- Good kite forecast: wind 6.3 m/s, gusts 8.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Low breeze chance — 41% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.7 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 66% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Low breeze chance — 47% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.6 m/s, gusts 17.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (17.3 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (GFS27 10.7 m/s vs ICON Global 4.7 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.9 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (ECMWF 10.8 m/s vs LEW 5.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.4 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (ECMWF 9.6 m/s vs LEW 3.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- High breeze chance — 79% probability