- Good kite forecast: wind 10.4 m/s, gusts 14.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (7.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 14.4 m/s, gusts 19.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (14.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (7.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.7 m/s, gusts 11.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (7.4°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 74% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.1 m/s, gusts 9.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (7.5°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 50% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 9.7 m/s) (GFS27 12.8 m/s vs ICON Global 3.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (7.5°C)
- Low breeze chance — 45% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.2 m/s)
- High gust forecast (22.3 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (GFS27 15.2 m/s vs ECMWF 8.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (7.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 11.5 m/s, gusts 18.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (11.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (7.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability