| Eye Color/Pulse | Beaufort Force | Knots | mph | Sea Conditions |
|---|
| Slow On/Off Pulse | Force 0 | 0 - 1 | Calm 0 - 1.7 | Glassy-smooth, Mirror-like |
| Violet with 1 Blue Pulse | Force 1 | 2 - 3 | Light Air 1.8 - 4 | Scale-like ripples |
| Indigo with 2 blue pulses | Force 2 | 4 - 6 | Light Breeze 4.1 - 7.4 | Small, short wavelets with glassy crests |
| Blue with 3 green pulses | Force 3 | 7 - 10 | Gentle Breeze 7.5 - 12 | Large wavelets, crests begin to break |
| Green with 4 yellow pulses | Force 4 | 11 - 16 | Moderate Breeze 12.1 - 18.9 | Small waves, some whitecaps |
| Yellow with 5 orange pulses | Force 5 | 17 - 21 | Fresh Breeze 19 - 24.7 | Moderate longer waves, better formed with many whitecaps, much foam, some spray |
| Orange with 6 red pulses | Force 6 | 22 - 27 | Strong Breeze 24.8 - 31.6 | Large waves form, many whitecaps, foam everywhere, more spray |
| Red with 7 white pulses | Force 7 | 28 - 33 | Moderate Gale 31.7 - 38.5 | Sea heaps up, streaks of foam, spindrift begins |