- Good kite forecast: wind 5.4 m/s, gusts 9.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.3 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (12.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (10.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.0 m/s, gusts 6.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (6.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.2 m/s, gusts 14.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (14.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.0 m/s, gusts 14.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (14.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- High gust forecast (23.7 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (GFS27 13.4 m/s vs ECMWF 7.9 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability