- Good kite forecast: wind 8.8 m/s, gusts 11.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (11.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.5 m/s, gusts 9.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (9.1 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Low breeze chance — 35% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (LEW 9.5 m/s vs ECMWF 4.3 m/s)
- Light wind – experience required (5.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 52% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 55% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.3 m/s, gusts 11.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 62% probability
- Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
- High gust forecast (20.5 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.8 m/s) (GFS27 12.6 m/s vs ICON Global 6.8 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability