- Good kite forecast: wind 5.0 m/s, gusts 7.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 17% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (ECMWF 8.0 m/s vs ICON Global 2.8 m/s)
- Light wind – experience required (5.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Low breeze chance — 45% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (GFS27 10.2 m/s vs ICON Global 3.8 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Low breeze chance — 39% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.7 m/s) (GFS27 13.7 m/s vs LEW 7.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 23% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (GFS27 12.3 m/s vs LEW 7.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (11.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (11.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability