
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) at 8AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nootka Island (Calvin Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
310 | 105 | 223 | 236 | 138 | 203 | 495 | 455 | 325 | 217 | 186 | 114 | 65 | 191 | 100 | 323 | 181 | 141 | 84 | 67 | 45 | 80 | 83 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:50AM2.54m | 5:50PM3.31m | 7:09AM2.39m | 6:43PM3.32m | 8:45AM2.36m | 7:49PM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM1.04m | 11:18AM1.42m | 00:55AM0.96m | 12:08PM1.66m | 2:09AM0.83m | 1:17PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 6 |
161 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 54 | 33 | 245 | 186 | 134 | 90 | 40 | 39 | 65 | 97 | 63 | 152 | 66 | 33 | 20 | 67 | 44 | 66 | 82 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 |
57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 53 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 12 | 69 | 15 | 87 | 85 | 68 | 68 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 81 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | W 11 | SW 18 |
14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
310 | — | 223 | 236 | 138 | 203 | 495 | 455 | 325 | 217 | 186 | 114 | 56 | 191 | 100 | 323 | 181 | 141 | 84 | 19 | 45 | 80 | 83 | 165 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 91 | 837 | 837 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 91 | 317 | 837 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 900 | 900 | 885 | 113 |
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