
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
282 | 330 | 469 | 614 | 604 | 594 | 573 | 1053 | 1163 | 1046 | 344 | 850 | 597 | 663 | 517 | 507 | 442 | 375 | 689 | 296 | 200 | 237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:19AM2.86m | 9:59PM2.73m | 10:47AM3.04m | 10:54PM2.85m | 11:15AM3.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM1.60m | 4:17AM1.09m | 4:59PM1.27m | 4:56AM1.10m | 5:37PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||
7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
282 | 330 | 469 | 614 | 604 | 594 | 573 | 630 | 607 | 524 | 344 | 212 | 266 | 663 | 517 | 507 | 442 | 375 | 358 | 296 | 200 | 237 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 14 |
223 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 191 | 120 | 121 | 120 | 167 | 193 | 45 | 235 | 146 | 102 | 65 | 35 | 137 | 123 | 81 | 35 | 120 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
98 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 79 | 62 | 61 | 44 | 45 | — | 223 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 65 | 75 | 72 | 128 | 120 | 126 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1053 | 1163 | 1046 | 107 | 850 | 597 | 475 | 264 | — | — | — | 689 | 88 | 82 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 212 | 236 | 0 | 258 | 228 | 228 | 258 | 228 | 258 | 258 | 212 | 102 | 102 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 0 | 0 |
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