- Wind too light – not suitable (3.9 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 8.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (ECMWF 12.5 m/s vs LEW 7.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.2 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 12.1 m/s, gusts 17.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (12.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.5°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.6 m/s) (ECMWF 16.2 m/s vs GFS27 7.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.8 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.2°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.3 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 13.4 m/s) (ECMWF 15.0 m/s vs ICON Global 1.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.1°C)