- Good kite forecast: wind 9.2 m/s, gusts 12.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (12.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 14.5 m/s, gusts 19.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (14.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.8 m/s) (GFS27 14.7 m/s vs ICON Global 9.0 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 15% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (14.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.6 m/s, gusts 7.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
- Light wind – experience required (5.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.0 m/s, gusts 8.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Significant gusts forecast (8.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.4 m/s) (LEW 12.2 m/s vs ECMWF 3.9 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Strong wind – experience required (11.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)