- Good kite forecast: wind 5.7 m/s, gusts 12.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.9°C)
- High breeze chance — 89% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 65% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.4 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Low breeze chance — 42% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.9 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 53% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Light wind – experience required (5.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.7 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 11% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (ECMWF 9.1 m/s vs LEW 3.1 m/s)
- Light wind – experience required (5.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.5 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Low breeze chance — 34% probability