
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 4AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
594 | 724 | 567 | 488 | 482 | 577 | 582 | 428 | 399 | 394 | 482 | 324 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 251 | 280 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:19AM3.13m | 1:53PM3.54m | 3:00AM3.02m | 2:24PM3.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.36m | 7:54AM1.29m | 8:35PM0.37m | 8:27AM1.46m | 9:13PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
594 | 724 | 567 | 488 | 482 | 577 | 582 | 428 | 399 | 394 | 482 | 324 | 324 | 294 | 280 | 219 | 280 | 280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | W 6 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
207 | 28 | 390 | 309 | 193 | 186 | 190 | 188 | 177 | 264 | 261 | 261 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 251 | 245 | 226 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 |
37 | 209 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 89 | 88 | 29 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 251 | 149 | 186 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 40 | 74 | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 93 | 93 | 212 | 212 | 212 |
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