Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 20 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind light except northeasterly outflow 20 knots near the mainland inlets. Wind becoming variable 10 near noon then becoming south 5 to 15 near midnight. Wind increasing to southeast 15 to 25 early Wednesday morning then becoming northwest 15 Wednesday afternoon. Wind diminishing to light Wednesday evening.
Showers Wednesday. Fog patches dissipating near noon.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 20 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 1 metre building to 1 to 2 late overnight and to 2 to 3 near
noon Wednesday. Seas subsiding to 1 to 2 Wednesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 20 October 2026
Thursday
Wind light becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots
in the morning.
Friday
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots becoming
light.
Saturday
Wind light increasing to northeast 25
knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 20 October 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today frontal system located west of Bowie.By 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday weakening frontal system located from
Hecate Strait to Explorer.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over Queen Charlotte Sound.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Wednesday departing ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:30 a.m. PDT Wednesday ridge located over Bowie extending
northeastward.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Wednesday ridge located from the Central Coast
to Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:08 AM PDT 20 October 2026 A strong cold front extending from the Gulf of Alaska will spreadgale force southwesterlies across the northern waters from northwest
to southeast ahead of the front today. The southwesterly gales will
ease to strong winds overnight.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie - southern half
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait
- Howe Sound
- Johnstone Strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
- Juan de Fuca Strait - east entrance
- Juan de Fuca Strait - west entrance
- Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
- Queen Charlotte Sound - western half
- Queen Charlotte Strait
- Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
- West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
- West Coast Vancouver Island North
- West Coast Vancouver Island South
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