- Good kite forecast: wind 5.4 m/s, gusts 6.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.0 m/s, gusts 7.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (7.7 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (7.2 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.6 m/s) (ICON EU 13.9 m/s vs ECMWF 5.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 9.6 m/s) (ICON EU 15.2 m/s vs ECMWF 5.6 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (3.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.9 m/s, gusts 10.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (2.9 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 12.2 m/s) (ECMWF 15.1 m/s vs GFS27 2.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.8 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)