
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 8AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
588 | 442 | 442 | 372 | 358 | 294 | 288 | 237 | 192 | 153 | 116 | 211 | 819 | 947 | 965 | 836 | 746 | 586 | 348 | 211 | 161 | 125 | 100 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 11:15AM3.24m | 11:43PM2.98m | 11:44AM3.43m | 00:30AM3.08m | 12:15PM3.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM1.10m | 5:37PM0.93m | 5:33AM1.13m | 6:15PM0.59m | 6:10AM1.19m | 6:54PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
588 | 442 | 442 | 372 | 358 | 294 | 288 | 237 | 192 | 153 | 116 | 211 | 819 | 947 | 965 | 836 | 746 | 586 | 348 | 211 | 161 | 123 | 100 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 14 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
102 | 36 | 35 | 138 | 123 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 103 | 191 | 206 | 150 | 103 | 61 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
35 | 74 | 65 | 75 | 72 | 130 | 127 | 126 | 124 | 81 | 61 | 77 | 109 | 58 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 66 | 34 | 65 | 138 | 125 | 86 | 85 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 54 | 122 | 347 | 363 | 303 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 110 | 212 | 110 | 217 | 236 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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