- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (10.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.6 m/s, gusts 8.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 8% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.2 m/s, gusts 9.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (9.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.0°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 60% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.2 m/s, gusts 6.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.2 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Low breeze chance — 42% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.3 m/s, gusts 9.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (9.9 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.7°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 65% probability
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.6 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.7 m/s) (GFS27 15.6 m/s vs ICON Global 9.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.4 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (18.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability