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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 15 May 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
13.1° C
(Which is 2.3°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 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (15 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
11
2.5
WNW
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
482
1016
1090
1106
1192
1139
1178
1231
1160
1227
1187
1126
1479
683
524
442
319
296
468
230
190
186
158
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SW
5
ESE
10
S
0
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:36PM3.02m
00:01AM3.80m
1:29PM3.10m
00:45AM3.91m
2:20PM3.13m
1:31AM3.93m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.27m
5:58PM1.40m
6:57AM-0.01m
6:44PM1.46m
7:44AM-0.16m
7:33PM1.52m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:06
9:07
9:08
4
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
10
10
10
10
8
7
6
8
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
4
4
7
6
8
5
3
2
3
5
3
3
4
4
4
3
6
7
8
8
6
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
Energy kJ
181
161
1016
1090
1106
1192
1139
1178
1231
1160
125
144
144
882
683
524
442
319
296
284
230
190
186
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
14
1.1
W
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
W
17
Energy kJ
338
482
173
229
171
171
144
142
130
126
146
144
142
142
130
135
113
77
78
80
81
137
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.3
W
18
0.5
W
13
Energy kJ
117
105
2
3
3
16
3
191
64
34
30
99
49
9
8
29
57
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
11
2.5
WNW
11
1.5
W
10
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1227
1187
1126
1479
468
26
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
245
91
0
91
0
0
0
0
0
1464
1465
1465
1465
258
0
0
0
212
242
311
1465
258
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
1
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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