
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 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
733 | 746 | 695 | 606 | 524 | 505 | 486 | 424 | 347 | 284 | 279 | 230 | 220 | 175 | 166 | 142 | 130 | 326 | 258 | 196 | 123 | 539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:47AM2.91m | 11:18PM3.07m | 12:11PM3.09m | 00:02AM3.17m | 12:36PM3.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.83m | 5:28PM1.52m | 5:47AM0.78m | 6:05PM1.24m | 6:19AM0.77m | 6:41PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 8 |
733 | 746 | 695 | 606 | 524 | 505 | 486 | 424 | 347 | 284 | 279 | 230 | 220 | 175 | 166 | 132 | 130 | 127 | 99 | 95 | 56 | 284 | |
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
201 | 196 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 188 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 103 | 102 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SW 8 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 326 | 258 | 196 | 123 | 539 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 429 | 1298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 92 | 0 | 837 | 1465 | 565 | 258 |
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