- Wind too light – not suitable (1.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.0 m/s, gusts 10.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 11.2 m/s, gusts 15.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (11.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.7 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.8 m/s, gusts 13.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 17% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (ECMWF 10.7 m/s vs LEW 4.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Low breeze chance — 37% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.0 m/s, gusts 8.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (6.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 51% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (ECMWF 13.6 m/s vs ICON Global 8.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability