
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 5AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
356 | 527 | 349 | 407 | 453 | 415 | 369 | 318 | 302 | 261 | 302 | 295 | 274 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 271 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:51AM3.10m | 2:08PM3.79m | 3:43AM3.01m | 2:54PM3.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.01m | 8:09AM1.48m | 9:07PM0.02m | 8:55AM1.60m | 9:59PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
193 | 291 | 349 | 407 | 453 | 415 | 369 | 318 | 220 | 181 | 181 | 188 | 214 | 169 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 271 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
146 | 142 | 136 | 86 | 209 | 204 | 204 | 202 | 302 | 261 | 302 | 295 | 274 | 268 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 10 | SSE 5 | SW 10 | SE 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 5 |
197 | 204 | 207 | 66 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
356 | 527 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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