diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c33c95f..f12b81a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,14 +16,28 @@ Live Demo: https://danwild.github.io/leaflet-velocity/
 var velocityLayer = L.velocityLayer({
   displayValues: true,
   displayOptions: {
+    // label prefix
     velocityType: "Global Wind",
+    
+    // leaflet control position
     position: "bottomleft",
+    
+    // no data at cursor
     emptyString: "No velocity data",
+    
+    // see explanation below
     angleConvention: "bearingCW",
-    displayPosition: "bottomleft",
-    displayEmptyString: "No velocity data",
-    speedUnit: "kt",
+    
+    // display cardinal direction alongside degrees
+    showCardinal: false,
+    
+    // one of: ['ms', 'k/h', 'kt']
+    speedUnit: "ms",
+    
+    // direction label prefix
     directionString: "Direction",
+    
+    // speed label prefix
     speedString: "Speed"
   },
   data: data, // see demo/*.json, or wind-js-server for example data service
diff --git a/demo/demo.js b/demo/demo.js
index ce96961..f9c5f73 100644
--- a/demo/demo.js
+++ b/demo/demo.js
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ $.getJSON("wind-gbr.json", function(data) {
     displayValues: true,
     displayOptions: {
       velocityType: "GBR Wind",
-      displayPosition: "bottomleft",
-      displayEmptyString: "No wind data"
+      position: "bottomleft",
+      emptyString: "No wind data",
+      showCardinal: true
     },
     data: data,
     maxVelocity: 10
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ $.getJSON("water-gbr.json", function(data) {
     displayValues: true,
     displayOptions: {
       velocityType: "GBR Water",
-      displayPosition: "bottomleft",
-      displayEmptyString: "No water data"
+      position: "bottomleft",
+      emptyString: "No water data"
     },
     data: data,
     maxVelocity: 0.6,
@@ -80,8 +81,8 @@ $.getJSON("wind-global.json", function(data) {
     displayValues: true,
     displayOptions: {
       velocityType: "Global Wind",
-      displayPosition: "bottomleft",
-      displayEmptyString: "No wind data"
+      position: "bottomleft",
+      emptyString: "No wind data"
     },
     data: data,
     maxVelocity: 15
diff --git a/dist/leaflet-velocity.js b/dist/leaflet-velocity.js
index 6aa81cd..65e23fb 100644
--- a/dist/leaflet-velocity.js
+++ b/dist/leaflet-velocity.js
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ L.Control.Velocity = L.Control.extend({
     // Could be any combination of 'bearing' (angle toward which the flow goes) or 'meteo' (angle from which the flow comes)
     // and 'CW' (angle value increases clock-wise) or 'CCW' (angle value increases counter clock-wise)
     angleConvention: "bearingCCW",
+    showCardinal: false,
     // Could be 'm/s' for meter per second, 'k/h' for kilometer per hour or 'kt' for knots
     speedUnit: "m/s",
     directionString: "Direction",
@@ -199,6 +200,45 @@ L.Control.Velocity = L.Control.extend({
 
     return velocityDirToDegrees;
   },
+  degreesToCardinalDirection: function degreesToCardinalDirection(deg) {
+    var cardinalDirection = '';
+
+    if (deg >= 0 && deg < 11.25 || deg >= 348.75) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'N';
+    } else if (deg >= 11.25 && deg < 33.75) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'NNW';
+    } else if (deg >= 33.75 && deg < 56.25) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'NW';
+    } else if (deg >= 56.25 && deg < 78.75) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'WNW';
+    } else if (deg >= 78.25 && deg < 101.25) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'W';
+    } else if (deg >= 101.25 && deg < 123.75) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'WSW';
+    } else if (deg >= 123.75 && deg < 146.25) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'SW';
+    } else if (deg >= 146.25 && deg < 168.75) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'SSW';
+    } else if (deg >= 168.75 && deg < 191.25) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'S';
+    } else if (deg >= 191.25 && deg < 213.75) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'SSE';
+    } else if (deg >= 213.75 && deg < 236.25) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'SE';
+    } else if (deg >= 236.25 && deg < 258.75) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'ESE';
+    } else if (deg >= 258.75 && deg < 281.25) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'E';
+    } else if (deg >= 281.25 && deg < 303.75) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'ENE';
+    } else if (deg >= 303.75 && deg < 326.25) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'NE';
+    } else if (deg >= 326.25 && deg < 348.75) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'NNE';
+    }
+
+    return cardinalDirection;
+  },
   meterSec2Knots: function meterSec2Knots(meters) {
     return meters / 0.514;
   },
@@ -215,7 +255,9 @@ L.Control.Velocity = L.Control.extend({
     var htmlOut = "";
 
     if (gridValue && !isNaN(gridValue[0]) && !isNaN(gridValue[1]) && gridValue[2]) {
-      htmlOut = "<strong> ".concat(this.options.velocityType, " ").concat(this.options.directionString, ": </strong> ").concat(self.vectorToDegrees(gridValue[0], gridValue[1], this.options.angleConvention).toFixed(2), " \xB0, <strong> ").concat(this.options.velocityType, " ").concat(this.options.speedString, ": </strong> ").concat(self.vectorToSpeed(gridValue[0], gridValue[1], this.options.speedUnit).toFixed(2), " ").concat(this.options.speedUnit);
+      var deg = self.vectorToDegrees(gridValue[0], gridValue[1], this.options.angleConvention);
+      var cardinal = this.options.showCardinal ? " (".concat(self.degreesToCardinalDirection(deg), ") ") : '';
+      htmlOut = "<strong> ".concat(this.options.velocityType, " ").concat(this.options.directionString, ": </strong> ").concat(deg.toFixed(2), "\xB0").concat(cardinal, ", <strong> ").concat(this.options.velocityType, " ").concat(this.options.speedString, ": </strong> ").concat(self.vectorToSpeed(gridValue[0], gridValue[1], this.options.speedUnit).toFixed(2), " ").concat(this.options.speedUnit);
     } else {
       htmlOut = this.options.emptyString;
     }
diff --git a/dist/leaflet-velocity.min.js b/dist/leaflet-velocity.min.js
index c92cc12..4aa9567 100644
--- a/dist/leaflet-velocity.min.js
+++ b/dist/leaflet-velocity.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
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n=t._panes.overlayPane;t.getPane&&(n=(n=t.getPane(this._paneName))||t.createPane(this._paneName)),this._canvasLayer=L.canvasLayer({pane:n}).delegate(this),this._canvasLayer.addTo(t),this._map=t},onRemove:function(t){this._destroyWind()},setData:function(t){this.options.data=t,this._windy&&(this._windy.setData(t),this._clearAndRestart()),this.fire("load")},setOpacity:function(t){console.log("this._canvasLayer",this._canvasLayer),this._canvasLayer.setOpacity(t)},setOptions:function(t){this.options=Object.assign(this.options,t),t.hasOwnProperty("displayOptions")&&(this.options.displayOptions=Object.assign(this.options.displayOptions,t.displayOptions),this._initMouseHandler(!0)),t.hasOwnProperty("data")&&(this.options.data=t.data),this._windy&&(this._windy.setOptions(t),t.hasOwnProperty("data")&&this._windy.setData(t.data),this._clearAndRestart()),this.fire("load")},onDrawLayer:function(t,n){var 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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a053520..1fcb5ac 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "leaflet-velocity",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/js/L.Control.Velocity.js b/src/js/L.Control.Velocity.js
index 4bc426a..19a224e 100644
--- a/src/js/L.Control.Velocity.js
+++ b/src/js/L.Control.Velocity.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ L.Control.Velocity = L.Control.extend({
     // Could be any combination of 'bearing' (angle toward which the flow goes) or 'meteo' (angle from which the flow comes)
     // and 'CW' (angle value increases clock-wise) or 'CCW' (angle value increases counter clock-wise)
     angleConvention: "bearingCCW",
+    showCardinal: false,
     // Could be 'm/s' for meter per second, 'k/h' for kilometer per hour or 'kt' for knots
     speedUnit: "m/s",
     directionString: "Direction",
@@ -60,6 +61,61 @@ L.Control.Velocity = L.Control.extend({
     return velocityDirToDegrees;
   },
 
+  degreesToCardinalDirection: function(deg) {
+    
+    let cardinalDirection = ''
+    if (deg >= 0 && deg < 11.25 || deg >= 348.75) {
+      cardinalDirection = 'N'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 11.25 && deg < 33.75){
+      cardinalDirection = 'NNW'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 33.75 && deg < 56.25){
+      cardinalDirection = 'NW'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 56.25 && deg < 78.75){
+      cardinalDirection = 'WNW'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 78.25 && deg < 101.25){
+      cardinalDirection = 'W'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 101.25 && deg < 123.75){
+      cardinalDirection = 'WSW'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 123.75 && deg < 146.25){
+      cardinalDirection = 'SW'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 146.25 && deg < 168.75){
+      cardinalDirection = 'SSW'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 168.75 && deg < 191.25){
+      cardinalDirection = 'S'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 191.25 && deg < 213.75){
+      cardinalDirection = 'SSE'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 213.75 && deg < 236.25){
+      cardinalDirection = 'SE'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 236.25 && deg < 258.75){
+      cardinalDirection = 'ESE'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 258.75 && deg < 281.25){
+      cardinalDirection = 'E'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 281.25 && deg < 303.75){
+      cardinalDirection = 'ENE'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 303.75 && deg < 326.25){
+      cardinalDirection = 'NE'
+    }
+    else if (deg >= 326.25 && deg < 348.75){
+      cardinalDirection = 'NNE'
+    }
+
+    return cardinalDirection;
+  },
+
   meterSec2Knots: function(meters) {
     return meters / 0.514;
   },
@@ -85,11 +141,12 @@ L.Control.Velocity = L.Control.extend({
       !isNaN(gridValue[1]) &&
       gridValue[2]
     ) {
+    var deg = self.vectorToDegrees(gridValue[0], gridValue[1], this.options.angleConvention);
+    var cardinal = this.options.showCardinal ? ` (${self.degreesToCardinalDirection(deg)}) ` : '';
+
 		htmlOut = `<strong> ${this.options.velocityType} ${
 			this.options.directionString
-		}: </strong> ${self
-			.vectorToDegrees(gridValue[0], gridValue[1], this.options.angleConvention)
-			.toFixed(2)} °, <strong> ${this.options.velocityType} ${
+		}: </strong> ${deg.toFixed(2)}°${cardinal}, <strong> ${this.options.velocityType} ${
 			this.options.speedString
 		}: </strong> ${self
 			.vectorToSpeed(gridValue[0], gridValue[1], this.options.speedUnit)