- Good kite forecast: wind 6.6 m/s, gusts 9.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (9.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.4 m)
- Wetsuit required (16.0°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.7 m/s) (HRRR 8.8 m/s vs LEW 3.1 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 11% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (10.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.4 m)
- Wetsuit required (15.7°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.8 m/s, gusts 11.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 16% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (11.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (15.0°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.7 m/s)
- Low breeze chance — 25% probability
- Wave height – experience required (1.4 m)
- Caution – short wave period (5.6 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.3°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (ECMWF 8.3 m/s vs LEW 2.9 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 8% probability
- Light wind – experience required (4.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.3 m)
- Caution – short wave period (6.3 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.9°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.6 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
- Wave height – experience required (1.3 m)
- Wetsuit required (15.3°C)