Table Wind speed

Wind speed in knots, m / s, km / h mph

Knots Beaufort m/s km/h mph Designation Aspect of the sea
<1 0 0 – 0.2 <1 <1 Calm Clear
1-3 1 0.3-1.5 1-5 1-3 Light breeze Small waves, but without foam
4-6 2 1.6-3.3 6-11 4-7 Flojito (Brisa muy débil) Crests of glassy appearance, not breaking.
7-10 3 3.4-5.4 12-19 8-12 Gentle (breeze) Small waves breaking crests.
11-15 4 5.5-7.9 20-28 13-17 Light breeze (breeze) Numerous whitecaps increasingly long waves.
16-21 5 8.0-10.7 29-38 18-24 Fresquito (Cool Breeze) Medium and elongated waves, whitecaps abundant.
22-27 6 10.8-13.8 39-49 25-30 Fresco (breeze) Large waves begin to form, breaking crests, foam.
28-33 7 13.9-17.1 50-61 31-38 Frescachón (strong wind) Heavy seas with foam dragged downwind.
34-40 8 17.2-20.7 62-74 39-46 Temporary (hard wind) Large breaking waves, foam stripes.
41-47 9 20.8-24.4 75-88 47-54 Temporary strong (very hard) Very large, Surf. Impaired visibility.
48-55 10 24.5-28.4 89-102 55-63 Storms (Temporary) Thick tufted waves with crests. White Sea area.
56-63 11 28.5-32.6 103-117 64-73 Severe storm (Borrasca) Exceptionally large waves, sea completely white, very low visibility.
64-71 12 >32.7 >118 >74 Temporary hurricane (Hurricane) The air is filled with foam and spray. Huge waves. Almost zero visibility.

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