- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (ACCESS-C 10.5 m/s vs LEW 5.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.6 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.3 m/s, gusts 7.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.9 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Low breeze chance — 45% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 59% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Low breeze chance — 48% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.6 m/s, gusts 15.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (15.7 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.2 m/s, gusts 16.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (16.2 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (ECMWF 9.8 m/s vs LEW 3.4 m/s)
- Light wind – experience required (5.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (3.0 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.7°C)
- High breeze chance — 96% probability