An online presence for Riks worldwide windsurfing community! Stay in touch, have some fun and get on the water! Windfinder Detailed metrological and oceanographic data from around the world. Great source of wind statistics. Visit Website Here   Wind Guru Hour by hour forecasts for most worldwide locations covering 7 days worth of data! Visit Website Here Met Office An excellent site for detailed forecasts and plenty of other weather related information. Visit Website Here   Big Salty Real time and forecast data. Wind & waves all presented in a host of different formats! Visit Website Here XC Weather Real time data point and 'at a glance' 5 day forecasts! Visit Website   Rutland Web Cam Facing north from the Sailing Club on the south shore. Live through office hrs. Visit Website Here   Here are some weather links that you may find useful. We personally use them regularly to keep an eye on likely and real-time wind and weather conditions for Rutland and other windsurfing areas frequented the world over. Additionally the Met Office feed updates regularly to provide Rutland information. Click the image above for the latest chart run! Beaufort Description Wind Speeds Waves (open water) Water State Force 0 Calm < 1 km/h < 1 mph < 1 kts <0.3 m/s 0 m 0 ft Calm (glassy) Force 1 Light Air 1-5 km/h 1-3 mph 1-2 kts 0.3-1.5 m/s 0-0.2 m 0-1 ft Calm (rippled) Force 2 Light Breeze 6-11 km/h 3-7 mph 3-6 kts 1.5-3.3 m/s 0.2-0.5 m 1-2 ft Smooth (wavelets) Force 3 Gentle Breeze 12-19 km/h 8-12 mph 7-10 kts 3.3-5.5 m/s 0.5-1 m 2-3.5 ft Slight Force 4 Moderate Breeze 20-28 km/h 13-17 mph 11-15 kts 5.5-8.0 m/s 1-2 m 3.5-6 ft Slight-Moderate Force 5 Fresh Breeze 29-38 km/h 18-24 mph 16-20 kts 8.0-11 m/s 2-3 m 6-9 ft Moderate Force 6 Strong Breeze 39-49 km/h 25-30 mph 21-26 kts 11-14 m/s 3-4 m 9-13 ft Rough Force 7 Near Gale 50-61 km/h 31-38 mph 27-33 kts 14-17 m/s 4-5.5 m 13-19 ft Rough-V.Rough Force 8 Gale Force 62-74 km/h 39-46 mph 34-40 kts 17-20 m/s 5.5-7.5 m 18-25 ft V.Rough-High Force 9 Severe Gale 75-88 km/h 47-54 mph 41-47 kts 21-24 m/s 7-10 m 23-32 ft High Force 10 Storm Force 89-102 km/h 55-63 mph 48-55 kts 25-28 m/s 9-12.5 m 29-41 ft Very High Force 11 Violent Storm 103-117 km/h 64-72 mph 56-63 kts 29-32 m/s 11.5-16 m 37-52 ft Exceptionally High Force 12 Hurricane ≥ 118 km/h ≥ 73 mph ≥ 64 kts ≥ 33 m/s ≥ 14m ≥ 46 ft Phenomenal