- Good kite forecast: wind 9.8 m/s, gusts 12.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Low breeze chance — 28% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (12.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.9 m/s)
- High gust forecast (21.3 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (GFS27 15.9 m/s vs LEW 9.8 m/s)
- Moderate breeze chance — 53% probability
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.9 m/s)
- High gust forecast (21.9 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.1 m/s) (GFS27 16.9 m/s vs LEW 8.8 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 11% probability
- Wave height – experience required (3.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.3 m/s, gusts 8.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (8.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.8 m/s, gusts 9.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (9.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (GFS27 11.5 m/s vs ECMWF 5.0 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (11.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.7 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)