
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 4PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
101 | 150 | 143 | 138 | 202 | 140 | 135 | 132 | 127 | 227 | 202 | 198 | 194 | 190 | 174 | 170 | 133 | 243 | 150 | 172 | 413 | 469 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25PM3.32m | 2:55AM3.59m | 4:06PM3.36m | 3:47AM3.33m | 4:47PM3.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM-0.01m | 9:02PM1.28m | 9:35AM0.20m | 9:56PM1.21m | 10:15AM0.49m | 10:52PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
61 | 59 | 74 | 94 | 97 | 79 | 62 | 49 | 80 | 227 | 202 | 198 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 142 | 133 | 127 | 113 | 113 | 206 | 191 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
101 | 150 | 143 | 138 | 202 | 140 | 135 | 89 | 84 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 122 | 121 | 174 | 170 | 118 | 116 | 53 | 75 | 110 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
69 | 67 | 91 | 90 | 65 | 44 | 68 | 132 | 127 | 88 | 121 | 83 | 179 | 75 | 54 | 95 | 33 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 78 | 108 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 243 | 150 | 172 | 413 | 469 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 216 | 91 | 212 | 91 | 212 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 0 | 254 | 0 | 91 | 102 | 110 | 429 | 900 | 1093 | 0 | 0 |
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