- Wind too light – not suitable (2.4 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (ECMWF 7.8 m/s vs GFS27 2.4 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Caution – short wave period (6.4 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (8.7 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (4.5 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (GFS27 9.6 m/s vs LEW 4.5 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (9.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.6 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (5.0 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 4.3 m/s, gusts 5.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Low breeze chance — 42% probability
- Light wind – experience required (4.3 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (4.9 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Unlikely breeze — 7% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.6 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (3.5 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (ECMWF 8.6 m/s vs ICON Global 3.2 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (9.6 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (5.2 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)