- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (GFS27 12.8 m/s vs LEW 7.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 13.2 m/s, gusts 19.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (13.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.7 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.8 m/s, gusts 10.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 14% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.1 m/s, gusts 8.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 59% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (2.2 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 66% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (1.9 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Low breeze chance — 38% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.1 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.7°C)
- Low breeze chance — 35% probability