- Good kite forecast: wind 5.5 m/s, gusts 6.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.7 m)
- Caution – short wave period (6.3 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.9 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (ECMWF 7.7 m/s vs ICON EU 2.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.9 m)
- Caution – short wave period (6.9 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.0 m/s, gusts 5.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.2 m)
- Caution – short wave period (5.2 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.1 m/s, gusts 8.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.6 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (4.6 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (GFS27 8.7 m/s vs ICON EU 2.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.4 m)
- Caution – short wave period (6.3 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.0 m/s) (GFS27 9.1 m/s vs ICON Global 2.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (9.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (1.6 m)
- Caution – short wave period (6.7 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)