- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.8 m/s) (GFS27 12.6 m/s vs LEW 6.8 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Low breeze chance — 45% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.0 m/s) (GFS27 9.5 m/s vs ACCESS-C 4.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Low breeze chance — 26% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.7 m/s) (GFS27 10.7 m/s vs LEW 4.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Low breeze chance — 26% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (GFS27 13.4 m/s vs LEW 8.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.9 m/s, gusts 10.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.4 m/s, gusts 8.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.1 m/s, gusts 10.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Low breeze chance — 29% probability