- Good kite forecast: wind 10.5 m/s, gusts 10.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.9 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.2 m/s, gusts 12.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.1 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 7% probability
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.5 m/s)
- High gust forecast (25.8 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.4 m/s) (GFS27 16.5 m/s vs HRDPS 8.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.1 m/s, gusts 13.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 9% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Low breeze chance — 30% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.3 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 24% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (LEW 11.1 m/s vs ECMWF 5.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability