Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 2AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
326 | 326 | 226 | 226 | 322 | 251 | 226 | 275 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 170 | 123 | 120 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:03AM3.13m | 3:15PM3.46m | 3:49AM2.95m | 3:48PM3.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.84m | 9:00AM0.95m | 9:42PM0.75m | 9:33AM1.17m | 10:29PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
84 | 146 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 177 | 170 | 166 | 132 | 129 | 117 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
326 | 326 | 226 | 226 | 322 | 251 | 226 | 275 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 170 | 123 | 120 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | WSW 6 |
9 | 2 | 67 | 67 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 253 | 484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 216 | 93 |
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