
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 2PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1272 | 1200 | 1029 | 866 | 640 | 545 | 457 | 374 | 296 | 290 | 241 | 247 | 235 | 171 | 226 | 212 | 267 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 145 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:51AM2.47m | 6:07PM2.69m | 9:00AM2.56m | 7:32PM2.62m | 9:46AM2.70m | 8:54PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM2.12m | 1:41AM1.12m | 2:11PM2.06m | 2:43AM1.12m | 3:26PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
1272 | 1200 | 1029 | 866 | 640 | 545 | 457 | 374 | 296 | 290 | 241 | 247 | 235 | 156 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 92 | 66 | 115 | 145 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 |
218 | 214 | 280 | 280 | 211 | 273 | 267 | 240 | 234 | 232 | 232 | 94 | 173 | 171 | 226 | 69 | 267 | 176 | 131 | 48 | 33 | 148 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 5 | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 |
105 | 101 | 120 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 43 | 96 | 173 | 45 | 21 | 28 | 212 | 44 | 39 | 176 | 176 | 144 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 217 | 0 | 0 |
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