
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 3AM is: 0.3m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
352 | 99 | 72 | 117 | 115 | 103 | 102 | 138 | 136 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 133 | 130 | 116 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:02AM2.35m | 5:45PM2.89m | 8:43AM2.34m | 6:56PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM1.03m | 11:30AM1.99m | 1:26AM1.12m | 12:50PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
143 | 99 | 58 | 40 | 37 | 25 | 83 | 57 | 56 | 51 | 34 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 84 | 84 | 116 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 |
104 | 61 | 72 | 78 | 115 | 47 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 184 | 184 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 133 | 130 | 84 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 |
73 | 72 | 61 | 117 | 33 | 103 | 69 | 138 | 136 | 64 | 64 | 95 | 89 | 86 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — |
352 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 1298 | 317 | 586 | 0 |
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