- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.0 m/s) (GFS27 13.6 m/s vs LEW 6.6 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Low breeze chance — 34% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Significant gusts forecast (9.6 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Low breeze chance — 25% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.0 m/s) (ECMWF 11.1 m/s vs LEW 4.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.2 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Low breeze chance — 29% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (12.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.0 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.4 m/s) (GFS27 9.4 m/s vs LEW 4.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.7 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.0 m/s, gusts 8.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.3 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.7 m/s, gusts 10.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.6 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Low breeze chance — 29% probability