- Wind too light – not suitable (4.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.0°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 51% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Low breeze chance — 25% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.2 m/s, gusts 8.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.6 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (GFS27 10.8 m/s vs ICON Global 5.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 16% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.9 m/s, gusts 15.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.8 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (11.0 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 20% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (ECMWF 11.7 m/s vs LEW 5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.0 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability