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Surf Break: Nootka Island

Nootka Island in Vancouver Island is a fairly exposed beach break that does not work very often Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Watch out for .

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Overall Nootka Island Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Nootka Island surf quality by season and Nootka Island surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Canada - Vancouver Island surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Nootka Island

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Nootka Island:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Tofino	42 mi
Second closest break	Cox Bay	46 mi
Third closest break	Long Beach	56 mi
Fourth closest break	Florencia Bay	58 mi
Fifth closest break	The Dump	119 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Nootka Island:
Closest wave buoy	La Perouse Bank Buoy	59 mi
Second closest wave buoy	South Brooks Buoy	62 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sentry Shoal Buoy	73 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Neah Bay Buoy	112 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Halibut Bank Buoy	129 mi
Tide stations nearest to Nootka Island:
Closest tide station	Saavedra Islands, British Columbia	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Saavedra Islands, British Columbia (2)	3 mi
Third closest tide station	Gold River, British Columbia	19 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Gold River, British Columbia (2)	19 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Ceepeecee, British Columbia	20 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Nootka Island:
Closest ski area	Mount Cain (Canada)	44 mi
Second closest ski area	Mount Washington (Canada)	57 mi
Third closest ski area	Cypress Mountain (Canada)	150 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Grouse Mountain (Canada)	155 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Callaghan Valley (Canada)	157 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Nootka Island:
Closest city location	Tahsis (Canada)	23 mi
Second closest city location	Gold River (Canada)	25 mi
Third closest city location	Tofino (Canada)	42 mi
Fourth closest city location	Campbell River (Canada)	65 mi
Fifth closest city location	Duncan Bay (Canada)	65 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Nootka Island is Tofino Airport (YAZ) in Canada, 80 km (50 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Nootka Island is Campbell River Airport (YBL), also in Canada, 99 km (61 miles) away.
• Third is Comox Airport (YQQ) in Canada, 120 km (75 miles) away.
• Port Hardy Airport (YZT) in Canada is 134 km (83 miles) away.
• Nanaimo Airport (YCD), also in Canada is the fifth nearest airport to Nootka Island and is 203 km (126 miles) away.