
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 4PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1536 | 1593 | 1299 | 1086 | 910 | 867 | 650 | 752 | 1272 | 1200 | 1029 | 866 | 640 | 545 | 457 | 374 | 296 | 239 | 232 | 203 | 202 | 194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30AM2.48m | 5:00PM2.84m | 7:51AM2.47m | 6:07PM2.69m | 9:00AM2.56m | 7:32PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM2.05m | 00:32AM1.06m | 12:31PM2.12m | 1:41AM1.12m | 2:11PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 |
1536 | 1593 | 1299 | 1086 | 910 | 867 | 650 | 752 | 1272 | 1200 | 1029 | 866 | 640 | 545 | 457 | 374 | 296 | 239 | 175 | 203 | 190 | 194 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | WSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 9 |
163 | 125 | 127 | 129 | 175 | 133 | 248 | 340 | 218 | 214 | 280 | 280 | 211 | 273 | 267 | 240 | 234 | 232 | 232 | 173 | 66 | 129 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | W 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
173 | 170 | 160 | 154 | 218 | 251 | 138 | 238 | 105 | 101 | 120 | 70 | 71 | 43 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 43 | 96 | 70 | 173 | 171 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 28 | 202 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 258 | 1349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
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