XA Kiteboarding Wind Maps
Its always a good Idea to check the weather forecast to get an idea of the predicted wind strength before Setting off on a kiteboarding trip. The following two websites provide all the information that you require from wind speed and direction to rain cloud cover and temperature. Why waste half a tank of juice if the wind is not there.
Giving you up to date weather and wind information for the following week. Worldwide wind map
Giving you up to date weather and wind information for the following week and current nearest observations - UK only
Wind Conversion Chart
| beaufort | knots | km/h | m/s | mph | description |
| 1 | 1-3 | 1.1-5.4 | 0.3-1.5 | 0.7-3.5 | Light Air |
| 2 | 4-6 | 5.5-11.9 | 1.6-3.3 |
3.6-7.5 | Light Breeze |
| 3 | 7-10 | 12.0-19.4 | 3.4-5.4 | 7.6-12.2 | Gentle Breeze |
| 4 | 11-15 | 19.5-28.4 | 5.5-7.9 | 12.3-17.8 | Moderate Breeze |
| 5 | 16-21 | 28.5-38.5 | 8.0-10.7 | 17.9-24.0 | Fresh Breeze |
| 6 | 22-27 | 38.6-49.7 | 10.8-13.8 | 24.1-31.0 | Strong Breeze |
| 7 | 28-33 | 49.8-61.5 | 13.9-17.1 | 31.1-38.3 | Near Gale |
| 8 | 34-40 | 61.6-74.5 | 17.2-20.7 | 38.4-46.4 | Gale |
| 9 | 41-47 | 74.6-87.8 | 20.8-24.4 | 46.5-54.7 | Strong gale |
| 10 | 48-55 | 87.9-102.2 | 24.5-28.4 | 54.8-63.6 | Storm |
| 11 | 56-63 | 102.3-117.3 | 28.5-32.6 | 63.7-73.0 | Violent storm |
| 12 | >64 | >117.4 | >32.6 | >73 | Hurricane |
