R299 for events longer than 5 days. Per rider, per race, valid through the race weekend.

Your race, your riders’ forecast

RouteBuilt from your GPX: forecasts for where the field actually is, hour by hour.
PaceRiders re-time everything to their own speed: checkpoints, night sections, the lot.
BrandYour race’s name on the page; weather by GetWeather.

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