- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (ACCESS-C 16.2 m/s vs LEW 9.8 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.5 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.4 m/s) (ECMWF 14.8 m/s vs ACCESS-C 8.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (13.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (16.4 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (18.4 m/s)
- High gust forecast (21.9 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.7 m/s) (ECMWF 20.2 m/s vs LEW 13.5 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (6.4 m)
- Caution – too long wave period for beginners (14.9 s)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.1°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.6 m/s) (GFS27 14.9 m/s vs ICON Global 9.4 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (19.8 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (6.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.3 m/s) (GFS27 14.5 m/s vs ICON Global 7.3 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (14.5 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (18.6 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (4.2 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 5.7 m/s, gusts 7.6 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.6 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.1 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 15% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 8.0 m/s, gusts 11.9 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (11.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability