Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSE 6 | SW 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
90 | 131 | 124 | 160 | 161 | 135 | 119 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 104 | 74 | 75 | 140 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:20AM3.32m | 1:27PM3.08m | 1:00AM3.35m | 1:52PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.51m | 7:06PM1.33m | 7:31AM0.53m | 7:43PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 5 |
70 | 67 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 75 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 104 | 103 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 |
90 | 90 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 80 | 77 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 75 | 140 | 104 | 8 | 8 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 19 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
11 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 76 | 104 | 74 | 10 | 74 | 93 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 |
35 | 131 | 34 | 160 | 161 | 135 | 92 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 21 | — | 20 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 110 | 110 | 93 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 1349 | 1465 | 228 | 0 |
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