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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 14 May 2026 PDT
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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
12.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
SW
9
1
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.8
W
7
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.2
W
12
1.3
W
11
2.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
134
148
118
165
244
178
284
231
279
338
482
1016
972
1074
1042
1295
1310
1190
1959
1323
1280
441
1479
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:42AM2.90m
11:20PM3.64m
12:36PM3.02m
00:01AM3.80m
1:29PM3.10m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.63m
5:11PM1.33m
6:11AM0.27m
5:58PM1.40m
6:57AM-0.01m
6:44PM1.46m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:05
9:06
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
6
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
9
9
10
10
8
8
8
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
6
8
10
10
11
10
8
7
7
7
6
6
8
8
4
5
5
3
4
5
4
6
6
5
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
SW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.3
W
11
1.9
W
11
Energy kJ
183
134
148
118
165
165
178
189
212
197
177
161
1016
972
1074
1042
1295
1310
1190
1251
125
144
441
875
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
SW
18
0.4
W
17
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.9
W
14
1.1
W
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
84
84
84
10
78
94
132
183
231
279
338
482
173
229
171
171
169
164
152
126
144
144
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.4
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.1
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
15
7
9
50
44
78
45
46
79
120
117
151
2
3
3
226
3
65
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
4
1.3
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
6
1.8
W
7
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.2
W
12
1.7
W
7
2.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
10
244
135
284
1959
1323
1280
263
1479
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
216
0
110
228
597
216
216
258
258
228
228
93
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1465
597
597
597
258
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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