- Good kite forecast: wind 10.2 m/s, gusts 12.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Low breeze chance — 47% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.5 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.2 m/s) (GFS27 16.5 m/s vs LEW 9.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.8 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 9% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (18.5 m/s)
- High gust forecast (23.4 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (GFS27 18.5 m/s vs LEW 12.4 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.6 m/s)
- High gust forecast (20.0 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (GFS27 15.6 m/s vs LEW 9.1 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (ECMWF 12.7 m/s vs ICON Global 6.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (13.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Caution – too long wave period for beginners (14.2 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (11.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (3.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 7% probability