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 SSE 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 6PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
155 | 137 | 119 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 104 | 74 | 75 | 140 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 48 | 127 | 237 | 255 | 197 | 200 | 216 | 334 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:27PM3.08m | 1:00AM3.35m | 1:52PM3.22m | 1:40AM3.33m | 2:18PM3.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.51m | 7:06PM1.33m | 7:31AM0.53m | 7:43PM1.14m | 8:00AM0.62m | 8:20PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 6 |
92 | 91 | 74 | 47 | 37 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 104 | 103 | 11 | 19 | 71 | 107 | 110 | 200 | 216 | 50 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
124 | 122 | 119 | 80 | 77 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 75 | 140 | 104 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 127 | 237 | 255 | 197 | 44 | 68 | 334 | 126 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | W 12 | S 11 | SW 14 |
49 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 76 | 104 | 74 | 10 | 74 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 46 | 44 | 70 | 45 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 100 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 |
155 | 137 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 30 | — | — | 14 | 23 | — | — | — | 196 | 135 | 181 | 62 | 166 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 212 | 102 | 93 | 110 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 228 | 216 | 216 | 0 |
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