- Good kite forecast: wind 5.0 m/s, gusts 6.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.7°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.3 m/s, gusts 10.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.6 m/s, gusts 14.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (14.7 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.7 m/s) (GFS27 13.9 m/s vs ICON Global 5.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.0 m/s) (ECMWF 13.8 m/s vs LEW 5.8 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.0°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (ECMWF 11.6 m/s vs LEW 5.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.3°C)