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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
2.2
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
687
663
617
495
488
411
411
398
386
466
330
404
398
374
350
547
407
344
225
178
386
378
301
109
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NW
5
N
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
N
10
N
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:21PM2.96m
00:06AM3.43m
1:04PM2.99m
00:35AM3.46m
1:45PM3.00m
1:05AM3.46m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.74m
6:00PM1.27m
6:44AM0.55m
6:36PM1.38m
7:19AM0.43m
7:10PM1.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:07
6:05
6:05
6:03
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8:40
8:43
8:44
8:45
Temp °C
9
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
10
11
11
10
11
13
14
13
15
13
11
10
7
10
9
9
8
8
7
10
9
10
10
9
7
9
8
7
8
9
10
9
12
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
Energy kJ
687
663
617
495
488
411
411
398
386
466
330
404
398
80
350
547
407
344
225
178
176
176
131
109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
1.1
W
12
0.9
WNW
6
0.4
SW
14
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
Energy kJ
28
28
29
64
64
65
7
7
6
37
37
21
21
374
54
54
69
114
86
65
134
95
92
87
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
W
4
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
12
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.5
SW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
Energy kJ
13
10
26
4
9
3
64
38
24
22
22
23
14
54
54
3
53
32
31
29
47
56
54
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
1
W
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
5
1
W
5
1.5
W
6
2.2
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
Energy kJ
4
18
19
18
43
57
162
156
134
93
83
59
165
386
378
301
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
228
253
258
0
113
0
0
212
236
597
258
0
0
0
0
216
1349
1465
258
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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