
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
338 | 338 | 330 | 588 | 588 | 442 | 442 | 372 | 305 | 294 | 288 | 237 | 192 | 153 | 116 | 262 | 1080 | 1175 | 1848 | 1287 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54PM2.85m | 11:15AM3.24m | 11:43PM2.98m | 11:44AM3.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM1.27m | 4:56AM1.10m | 5:37PM0.93m | 5:33AM1.13m | 6:15PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
338 | 338 | 161 | 588 | 588 | 442 | 442 | 372 | 305 | 294 | 288 | 237 | 192 | 153 | 116 | 262 | 1080 | 1175 | 1848 | 1287 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 |
193 | 212 | 284 | 146 | 102 | 36 | 35 | 138 | 123 | 81 | 120 | 120 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 35 | 103 | 124 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
45 | 45 | 223 | 38 | 35 | 74 | 65 | 75 | 72 | 128 | 127 | 126 | 124 | 81 | 61 | 77 | 109 | 103 | 58 | 103 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
81 | 112 | 330 | 311 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 40 | 115 | 437 | 347 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 258 | 228 | 113 | 102 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 212 | 212 | 217 | 110 |
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