- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.0 m/s) (UKMET 2 8.6 m/s vs LEW 3.6 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 8% probability
- Light wind – experience required (4.8 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (3.2 s)
- Wetsuit required (15.6°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.1 m/s, gusts 5.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Low breeze chance — 25% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.1 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (3.3 s)
- Wetsuit required (15.5°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.6 m/s, gusts 7.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Low breeze chance — 31% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.3 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (3.3 s)
- Wetsuit required (15.5°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (4.0 m/s)
- Low breeze chance — 30% probability
- Caution – short wave period (3.5 s)
- Wetsuit required (15.9°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.3 m/s)
- High breeze chance — 83% probability
- Caution – short wave period (3.7 s)
- Wetsuit required (16.3°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (GFS27 8.9 m/s vs LEW 3.7 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (16.0 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (3.8 s)
- Wetsuit required (15.9°C)