- Wind too light – not suitable (0.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.3 m/s, gusts 9.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 22% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 10.1 m/s, gusts 14.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (10.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.9 m/s, gusts 13.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (13.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 22% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (ECMWF 8.8 m/s vs LEW 3.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 53% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.8 m/s, gusts 7.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.8 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 57% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (GFS27 12.0 m/s vs ICON Global 6.9 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.1 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability