The Beaufort Scale an aid to walking in coastal areas
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The Beaufort Scale
part of the Walking on the Web guide to walking in England
The Shipping Forecast from the BBC
Beaufort No |
Designation
and average wind speed in knots |
Effect of the
wind on the sea |
0 |
Calm - under 1 |
Smooth |
1 |
Light - 2 |
Small ripples without crests |
2 |
Light - 5 |
Small waves without crests
but more pronounced |
3 |
Light - 8 |
White caps forming but
still mainly smooth with occasional white foam |
4 |
Moderate - 13 |
Small long waves with a
fair amount of white caps |
5 |
Fresh - 18 |
Moderate, long and more
pronounced waves with white caps everywhere and some spray |
6 |
Strong - 24 |
Larger waves forming with
wave crests breaking, areas of white foam and some spray |
7 |
Strong - 30 |
Sea heaps up with long lines of white foam forming in the direction of the wind and more spray. Some difficulty walking against the wind. Degree of danger on cliffs!!! |
8 |
Gale - 37 |
Large waves with very long spray blown crests and long streaks of foam. Very difficult to walk in these conditions and very dangerous especially on cliff tops |
9 |
Severe gale - 44 |
Don't
go out walking!!! |
10 |
Storm - 52 |
Don't
go out walking!!! |
11 |
Violent storm - 60 |
Don't
go out walking!!! |
12 |
Hurricane - 68+ |
Don't
go out walking!!! |
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