Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 5AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
276 | 276 | 209 | 273 | 464 | 343 | 334 | 268 | 268 | 229 | 402 | 397 | 314 | 310 | 302 | 291 | 283 | 312 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31AM3.21m | 3:57PM3.46m | 4:20AM2.94m | 4:32PM3.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.87m | 9:37AM0.79m | 10:19PM0.87m | 10:12AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 |
276 | 276 | 209 | 273 | 464 | 343 | 334 | 268 | 268 | 74 | 402 | 397 | 314 | 310 | 302 | 291 | 283 | 115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 8 | S 9 | W 16 | SSW 15 |
65 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 229 | 74 | 73 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 275 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 |
140 | 138 | 138 | 100 | 8 | 68 | 67 | 87 | 87 | 121 | 7 | 55 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 132 | 31 | — | — | — | 20 | 80 | 130 | 312 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 363 | 900 | 1093 | 885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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