- Wind too light – not suitable (2.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.4 m/s, gusts 9.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.3 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Low breeze chance — 36% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.2 m/s, gusts 15.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (15.2 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.9 m/s, gusts 17.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.2 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.8 m/s) (ECMWF 13.8 m/s vs LEW 8.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (3.0 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.1 m/s) (ECMWF 12.3 m/s vs LEW 5.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 55% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.8 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (ICON Global 7.2 m/s vs LEW 2.1 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Low breeze chance — 41% probability