- Good kite forecast: wind 12.3 m/s, gusts 15.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (12.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.7 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 12.0 m/s, gusts 15.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (12.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Low breeze chance — 42% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 59% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 11% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.2 m/s) (ECMWF 8.2 m/s vs ICON Global 3.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 9% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (GFS27 8.9 m/s vs ICON Global 2.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.2 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.7 m/s) (GFS27 14.2 m/s vs LEW 8.5 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability