- Good kite forecast: wind 12.8 m/s, gusts 14.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (12.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.2 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.3 m/s, gusts 11.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 69% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.3 m/s, gusts 10.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 21% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.1 m/s, gusts 7.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (7.2 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Low breeze chance — 43% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (GFS27 13.8 m/s vs ICON Global 8.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.5 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (18.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.1 m/s) (ECMWF 15.6 m/s vs ICON Global 7.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 11% probability