- Good kite forecast: wind 12.5 m/s, gusts 16.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (12.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.2 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Low breeze chance — 35% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 12.0 m/s, gusts 16.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Strong wind – experience required (12.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 64% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.7°C)
- Low breeze chance — 49% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.1 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 16% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.6 m/s, gusts 11.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.3 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 51% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.0 m/s) (GFS27 8.5 m/s vs ICON Global 2.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 21% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.7 m/s) (GFS27 13.6 m/s vs LEW 7.9 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (17.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 5% probability