- Good kite forecast: wind 5.9 m/s, gusts 9.0 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (14.0°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (HRRR 9.6 m/s vs ICON Global 3.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.8 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.9°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (GFS27 10.3 m/s vs LEW 5.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.6 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Caution – too long wave period for beginners (14.3 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 13% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 6.7 m/s, gusts 10.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.3 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Low breeze chance — 33% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.1 m/s)
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.1 m/s) (ECMWF 9.8 m/s vs LEW 3.7 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
- Low breeze chance — 40% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.0 m/s, gusts 6.7 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.0 m/s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Low breeze chance — 47% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.3 m/s, gusts 7.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.3 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 62% probability