- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (GFS27 14.1 m/s vs LEW 8.5 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 13.4 m/s, gusts 19.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (13.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 7% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.6 m/s, gusts 9.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (9.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 51% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 15% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.6 m/s, gusts 8.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Low breeze chance — 31% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (GFS27 8.2 m/s vs ICON Global 2.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.1 m/s) (GFS27 12.7 m/s vs LEW 6.6 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability