- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.2 m/s)
- High gust forecast (21.0 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.1 m/s) (GFS27 16.2 m/s vs LEW 10.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 14.1 m/s, gusts 19.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (14.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.7 m/s, gusts 9.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (9.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 14% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.7 m/s, gusts 10.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.2 m/s)
- Caution – too long wave period for beginners (15.1 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 53% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (2.9 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Low breeze chance — 44% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (2.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 16% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.9 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 19% probability