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Kiteboarding Scenario #8 - Would you do this, if not, why?

You've been kiting for about a year mainly inland. You go to the coast, travel past calmer more popular inland venues and head to the beach. Conditions are nuking, real uneven winds gusting up to 35, perhaps into the low 40 mph range with lulls to around 20 mph. There is considerable wind shadow from coastal hills upwind making the wind uneven. The ocean is a ragged mess with around 10 ft. real powerful swells. There are also rip currents, with the air and water in the 50's F. All you have is 10 m flat kite.

This is your first time kiting on the ocean in such extreme conditions.

Would you go kiting there? If not, why not?