Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 9PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
223 | 223 | 212 | 193 | 188 | 142 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 110 | 104 | 80 | 80 | 68 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:40PM2.99m | 9:17AM2.28m | 7:45PM2.91m | 10:40AM2.38m | 8:57PM2.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM1.89m | 2:18AM1.10m | 1:22PM2.04m | 3:31AM1.05m | 2:54PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
82 | 117 | 124 | 131 | 89 | 68 | 181 | 134 | 129 | 126 | 123 | 91 | 88 | 89 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 61 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
114 | 220 | 212 | 193 | 188 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 110 | 104 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
223 | 85 | 83 | 59 | 40 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — |
186 | 223 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
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