- Good kite forecast: wind 5.7 m/s, gusts 8.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.2 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 8.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (16.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 14% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (ECMWF 14.2 m/s vs HRDPS 8.7 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Wetsuit required (16.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 14% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (14.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (14.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.3 m/s, gusts 12.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.0 m/s) (ICON Global 9.9 m/s vs ECMWF 3.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 8% probability