West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 09 March 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots backing to southwest 20 to 30 near midnight. Wind westerly 15 to 25 Tuesday.
Showers becoming flurries or showers near midnight then showers Tuesday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 09 March 2026
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 3 to 4 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 09 March 2026
Wednesday
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots increasing to
southwest 25 to 35 in the afternoon.
Thursday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots.
Friday
Wind light increasing to northwest 15 to 25
knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PDT 9 March 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 p.m. PDT today quasi-stationary low located over the Gulfof Alaska.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:14 PM PDT 9 March 2026 A quasi-stationary low over the Gulf of Alaska will generate a longperiod of strong to marginal westerly gales across the BC waters
through Tuesday.
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- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
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- Howe Sound
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- Juan de Fuca Strait - central strait
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- Queen Charlotte Sound - eastern half
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- Strait of Georgia - south of Nanaimo
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