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Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 PST
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Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) sea temperature is
7.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 7PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)--
Afternoon (28 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
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4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
4
S
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)101011121413131313131312121212121211111111181616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)249130823794360962915985559351834487395834493598454648524622382632182551215017321456129811181210
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
50
ESE
50
SE
50
SE
40
SE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
2.52
8:42AM
3.47
10:55PM
2.71
9:47AM
3.59
11:44PM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
0.57
2:28AM
1.91
4:07PM
0.35
3:44AM
1.83
5:02PM
0.16
4:48AM
1.68
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-------8:03-------8:02-------8:00
Sunset-5:15-------5:16-------5:17------
heavy rain
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heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
13171214151131-151725252214-------7
Temp. °C878778788999999899888888
Feels °C (?)2-1100223332-1-2-11687544333
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