- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (ECMWF 14.6 m/s vs LEW 8.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.7 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 13.6 m/s, gusts 18.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (13.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.1 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.9 m/s, gusts 15.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (15.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.2 m/s, gusts 12.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.1 m/s)
- Caution – too long wave period for beginners (14.6 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.5°C)
- Low breeze chance — 41% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
- Low breeze chance — 25% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.9 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 14% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.7 m/s) (GFS27 9.7 m/s vs ICON Global 3.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 9% probability