The Weather and the Wind Translated
We hope this will build into a handy reference for cruising yachtsmen on their travels. If you think you can add some info or fill in the gaps then please get in touch. Our email address is on the contact page.

In addition to this page we also have the following sections. Click on them to take you to the section you want;

general | ashore, harbours, marinas & anchorages | boats, types of | boat, equipment on a
boat, parts of a | chart terms | electrics | knots | materials | navigation
oceans, seas & geography | safety & security | sailing terms | sails & rigging

Press "Control + F" to bring up a search box for the page

Many thanks to Sören Brinkmann for help with the German
home page button contact button boat jumble button yacht charter button marine conservation button crew swap button marina guide button
directory button marin electronics button gear guide button learn to sail button links button living aboard button translate nautical terms button
English Dutch French German Italian Polish Portuguese Spanish
1 weather weer temps Wetter 1
2 - 2
3 forecast voorspelling météo Vorhersage meteo 3
4 - 4
5 bad weather slecht weer mauvais temps Schlechtwetter 5
6 bright interval helder interval eclaircie 6
7 clear spell duidelijke werktijd eclaircie 7
8 cloudy bewolkt nuageux wolkig 8
9 drizzle motregen bruine 9
10 electrical storm elektro onweer orage avec des éclaires Gewitter 10
11 fair weather eerlijk weer beau temps 11
12 fog mist brouillard Nebel 12
13 foul weather vuil weer gros temps 13
14 frost vorst gel, gelee Frost 14
15 good weather goed weer beau temps Gutes Wetter 15
16 hail hagel grêle 16
17 haze nevel brume 17
18 heavy rain zware regen abondant 18
19 heavy shower zware douche grain |Heftiger Schauer 19
20 humid vochtig lourd 20
21 hoar frost hoar vorst givre 21
22 ice ijs glace Eis 22
23 lightning bliksem éclair Blitz 23
24 magnetic storm magnetisch onweer orage magnétique 24
25 mist mist brume légère 25
26 poor weather slecht weer mauvais temps 26
27 precipitation precipitatie précipitation Niederschlag 27
28 rain regen pluie Regen 28
29 rainbow regenboog arc en ciel Regenbogen 29
30 heavy shower zware douche grain 30
31 shower douche averse Schauer 31
32 sleet ijzel neige et pluie 32
33 snow sneeuw neige Schnee 33
34 solar storm zonne onweer tempête solaire 34
35 squall squall grain 35
36 storm onweer tempête Sturm 36
37 storm warning onweers waarschuwing avis de tempête Sturmwarnung 37
38 sun zon soleil Sonne 38
39 sunny interval zonnig interval spell éclaircie 39
40 temperature temperatuur température Temperatur 40
41 thunder donder tonnerre Donner 41
42 thunderstorm onweersbui orage 42
43 thundery dreigend orageux 43
44 typhoon typhoon typhon 44
45 - - - 45
46 anticyclone anticycloon anticyclone 46
47 becoming het worden 47
48 cold front koudefront front froid Kaltfront 48
49 depression depressie devenant conche 49
50 cyclone cycloon cyclone 50
51 falling het vallen descendant fallend 51
52 filling het vullen se comblant 52
53 front voorzijde front Front 53
54 high pressure hoge druk haute pression Hoher Druck 54
55 improve verbeter améliorer 55
56 increasing het stijgen augmentant zunehmend 56
57 intermittent intermitterend intermittent 57
58 isobar isobaar isobare 58
59 local lokaal locale lokal 59
60 low pressure lage druk basse pression Geringer Druck 60
61 lull pauze accalmie 61
62 moderate matig me modéré 62
63 moderating het matigen zich se modérant 63
64 occasional occasioneel épars 64
65 occluded afgesloten couvert 65
66 occluded front afgesloten voorzijde front occlus 66
67 outlook vooruitzichten tendance ultérieure Ausblick 67
68 scattered verspreid épars 68
69 shallow low ondiepe laag marais barométrique 69
70 trough trog creux 70
71 warm front warme voorzijde front chaud Warmfront 71
72 widespread wijdverspreid étendu 72
73 - - 73
74 cloud formations wolken vormingen 74
75 - - 75
76 cloud wolk nuage Wolke 76
77 cirrus cirrus cirrus cirrus 77
78 cumulus cumulus cumulus cumulus 78
79 nimbus nimbus nimbus nimbus 79
80 stratus stratus stratus stratus 80
81 - - 81
82 sea state de overzeese ruwe état de la mer 82
83 - 83
84 smooth staat belle 84
85 choppy vlot noutonneux 85
86 moderate veranderlijk agitée 86
87 rough gematigd agité sommovimento 87
88 spray nevel embruns 88
89 swell zwelt houle 89
90 white horse wit paard mouton 90
91 - - - 91
92 wind wind vent viento 92
93 - - - 93
94 backing wind de steunende wind vent contraire 94
95 becoming het worden s'orientant 95
96 gust windvlaag rafale 96
97 land breeze landwind brise de terre 97
98 offshore wind zeewind vent de terre 98
99 onshore wind kustwind vent du large 99
100 sou'wester sou'wester suroît 100
101 variable variabele variable 101
102 veering die tournant 102
103 - 103
104 beaufort wind scale beaufort windt schaal echelle de beaufort Beaufortskala 104
105 gale warning gagelwaarschuwing avis de coup de vent sturmwarnung aviso de borrasca 105
106 wind force windkracht van richting verandert force du vent Windstarke 106
107 - 107
108 calm rust calme windstille calma calma calma 108
109 light air lichte lucht très légère brise aragem ventolina 109
110 light breeze lichte wind brise légère brisa flojito 110
111 moderate breeze gematigde wind brise jolie brisa noderado bonancible 111
112 fresh breeze verse wind vent frais brisa fresca fresquito 112
113 strong breeze sterke wind vent fort brisa forte fresco 113
114 near gale dichtbij gagel grand frais vento forte frescachon 114
115 gale gagel coup de vent sturm burrasca vento nuito forte duro 115
116 severe gale strenge gagel fort coup de vent vento tempestuoso nuy duro 116
117 storm onweer temporal temporal 117
118 violent storm hevig onweer temporal desfieto borrasca 118
119 hurricane orkaan ouragan furacao huracan 119