
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 4AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
607 | 599 | 573 | 669 | 733 | 746 | 695 | 606 | 524 | 505 | 486 | 410 | 347 | 284 | 279 | 230 | 225 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:29PM2.95m | 11:47AM2.91m | 11:18PM3.07m | 12:11PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.83m | 5:28PM1.52m | 5:47AM0.78m | 6:05PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
607 | 599 | 573 | 669 | 733 | 746 | 695 | 606 | 524 | 505 | 486 | 410 | 347 | 284 | 279 | 230 | 225 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
271 | 271 | 211 | 206 | 201 | 196 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 188 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 142 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 216 | 258 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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