- Good kite forecast: wind 5.5 m/s, gusts 9.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Low breeze chance — 35% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (4.9 m/s)
- High breeze chance — 78% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (8.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.9 m/s)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.1 m/s, gusts 8.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 17% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (8.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.4 m/s, gusts 12.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (12.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (ECMWF 9.7 m/s vs ICON Global 4.4 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (10.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (4.2 m/s)
- Low breeze chance — 38% probability
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.2 m/s)