/v1/force
Beaufort force lookup
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Get an API keyCode snippets
curl "https://api.oanor.com/beaufort-api/v1/force" \ -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/beaufort-api/v1/force", {
headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/beaufort-api/v1/force");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$out = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
requests.get(
"https://api.oanor.com/beaufort-api/v1/force",
headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."}
)
Example response
A real response from this endpoint, captured by the latest health check.
{
"data": {
"note": "Speed ranges are at the standard 10 m reference height.",
"inputs": {
"force": 8
},
"description": "Gale",
"sea_condition": "Moderately high waves, edges of crests break into spindrift",
"speed_range_ms": {
"max": 20.7,
"min": 17.2
},
"speed_range_kmh": {
"max": 74.52,
"min": 61.92
},
"speed_range_mph": {
"max": 46.3,
"min": 38.48
},
"speed_range_knots": {
"max": 40.24,
"min": 33.43
},
"mean_wave_height_m": 5.5
},
"meta": {
"timestamp": "2026-06-05T11:30:35.340Z",
"request_id": "051910e8-4076-4aec-8d33-a4ddc3ab965a"
},
"status": "ok",
"message": "Beaufort force lookup",
"success": true
}