West Coast Vancouver Island North
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PST 09 February 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind southwest 25 to 30 knots diminishing to southwest 15 after midnight and to light Tuesday morning. Wind becoming northwest 5 to 15 Tuesday evening.
Showers ending overnight. Risk of thunderstorms today and early this evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 09 February 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 3 near noon and to 1 to 2 Tuesday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 09 February 2026
Wednesday
Wind west 10 knots increasing to southwest
15 to 25 in the morning.
Thursday
Wind southwest 25 to 35 knots becoming west
25.
Friday
Wind southwest 20 knots veering to northwest
15.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PST 9 February 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 10:30 a.m. PST today low located over Bowie.By 9:30 p.m. PST tonight weakening trough located over the Alaska
panhandle.
At 7:00 a.m. PST Tuesday ridge located over Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST Tuesday ridge located from the Central Coast
to Explorer.
At 9:30 p.m. PST Tuesday approaching frontal system located
northwest of Bowie.
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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