Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 16 May 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 12PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (16 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (16 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.4
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
WNW
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
0.8
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
13
1.6
W
16
1.6
W
15
1.7
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1139
1159
1121
1084
1546
1660
1633
1452
683
517
442
375
551
331
271
121
223
344
386
1241
1087
1175
1279
1324
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
N
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
WSW
5
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:01AM3.80m
1:29PM3.10m
00:45AM3.91m
2:20PM3.13m
1:31AM3.93m
3:13PM3.11m
Low Tide
6:57AM-0.01m
6:44PM1.46m
7:44AM-0.16m
7:33PM1.52m
8:34AM-0.20m
8:23PM1.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:07
9:08
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
10
10
11
11
9
7
6
8
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
10
10
11
11
3
3
4
5
4
5
6
5
3
2
5
8
9
7
6
5
6
6
8
11
9
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
W
12
2
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.8
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
13
1.6
W
16
1.6
W
15
1.7
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
14
Energy kJ
1139
1159
1121
1084
1036
1098
1024
792
683
517
442
375
296
78
79
121
223
344
386
1241
1087
1175
1279
1324
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
W
17
0.8
W
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
144
166
130
126
125
144
144
144
142
121
130
135
115
9
8
80
81
135
317
81
80
47
46
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
18
0.2
W
19
0.3
W
18
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
3
191
64
34
99
11
9
13
29
57
81
82
13
34
34
32
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
WNW
11
1.6
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
0.9
W
5
0.8
WNW
5
Energy kJ
1546
1660
1633
1452
551
331
271
43
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
212
337
1465
1465
1465
91
0
0
0
212
228
292
1465
258
258
258
0
0
1464
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
5
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
5
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
1
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest