Beaufort Sea Conditions (Light Breeze)

(Various Sizes priced individually)

Small wavelets still short but more

pronounced; crests have a glassy

appearance but do not break

Large wavelets; crests begin to break;

foam of glassy appearance; perhaps

scattered white horses

Moderate waves taking a more

pronounced long form; many white
horses are formed; chance of some
spray

Large waves begin to form; the white
foam crests are more extensive
everywhere; probably some spray

Sea heaps up and white foam from
breaking waves begins to be blown in
streaks along the direction of the
wind; spindrift begins to be seen

8. Moderately high waves of greater

length; edges of crests break into

spindrift; foam is blown in

well-marked streaks along the

direction of the wind

9. High waves; dense streaks of foam

along the direction of the wind; sea

begins to roll; spray affects visibility

10. Very high waves with long

overhanging crests; resulting foam in

great patches is blown in dense white

streaks along the direction of the

wind; on the whole the surface of the

sea takes on a white appearance;

rolling of the sea becomes heavy;

visibility affected

11. Exceptionally high waves; small- and

medium-sized ships might be for a

long time lost to view behind the

waves; sea is covered with long white

patches of foam; everywhere the

edges of the wave crests are blown

into foam; visibility affected

12. The air is filled with foam and spray;

sea is completely white with driving

spray; visibility very seriously affected

By Francis Beaufort

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