- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.8 m/s) (ACCESS-C 14.2 m/s vs LEW 8.5 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (3.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.2 m/s, gusts 8.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (3.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Low breeze chance — 44% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.3 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 51% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.1 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Low breeze chance — 49% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.1 m/s, gusts 16.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (16.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.1 m/s) (GFS27 10.3 m/s vs ICON Global 4.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.9 m/s) (ECMWF 12.9 m/s vs LEW 5.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- High breeze chance — 94% probability