West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 28 April 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Wind northwest 15 knots becoming south 5 to 15 early this morning except south 25 northwest of Estevan Point. Wind becoming southwest 20 early this afternoon then veering to northwest 15 this evening. Wind northwest 15 Tuesday.
Rain today and this evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 28 April 2025
Today Tonight and Tuesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 early this evening then
subsiding to 2 Tuesday evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 28 April 2025
Wednesday
Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
light in the morning.
Thursday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots.
Friday
Wind southeast 10 to 20 knots becoming
northwest 10 to 20.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 28 April 2025 Today Tonight and Tuesday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line north-south overcentral Vancouver Island.
By 2:00 p.m. PDT today weakening ridge located over southern
Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today frontal system located over Hecate Strait.
By 9:00 a.m. PDT today departing frontal system located over the
Central Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:48 AM PDT 28 April 2025 A ridge of high pressure over Central Vancouver Island will moveeastward and weaken over Southern Vancouver Island early this
afternoon. As the ridge shifts eastward, a frontal system over
Hecate Strait will move across the Central Coast later this morning.
Ahead of the front, strong to gale force southeast winds over the
northern coastal waters will ease to moderate to strong southwest
behind the system.
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