- Good kite forecast: wind 10.5 m/s, gusts 10.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 7% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.2 m)
- Caution – short wave period (5.1 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (15.0°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Unlikely breeze — 8% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (7.8 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (4.5 s)
- Wetsuit required (15.1°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Low breeze chance — 27% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.1 m)
- Caution – short wave period (5.7 s)
- Wetsuit required (15.2°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.3 m/s, gusts 7.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 23% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (7.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.2 m)
- Caution – short wave period (7.5 s)
- Wetsuit required (15.5°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.9 m/s) (GFS27 11.9 m/s vs ICON EU 5.0 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (11.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.4 m)
- Caution – short wave period (7.6 s)
- Wetsuit required (15.3°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (GFS27 10.9 m/s vs ICON Global 5.5 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (10.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.2 m)
- Caution – short wave period (6.4 s)
- Wetsuit required (15.4°C)