West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 02 April 2025
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots except northwest 20 northwest of Estevan Point. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 20 late overnight except light near the coast. Wind diminishing to light Thursday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 02 April 2025
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 Thursday morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 02 April 2025
Friday
Wind light increasing to southeast 10 to 20
knots in the afternoon.
Saturday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots.
Sunday
Wind southeast 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
southeast 10 to 20 late in the day.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 2 April 2025 Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today building ridge located west of the offshorewaters.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Thursday ridge located from Explorer to the
North Coast.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT Thursday approaching frontal system located west
of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:52 PM PDT 2 April 2025 A frontal system will approach the offshore waters late in the dayOn Thursday. Strong to gale force southeasterlies are expected to
develop over Bowie that evening and likely spread to adjacent waters
Thursday night.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie
- 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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