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Beaufort ↔ Hs / Wind

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Lookup of wind speed range + typical significant wave height from the Beaufort scale.

Formula

$$ V_{m/s} \approx 0.836 \cdot Bf^{1.5} $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$Bf$Beaufort force-WMO scale
$V$Wind speedm/sderived
$H_s$Significant wave heightmtypical for Bf

Sources

  • WMO Beaufort scale.