| Bølgehøjde i m | Beskrivelse til havs | Betegnelse | 0mråde m/sek | Beaufort | m/sec | UK Expressions | Units in km/h (m/sec) | Units in knots | Description on Land | Description at Sea | |
| 0,0 | Vandfladen spejlblank | Stille | 0-0,2 | 0 | 0,0 | Calm | 0 | 0 | Smoke rises vertically | Sea like a mirror. | |
| 0,1 | Små krusninger | Næsten Stille | 0,3-1,5 | 1 | 0,5 | Light winds | 19 km/h or less | <10 | Wind felt on face; leaves rustle; ordinary vanes moved by wind. | Small waveless, ripples formed but do not break: A glassy appearance maintained. | |
| 1,0 | (5m/sec) | ||||||||||
| 0,2 | Korte småbølger | Svag vind | 1,6-3,3 | 2 | 1,5 | ||||||
| 2,0 | |||||||||||
| 2,5 | |||||||||||
| 3,0 | |||||||||||
| 0,6 | Enkelte hvide skumtoppe | Let vind | 3,4-5,4 | 3 | 3,5 | ||||||
| 4,0 | |||||||||||
| 4,5 | |||||||||||
| 5,0 | |||||||||||
| 1,0 | Lange bølger, hyppige skumtoppe | Jævn vind | 5,5-7,9 | 4 | 5,5 | Moderate winds | 20 - 29 km/h | 11-16 | Raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved. | Small waves - becoming longer; fairly frequent white horses. | |
| 6,0 | (5,5m-8,2m/sec) | ||||||||||
| 6,5 | |||||||||||
| 7,0 | |||||||||||
| 7,5 | |||||||||||
| 2,0 | Overalt hvide skumtoppe | Frisk vind | 8,0-10,7 | 5 | 8,0 | ||||||
| 8,5 | Fresh winds | 30 - 39 km/h | 17-21 | Small trees in leaf begin to sway; crested waveless form on inland water | Moderate waves, taking a more pronounced long form; many white horses are formed - a chance of some spray | ||||||
| 9,0 | (8,3m-10,8m/sec) | ||||||||||
| 9,5 | |||||||||||
| 10,0 | |||||||||||
| 10,5 | |||||||||||
| 3,0 | Store bølger, skumsprøjt | Hård vind | 10,8-13,8 | 6 | 11,0 | Strong winds | 40 - 50 km/h | 22-27 | Large branches in motion; whistling heard in telephone wires; umbrellas used with difficulty. | Large waves begin to form; the white foam crests are more extensive with probably some spray | |
| 11,5 | (10,9m-13,8m/sec) | ||||||||||
| 12,0 | |||||||||||
| 12,5 | |||||||||||
| 13,0 | |||||||||||
| 13,5 | |||||||||||
| 4,0 | Bølgerne tårner op, toppene brydes, skumstriber og -sprøjt overalt | Stiv kuling | 13,9-17,1 | 7 | 14,0 | Strong winds | 51 - 62 km/h | 28-33 | Whole trees in motion; inconvenience felt when walking against wind. | Sea heaps up and white foam from breaking waves begins to be blown in streaks along direction of wind. | |
| 14,5 | (14,1m-17,2m/sec) | ||||||||||
| 15,0 | |||||||||||
| 15,5 | |||||||||||
| 16,0 | |||||||||||
| 16,5 | |||||||||||
| 17,0 | |||||||||||
| 5,5 | Bølgerne tårner op, toppene brydes, skumstriber og -sprøjt overalt | Hård kuling | 17,2-20,7 | 8 | 17,5 | Gale | 63 - 75 km/h | 34-40 | Twigs break off trees; progress generally impeded. | Moderately high waves of greater length; edges of crests begin to break into spin drift; foam is blown in well marked streaks along the direction of the wind. | |
| 18,0 | (17,3m-20,8m/sec) | ||||||||||
| 18,5 | |||||||||||
| 19,0 | |||||||||||
| 19,5 | |||||||||||
| 20,0 | |||||||||||
| 20,5 | |||||||||||
| 7,0 | Høje bølger. Toppene brækker | Stormende kuling | 20,8-24,4 | 9 | 21,0 | Gale | 76 - 87 km/h | 41-47 | Slight structural damage occurs -roofing dislodged; larger branches break off. | High waves; dense streaks of foam; crests of waves begin to topple, tumble and roll over; spray may affect visibility. | |
| 21,5 | (21,1m-24,2m/sec) | ||||||||||
| 22,0 | |||||||||||
| 22,5 | |||||||||||
| 23,0 | |||||||||||
| 23,5 | |||||||||||
| 24,0 | |||||||||||
| 9,0 | Brådsøer. Havet næsten hvidt | Storm | 24,5-28,4 | 10 | 24,5 | Storm | 88 - 102 km/h | 48-55 | Seldom experienced inland; trees uprooted; considerable structural damage. | Very high waves with long overhanging crests; the resulting foam in great patches is blown in dense white streaks; the surface of the sea takes on a white appearance; the tumbling of the sea becomes heavy with visibility affected. | |
| 25,0 | (24,4m-28,3m/sec) | ||||||||||
| 25,5 | |||||||||||
| 26,0 | |||||||||||
| 26,5 | |||||||||||
| 27,0 | |||||||||||
| 27,5 | |||||||||||
| 28,0 | |||||||||||
| 12,5 | Overalt frådende skum | Stærk storm | 28,5-32,6 | 11 | 28,5 | Storm | 103 km/h > | 56 > | Very rarely experienced - widespread damage | Exceptionally high waves; small and medium sized ships occasionally lost from view behind waves; the sea is completely covered with long white patches of foam; the edges of wave crests are blown into froth. | |
| 29,0 | (28,6m/sec >) | ||||||||||
| 29,5 | |||||||||||
| 30,0 | |||||||||||
| 30,5 | |||||||||||
| 31,0 | |||||||||||
| 31,5 | |||||||||||
| 32,0 | |||||||||||
| 32,5 | |||||||||||
| 14,0 | Luften fyldt med skum og sprøjt | Orkan | 32,7 > | 12 | 33,0 | ||||||