
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 92 | 111 | 104 | 99 | 97 | 109 | 109 | 140 | 135 | 110 | 110 | 101 | 150 | 143 | 155 | 202 | 202 | 135 | 132 | 235 | 218 | 239 | 234 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:11AM3.88m | 2:43PM3.23m | 2:03AM3.78m | 3:25PM3.32m | 2:55AM3.59m | 4:06PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM-0.14m | 8:08PM1.38m | 8:52AM-0.01m | 9:02PM1.28m | 9:35AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | |
9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
65 | 92 | 111 | 104 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 105 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 124 | 155 | 106 | 86 | 64 | 52 | 235 | 218 | 239 | 234 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
68 | 20 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 101 | 150 | 143 | 138 | 202 | 202 | 135 | 89 | 127 | 181 | 178 | 178 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
11 | 67 | 35 | 35 | 49 | 55 | 109 | 109 | 105 | 40 | 39 | 29 | 69 | 67 | 91 | 90 | 65 | 89 | 68 | 132 | 88 | 88 | 121 | 83 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 216 | 1465 | 1464 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 93 | 212 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 0 | 1465 |
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