Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 2AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
253 | 282 | 198 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 129 | 127 | 173 | 125 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 116 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:05AM3.73m | 2:12PM3.37m | 1:55AM3.63m | 2:48PM3.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.10m | 7:57PM1.08m | 8:25AM0.26m | 8:44PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 |
119 | 107 | 86 | 70 | 56 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 41 | 125 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 122 | 37 | 36 | 98 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
154 | 249 | 150 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 129 | 127 | 173 | 22 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 12 | 119 | 116 | 112 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 20 |
88 | 26 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 97 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — |
253 | 282 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 242 | 1465 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 366 | 837 | 0 | 0 |
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