- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.2 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 18% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.2 m/s, gusts 7.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Low breeze chance — 47% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.2 m/s) (GFS27 9.9 m/s vs ICON Global 3.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Low breeze chance — 40% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.8 m/s) (GFS27 13.0 m/s vs LEW 7.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 19% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (11.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (11.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (10.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability