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Sea states
sea states
The effect of the wind on the sea and the swell combine to produce the state of the sea described on a scale going from “calm” to “phenomenal”.
State of sea | Descriptive of sea |
Like a mirror | Calm |
Light air | Rippled |
Small wavelets, still short not breaking | Smooth |
Crests begin to break | slight |
Small waves, frequent white horses | Moderate |
Moderate waves, white horses, some spray | Rough |
Large waves, white horses, some spray | Very rough |
Sea heaps up, white foam blowing in streaks | High |
Edge of crests breaking into spindrifts, foam blown in well-marked streaks | Very high |
High waves with tumbling crests ; spray may affect visibility | phenomenal |
the sea is calm
the sea is rippled
the sea is slight
the sea is moderate
the sea is rough
the sea is high
the sea very high
the sea is phenomenal
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