- Good kite forecast: wind 5.2 m/s, gusts 7.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.2 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.3 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.2°C)
- Low breeze chance — 26% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Low breeze chance — 40% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.0 m/s, gusts 11.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Low breeze chance — 31% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.6 m/s, gusts 13.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (13.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.6 m/s) (GFS27 12.6 m/s vs ICON Global 5.9 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 8% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (ECMWF 12.6 m/s vs LEW 6.6 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.7 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (ECMWF 10.1 m/s vs LEW 4.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.9 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 8% probability