- Wind too light – not suitable (1.9 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (2.0 s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.0 m/s, gusts 7.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.1 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.6°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (12.2 m/s)
- Caution – short wave period (1.6 s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.7 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.2 m/s) (GFS27 11.0 m/s vs ECMWF 2.8 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (11.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (GFS27 7.2 m/s vs ECMWF 2.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)