- Good kite forecast: wind 5.7 m/s, gusts 12.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (16.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.1 m/s, gusts 8.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.9 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (13.7 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.1 m/s) (GFS27 11.1 m/s vs ICON Global 5.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 21% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.5 m/s, gusts 7.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 21% probability