- Good kite forecast: wind 5.3 m/s, gusts 9.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (ACCESS-C 13.8 m/s vs LEW 8.7 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.8 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.2 m/s, gusts 12.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.8 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.5 m/s, gusts 6.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.2 m/s, gusts 15.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (15.1 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.8 m/s, gusts 16.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (16.7 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- High gust forecast (22.2 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (ICON Global 13.6 m/s vs ECMWF 8.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability