- Good kite forecast: wind 5.5 m/s, gusts 7.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Low breeze chance — 47% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.3 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 63% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (2.7 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 51% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.9 m/s, gusts 15.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (15.2 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.3 m/s, gusts 15.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (15.9 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.8 m/s, gusts 8.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 61% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.0 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.6 m/s) (ECMWF 9.6 m/s vs LEW 3.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 65% probability