
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 322 | 318 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 306 | 302 | 291 | 223 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 239 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:38PM3.03m | 1:54AM3.37m | 3:06PM3.11m | 2:33AM3.27m | 3:34PM3.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.38m | 8:04PM1.51m | 8:36AM0.44m | 8:44PM1.41m | 9:06AM0.56m | 9:24PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
407 | 172 | 233 | 256 | 216 | 233 | 198 | 245 | 239 | 205 | 164 | 96 | 93 | 88 | 171 | 89 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 63 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
96 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 322 | 318 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 306 | 302 | 291 | 223 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 239 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 46 | 34 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 14 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 216 | 1349 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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