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Marine Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 05 March 2026

Tonight and Friday.

Wind west 10 to 20 knots increasing to west 20 to 25 early this evening. Wind west 20 to 25 Friday.

Showers.

Waves

Issued 04:00 PM PST 05 March 2026
Today Tonight and Friday. Seas 2 to 3 metres.

Extended Forecast

Issued 04:00 PM PST 05 March 2026
Saturday Wind west 20 to 30 knots diminishing to northwest 10 to 20 late in the day.
Sunday Wind northwest 10 to 20 knots becoming northwest 15 to 25.
Monday Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots.

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Map of Pacific - South Coast marine weather areas Vancouver Harbour Sechelt East Dellwood - 46207 Squamish Airport Powell River Airport Sand Heads Lightstation Discovery Island Georgia Strait - 46303 Vancouver Int'l Airport Cape St.James Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal English Bay – 46304 Point Atkinson Herbert Island Bella Bella Airport West Vancouver Bella Coola Airport Cathedral Point Campbell River Airport South Nomad - 46036 Malahat Sentry Shoal - 46131 Race Rocks Lightstation Kelp Reefs Esquimalt Harbour Saturna Island South Brooks - 46132 Sheringham Point University of Victoria Halibut Bank - 46146 Victoria Gonzales Victoria Int'l Airport Ballenas Islands South Moresby - 46147 Estevan Point Howe Sound - Pam Rocks Grief Point La Perouse Bank - 46206 Tofino Airport Solander Island Sartine Island Port Alberni West Sea Otter - 46204 Comox Airport Sisters Islets Port Hardy Airport South Hecate Strait - 46185 Nanaimo Airport Fanny Island Entrance Island
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Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 4:00 PM PST 5 March 2026 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located over central Vancouver Island.
By 10:00 p.m. PST tonight dissipating ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.

At 4:00 p.m. PST today departing trough located over the western
North Coast.

At 4:00 a.m. PST Friday frontal system located west of Bowie.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Friday frontal system located near the Alaska
panhandle.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:59 PM PST 5 March 2026 A frontal system approaches Haida Gwaii on Friday with southwesterly
gales beginning over Bowie by dawn Friday. The system pushes
northwestward on the Alaskan Panhandle and winds ease over northern
waters Friday temporarily.

Another system approaches the Central Coast on Saturday.

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