Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 12AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 169 | 143 | 137 | 257 | 133 | 132 | 68 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 106 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 82 | 77 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:35PM2.80m | 11:39PM3.24m | 1:01PM2.94m | 00:20AM3.32m | 1:27PM3.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM1.72m | 6:30AM0.55m | 6:28PM1.53m | 7:01AM0.51m | 7:06PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
51 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 257 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 46 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 35 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
71 | 169 | 143 | 137 | 30 | 133 | 132 | 68 | 56 | 90 | 70 | 90 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 82 | 77 | 76 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
64 | 74 | 107 | 73 | 70 | 22 | 69 | 67 | 91 | 57 | 90 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | S 6 | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 106 | 105 | 7 | 13 | 108 | 17 | 69 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 216 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 110 | 216 | 93 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
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