- Good kite forecast: wind 5.4 m/s, gusts 9.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.4 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (4.8°C)
- Low breeze chance — 40% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.0 m/s, gusts 10.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (4.9°C)
- Low breeze chance — 34% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.0 m/s, gusts 12.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (12.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (4.9°C)
- Low breeze chance — 33% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (4.7°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 70% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.3 m/s) (ICON Global 15.3 m/s vs LEW 8.0 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (4.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 9.9 m/s) (ICON Global 20.2 m/s vs GFS27 10.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (4.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.2 m/s) (ICON Global 12.2 m/s vs ECMWF 5.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (4.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability