- Good kite forecast: wind 5.6 m/s, gusts 7.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Wetsuit required (15.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 16% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (15.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Wetsuit required (16.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.8 m/s) (ECMWF 14.9 m/s vs LEW 8.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.7 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.2 m)
- Wetsuit required (15.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 11% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.3 m/s, gusts 10.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.7 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.8 m)
- Wetsuit required (16.2°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 53% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (12.1 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (GFS27 11.0 m/s vs LEW 5.9 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Wetsuit required (15.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (GFS27 12.6 m/s vs LEW 7.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Caution – too long wave period for beginners (14.0 s)
- Wetsuit required (15.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability