
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 12PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | WSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
226 | 212 | 267 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 144 | 220 | 215 | 223 | 229 | 393 | 469 | 604 | 594 | 596 | 576 | 618 | 1142 | 1142 | 396 | 284 | 1439 | 1155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:46AM2.70m | 8:54PM2.63m | 10:19AM2.86m | 9:59PM2.73m | 10:47AM3.04m | 10:54PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM1.12m | 3:26PM1.87m | 3:34AM1.11m | 4:18PM1.60m | 4:17AM1.09m | 4:59PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
118 | 130 | 101 | 95 | 173 | 106 | 109 | 220 | 169 | 216 | 229 | 393 | 469 | 604 | 594 | 596 | 576 | 618 | 607 | 596 | 396 | 284 | 338 | 332 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
108 | 67 | 267 | 176 | 48 | 33 | 144 | 196 | 215 | 223 | 223 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 191 | 120 | 121 | 120 | 167 | 193 | 212 | 111 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | S 6 | WNW 5 | S 6 | W 4 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
226 | 212 | 40 | 85 | 176 | 176 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 79 | 62 | 61 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 223 | 146 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1142 | 1142 | 90 | 157 | 1439 | 1155 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 258 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 113 |
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