
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 7AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 86 | 69 | 214 | 111 | 168 | 568 | 394 | 229 | 145 | 115 | 103 | 102 | 138 | 136 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 133 | 130 | 116 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:45AM2.49m | 4:54PM3.04m | 7:02AM2.35m | 5:45PM2.89m | 8:43AM2.34m | 6:56PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.89m | 10:42AM1.82m | 00:13AM1.03m | 11:30AM1.99m | 1:26AM1.12m | 12:50PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
89 | 86 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 198 | 114 | 75 | 56 | 41 | 27 | 17 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 48 | 33 | 184 | 184 | 133 | 84 | 116 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 |
74 | 64 | 63 | 92 | 80 | 73 | 104 | 61 | 72 | 78 | 115 | 103 | 42 | 102 | 102 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 31 | 29 | 84 | 130 | 84 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 |
39 | 74 | 37 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 73 | 72 | 61 | 117 | 33 | 31 | 102 | 138 | 136 | 64 | 64 | 95 | 89 | 86 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | — |
— | — | — | 214 | 111 | 168 | 568 | 394 | 229 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 103 | 98 | — | — | 43 | 41 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 91 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 900 | 900 |
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