- Wind too light – not suitable (2.9 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Low breeze chance — 46% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.9 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 20% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.1 m/s, gusts 7.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.6 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Low breeze chance — 44% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.9 m/s) (GFS27 10.5 m/s vs ICON Global 4.6 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Low breeze chance — 45% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (GFS27 13.1 m/s vs LEW 7.8 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.5 m/s) (GFS27 14.3 m/s vs LEW 6.7 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (GFS27 11.7 m/s vs LEW 5.5 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (11.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability