- Wind too light – not suitable (3.0 m/s)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (5.0 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.1 m/s, gusts 8.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.1 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (GFS27 9.9 m/s vs ECMWF 4.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.2 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.4 m/s, gusts 13.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (13.9 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 11.1 m/s, gusts 14.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (11.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.9 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 11.3 m/s, gusts 15.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (11.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.1 m/s)