
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
242 | 237 | 192 | 153 | 89 | 423 | 889 | 1470 | 833 | 810 | 725 | 635 | 412 | 202 | 138 | 125 | 93 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43PM2.98m | 11:44AM3.43m | 00:30AM3.08m | 12:15PM3.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.93m | 5:33AM1.13m | 6:15PM0.59m | 6:10AM1.19m | 6:54PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 7 |
242 | 237 | 192 | 153 | 89 | 423 | 889 | 1470 | 833 | 810 | 725 | 635 | 412 | 202 | 123 | 95 | 93 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 10 |
120 | 120 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 109 | 103 | 279 | 183 | 131 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 40 | 27 | 37 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 |
127 | 126 | 124 | 81 | 61 | 77 | 61 | 68 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 56 | 50 | 138 | 125 | 86 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 14 | 56 | 155 | 494 | 513 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 212 | 217 | 217 | 236 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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