southeasterlies
Winds from below-right
Southeasterlies are winds blowing from the southeast.
The term appears mainly in weather reports and maritime contexts: Strong southeasterlies are expected along the coast tomorrow.
Like other directional wind terms, it describes both the origin and the prevailing pattern of air movement.
Air current outdoors
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- galeSevere sustained wind
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
gusts · airflow · weather · barometer · forecast · pressure · front · climate
Wind-propelled water travel
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
- seamanshipSkill in operating vessels
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- jibTriangular sail forward
spinnaker · mainsail · gybing · starboard · port · keel · rigging · halyard
Land-water boundary
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- anchorageSecure harbor spot
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
currents · shoreline · headland · bay · cape · channel · strait · reef
Device showing cardinal directions
- bearingPosture or orientation
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- quadrantFourth of a circle
heading · course · vector · navigation · trajectory · direction · quarter · fetch
wind
Air current outdoors
squall · gusts · airflow · weather · barometer · forecast · pressure · front · climate · humidity
sailing
Wind-propelled water travel
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
- seamanshipSkill in operating vessels
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
jib · spinnaker · mainsail · gybing · starboard · port · keel · rigging · halyard · winch
coastline
Land-water boundary
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- anchorageSecure harbor spot
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
tide · currents · shoreline · headland · bay · cape · channel · strait · reef · swell
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- bearingPosture or orientation
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
quadrant · heading · course · vector · navigation · trajectory · direction · quarter · fetch
southeasterliesnorthwesterlies
Winds from that compass point
northerlies · westerlies · northeasterlies · southwesterlies · easterlies
east, south, southern, eastern, southeast, easterly, southerly, southeastern, southeasterly