- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (GFS27 12.7 m/s vs LEW 7.2 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (13.9 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.4 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 7.4 m/s, gusts 8.5 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (8.5 m/s)
- Dangerous wave height forecast (3.5 m)
- Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 52% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.4 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.4°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 51% probability
- Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.1 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.3°C)
- Low breeze chance — 43% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.7 m/s, gusts 15.8 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (15.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.2°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (GFS27 10.6 m/s vs ICON Global 4.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (10.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (14.7 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (14.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 9% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.7 m/s) (ECMWF 11.5 m/s vs LEW 3.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (8.9 m/s)
- Wave height – experience required (2.8 m)
- Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 52% probability