- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 12.5 m/s) (ACCESS-C 19.0 m/s vs LEW 6.5 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.9 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (ACCESS-C 11.1 m/s vs LEW 5.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 4.8 m/s, gusts 5.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 13% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.6 m/s, gusts 12.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.2 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 17% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.2 m/s, gusts 14.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (14.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Low breeze chance — 42% probability
- High gust forecast (20.9 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (ECMWF 13.5 m/s vs ICON Global 8.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.2 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.3 m/s, gusts 10.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 7% probability