- Good kite forecast: wind 5.5 m/s, gusts 12.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.2°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (17.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.0°C)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.0 m/s)
- High gust forecast (20.4 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.0 m/s) (GFS27 15.0 m/s vs ECMWF 7.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.9°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.8 m/s, gusts 14.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (14.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.9°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (15.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.9°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.0°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (ICON Global 11.0 m/s vs ECMWF 5.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (9.9°C)