- Good kite forecast: wind 7.5 m/s, gusts 10.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.6 m/s, gusts 7.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Low breeze chance — 46% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 62% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 71% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (14.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.2 m/s) (GFS27 11.5 m/s vs ICON Global 4.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.9 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 21% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (ECMWF 10.7 m/s vs LEW 4.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.1 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 56% probability