- Good kite forecast: wind 5.9 m/s, gusts 8.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Low breeze chance — 35% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 13.0 m/s, gusts 15.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (13.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- High gust forecast (20.6 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (14.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (3.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (13.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (3.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (GFS27 12.5 m/s vs ICON Global 6.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.5 m/s)
- High gust forecast (21.4 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (GFS27 15.5 m/s vs ECMWF 10.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Caution – too long wave period for beginners (15.3 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.5 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability