Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 14 November 2025
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind light increasing to southeast 5 to 15 knots late this afternoon and to southeast 15 to 20 late this evening except east 5 to 15 near Vancouver. Wind becoming easterly 5 to 15 after midnight then becoming light early Saturday morning.
Rain beginning this afternoon changing to scattered showers after midnight.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 14 November 2025
Sunday
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots becoming light in
the morning then becoming southeast 5 to 15 late in the day.
Monday
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots.
Tuesday
Wind southeast 5 to 15 knots becoming
northwest 5 to 15.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 14 November 2025 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:30 a.m. PST today weakening ridge located on a linenortheast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 10:30 a.m. PST today intensifying frontal system located over
Haida Gwaii.
By 7:00 p.m. PST tonight departing frontal system located over
the Central Coast.
At 4:00 p.m. PST Saturday approaching low located southwest of
the offshore waters.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:20 AM PST 14 November 2025 A frontal system currently over Haida Gwaii is generatingsoutheasterly gale force winds across Hecate Strait and Dixon
Entrance this morning. These southeasterly gales will spread to the
central waters and the headlands of Vancouver Island near midday.
Winds will diminish to westerly strong near late this evening.
In the wake of this frontal system, westerly gale force winds will
develop across Bowie and Dixon Entrance this evening and subside to
westerly strong late 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 - southern half
- 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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