West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 20 October 2026
Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 25 Wednesday evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 20 October 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 Wednesday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PDT 20 October 2026
Thursday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots increasing to
northwest 25 to 35 in the afternoon.
Friday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
northwest 10 to 20.
Saturday
Wind southeast 25 knots increasing to
southeast 35.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 20 October 2026 Tonight and Wednesday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight frontal system located on a linenortheast-southwest over northern Haida Gwaii.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday weakening frontal system located on a
line northeast-southwest over western Queen Charlotte Sound.
At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight ridge located on a line northeast-southwest
over the Central Coast.
By 8:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday departing ridge located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday ridge located over Bowie extending
northeastward.
By 9:30 p.m. PDT Wednesday ridge located from Explorer to the
Central Coast.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:23 PM PDT 20 October 2026 A strong cold front extending through Northern Haida Gwaii isspreading gale force southerlies across the northern waters from
northwest to southeast ahead of the front. The southerly gales will
ease to strong winds 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
- 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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