- Good kite forecast: wind 8.0 m/s, gusts 10.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (ACCESS-C 13.7 m/s vs LEW 8.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.7 m/s, gusts 7.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Low breeze chance — 44% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.2 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 56% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Low breeze chance — 43% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.4 m/s, gusts 16.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (16.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.7 m/s) (GFS27 10.0 m/s vs ICON Global 4.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.9 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability