- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.5 m/s)
- Low breeze chance — 26% probability
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.9 m/s, gusts 10.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 16% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (10.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.0°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.4 m/s, gusts 7.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 16% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.5 m/s, gusts 11.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 8% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (11.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.8 m/s) (ECMWF 14.4 m/s vs LEW 7.6 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (13.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.2°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.9 m/s) (ECMWF 12.4 m/s vs LEW 5.6 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.9°C)