- Good kite forecast: wind 5.2 m/s, gusts 6.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Low breeze chance — 42% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 60% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.6°C)
- Low breeze chance — 46% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 11.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (GFS27 10.7 m/s vs ICON Global 4.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.6 m/s) (ECMWF 12.6 m/s vs LEW 6.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 20% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.0 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.1 m/s) (ICON Global 11.3 m/s vs LEW 3.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- High breeze chance — 78% probability