- Good kite forecast: wind 7.9 m/s, gusts 9.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (9.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 11.5 m/s, gusts 18.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 7% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (11.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (ECMWF 13.9 m/s vs LEW 8.6 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (13.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.5 m/s, gusts 7.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 7% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (7.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 7.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 9.2 m/s) (GFS27 13.1 m/s vs ECMWF 3.8 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (13.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)