
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | WNW 9 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 167 | 271 | 468 | 408 | 310 | 272 | 222 | 222 | 114 | 200 | 200 | 352 | 205 | 160 | 115 | 103 | 102 | 138 | 141 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48AM2.69m | 4:14PM3.21m | 5:45AM2.49m | 4:54PM3.04m | 7:02AM2.35m | 5:45PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM1.61m | 11:15PM0.89m | 10:42AM1.82m | 00:13AM1.03m | 11:30AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 |
77 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 86 | 128 | 186 | 160 | 114 | 94 | 91 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 121 | 79 | 58 | 56 | 41 | 28 | 82 | 79 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 |
60 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 63 | 92 | 80 | 73 | 73 | 61 | 72 | 78 | 115 | 103 | 42 | 102 | 102 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 |
36 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 39 | 74 | 37 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 72 | 61 | 117 | 33 | 31 | 102 | 138 | 136 | 64 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 167 | 271 | 468 | 408 | 310 | 272 | 222 | 222 | 114 | 200 | 200 | 352 | 205 | 160 | — | — | — | — | 141 | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 212 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 244 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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