- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.7 m/s, gusts 8.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.9 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 21% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.0 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 — 8% probability
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (17.5 m/s)
- High gust forecast (23.5 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 11.3 m/s) (GFS27 17.5 m/s vs ECMWF 6.3 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.2 m/s, gusts 10.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.3°C)
- Low breeze chance — 41% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (ICON Global 8.4 m/s vs LEW 2.5 m/s)
- Light wind – experience required (5.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.3 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 24% probability