- Good kite forecast: wind 9.4 m/s, gusts 14.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (14.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (11.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 51% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Light wind – experience required (5.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (3.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (GFS27 12.9 m/s vs ECMWF 7.5 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (12.0 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.8 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability