
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
576 | 1027 | 1132 | 524 | 338 | 284 | 1395 | 663 | 588 | 507 | 442 | 372 | 358 | 294 | 288 | 237 | 192 | 153 | 116 | 313 | 1211 | 1791 | 1546 | 1118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47AM3.04m | 10:54PM2.85m | 11:15AM3.24m | 11:43PM2.98m | 11:44AM3.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM1.09m | 4:59PM1.27m | 4:56AM1.10m | 5:37PM0.93m | 5:33AM1.13m | 6:15PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
576 | 553 | 607 | 524 | 338 | 284 | 166 | 663 | 588 | 507 | 442 | 372 | 358 | 294 | 288 | 237 | 192 | 153 | 116 | 313 | 1211 | 1791 | 1546 | 1118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
120 | 121 | 120 | 167 | 193 | 212 | 284 | 146 | 102 | 36 | 35 | 138 | 123 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 109 | 103 | 144 | 145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
79 | 62 | 61 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 223 | 38 | 35 | 74 | 65 | 75 | 72 | 130 | 127 | 126 | 124 | 62 | 61 | 77 | 61 | 58 | 103 | 103 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
— | 1027 | 1132 | 145 | 78 | 139 | 1395 | 475 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 75 | 109 | 398 | 437 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 236 | 258 | 258 | 1298 | 258 | 228 | 113 | 102 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 110 | 110 | 217 | 217 |
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