- Good kite forecast: wind 7.4 m/s, gusts 13.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 8% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (13.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.0 m/s, gusts 17.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (10.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.0°C)
- High gust forecast (21.0 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (ECMWF 13.3 m/s vs ICON Global 7.9 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 11% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (12.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.7 m/s) (GFS27 12.3 m/s vs ICON Global 6.5 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (12.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- High gust forecast (22.1 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (14.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- High gust forecast (20.8 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (LEW 14.3 m/s vs ICON Global 8.9 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (13.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)