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Friendly Cove (Yuquot) is a major historic site on Nootka Island, off the west coast of Vancouver Island. This is where Captain Cook made first European contact on Canada's west coast in 1778. The cove faces southwest toward the Pacific Ocean. Sacred site for the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations. Accessible only by boat from Gold River.

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Spot forecast for Friendly Cove / Nootka Island

Sunrise 07:56 · Sunset 18:26

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:40 · 1.3 m High tide 09:41 · 2.9 m Low tide 15:21 · 2 m High tide 20:53 · 2.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 03:33 · 1.2 m High tide 10:16 · 3 m Low tide 16:16 · 1.7 m High tide 21:58 · 2.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:18 · 1.2 m High tide 10:47 · 3.2 m Low tide 16:59 · 1.4 m High tide 22:54 · 3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:57 · 1.2 m High tide 11:16 · 3.4 m Low tide 17:38 · 1.1 m High tide 23:44 · 3.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:34 · 1.3 m High tide 11:46 · 3.6 m Low tide 18:16 · 0.8 m

Friendly Cove / Nootka Island: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

201h

in May · 23.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to July, peaking in May: 17 rideable days a month and 201 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is January, at 6 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is October, with 212 mm.

Monthly averages: Friendly Cove / Nootka Island

Monthly averages — Friendly Cove / Nootka Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	6.0	38 h	6 °C	106 mm
February	6.0	38 h	7 °C	65 mm
March	11.0	65 h	9 °C	137 mm
April	16.0	122 h	12 °C	61 mm
May	23.5	201 h	14 °C	37 mm
June	15.5	115 h	17 °C	22 mm
July	13.0	96 h	21 °C	31 mm
August	7.0	50 h	21 °C	37 mm
September	7.5	53 h	18 °C	102 mm
October	8.0	59 h	12 °C	212 mm
November	8.0	47 h	9 °C	198 mm
December	14.0	94 h	8 °C	169 mm

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Technical details of Friendly Cove / Nootka Island spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Expert

On the water

Pacific swell entering the cove. Cold water (7-12°C). Sand and rock bottom. Mix of protected conditions inside the cove and exposed outside. Tidal currents at the cove entrance.

Hazards

Extremely remote — boat/floatplane only. No on-site rescue. Pacific swell. Very cold water (5/4 wetsuit or drysuit). Rocks. Tidal currents. Bears, cougars and wolves. No cell coverage. Sacred First Nations site — respect the place and inhabitants. Reserved for self-sufficient experts.

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