
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 4PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
330 | 330 | 268 | 402 | 397 | 346 | 686 | 595 | 622 | 677 | 777 | 694 | 680 | 557 | 573 | 562 | 800 | 924 | 799 | 716 | 746 | 761 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32PM3.18m | 5:23AM2.57m | 4:11PM3.01m | 6:30AM2.48m | 5:00PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM1.77m | 10:38PM0.76m | 10:16AM1.92m | 11:30PM0.93m | 11:09AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
86 | 330 | 82 | 402 | 168 | 346 | 686 | 595 | 622 | 677 | 777 | 694 | 680 | 557 | 573 | 562 | 800 | 924 | 799 | 716 | 746 | 761 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 15 | W 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
330 | 73 | 268 | 82 | 397 | 279 | 272 | 253 | 225 | 276 | 279 | 180 | 283 | 287 | 226 | 181 | 178 | 125 | 125 | 194 | 178 | 134 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | W 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
88 | 87 | 125 | 21 | 90 | 183 | 212 | 272 | 275 | 275 | 190 | 279 | 136 | 85 | 116 | 188 | 168 | 170 | 76 | 154 | 218 | 251 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 228 | 337 | 228 | 900 | 0 | 1298 | 0 | 0 |
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