- Good kite forecast: wind 8.0 m/s, gusts 9.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (9.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (GFS27 13.6 m/s vs LEW 7.1 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (13.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (ECMWF 14.6 m/s vs LEW 9.4 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (14.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.1 m/s, gusts 7.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 21% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (7.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.3 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (ICON Global 9.5 m/s vs ECMWF 3.0 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 20% probability
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (ICON Global 10.5 m/s vs ECMWF 4.2 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 9% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (10.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)