- Good kite forecast: wind 7.9 m/s, gusts 9.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (9.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 13.2 m/s, gusts 19.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 7% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (13.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (ECMWF 14.2 m/s vs ICON Global 8.7 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (13.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (20.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 6.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 15% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.8 m/s) (ICON Global 9.3 m/s vs ECMWF 2.5 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 15% probability
- Light wind – experience required (6.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.3 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.7 m/s)
- High gust forecast (22.9 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 12.4 m/s) (GFS27 15.7 m/s vs ECMWF 3.4 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)