- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (ECMWF 12.5 m/s vs LEW 7.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.7 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 8% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (ECMWF 9.2 m/s vs LEW 3.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Low breeze chance — 48% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 54% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Low breeze chance — 45% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.3 m/s, gusts 14.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (14.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (GFS27 10.5 m/s vs ICON Global 4.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.3 m/s) (ECMWF 11.5 m/s vs LEW 4.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Low breeze chance — 48% probability