Neyland Yacht Club

The Promenade, Neyland, Pembrokeshire, SA73 1PX
01646 600267
info@neylandyachtclub.co.uk

Beaufort Scale

Force	Description	Wind speed
0	Calm	< 1 knot
1	Light air	1-2 knots
2	Light breeze	3-6 knots
3	Gentle breeze	7-10 knots
4	Moderate breeze	11-15 knots
5	Fresh breeze	16-20 knots
6	Strong breeze	21-26 knots
7	High wind, moderate gale, near gale	27-33 knots
8	Gale, fresh gale	34-40 knots
9	Strong gale	41-47 knots
10	Storm, whole gale	48-55 knots
11	Violent storm	56-63 knots
12	Hurricane	> 64 knots