- Good kite forecast: wind 12.5 m/s, gusts 16.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (12.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (GFS27 12.0 m/s vs ICON Global 6.6 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (12.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.9 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 7.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 8.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (10.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)