| Beaufort Scale | 10-min sustained winds (knots) | N Indian Ocean IMD | SW Indian Ocean MF | Australia BOM |
| 0 – 6 | <28 | Depression | Trop Disturbance | Tropical Low |
| 7 | 28-29 | Deep Depression | Depression |
| 30 - 33 |
| 8 – 9 | 34 – 47 | Cyclonic Strom | Moderate Tropical Storm | Tropical Cyclone (1) |
| 10 | 48 – 55 | Severe Cyclonic Storm | Severe Tropical Storm | Tropical Cyclone (2) |
| 11 | 56 – 63 |
| 12 | 64 – 72 | Very severe Cyclonic Storm | Tropical Cyclone | Severe Tropical Cyclone (3) |
| 73 – 85 |
| 86 – 89 | Severe Tropical Cyclone (4) |
| 90 – 99 | Intense tropical Cyclone |
| 100 – 106 |
| 107 – 114 | Severe Tropical Cyclone (5) |
| 115 – 119 | Very Intense Tropical Cyclone |
| >120 | Super Cyclonic Storm |