Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
268 | 214 | 235 | 235 | 228 | 224 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 216 | 277 | 339 | 157 | 151 | 151 | 124 | 277 | 279 | 212 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:08PM3.25m | 6:15AM2.45m | 5:50PM3.11m | 7:36AM2.30m | 6:40PM2.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM1.00m | 11:24AM1.66m | 1:05AM1.08m | 12:11PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 8 |
202 | 190 | 235 | 71 | 60 | 224 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 97 | 152 | 161 | 92 | 151 | 151 | 57 | 277 | 279 | 112 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
268 | 214 | 39 | 235 | 228 | 60 | 62 | 51 | 49 | 216 | 171 | 163 | 157 | 54 | 56 | 114 | 223 | 220 | 212 | 193 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 11 | W 11 |
21 | 20 | 186 | 214 | 180 | 129 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 123 | 125 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 124 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 36 | 64 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 277 | 339 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 212 | 216 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 236 | 837 |
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