West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 11 December 2025
Tonight and Friday.
Wind east 10 to 15 knots increasing to southeast 15 to 25 late this evening then veering to southwest 15 to 20 late Friday morning. Wind increasing to southwest 20 to 25 Friday evening.
Showers beginning this evening changing to rain Friday morning and ending near noon Friday. Showers Friday late in the day.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 11 December 2025
Today Tonight and Friday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 Friday
morning.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 11 December 2025
Saturday
Wind southeast 15 to 25 knots increasing to
southeast 25 to 35 in the morning.
Sunday
Wind southwest 20 to 30 knots increasing to
southeast 35 to 45.
Monday
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to
southwest 20 to 30.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 11 December 2025 Tonight and Friday At 4:00 p.m. PST today trough located on a line northeast-southwestover southern Explorer.
By 10:00 p.m. PST Friday trough located on a line east-west over
western Queen Charlotte Sound.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today building ridge located over northern BC
interior.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:52 PM PST 11 December 2025 A trough extending through Southern Explorer will move northwards tolie over Southern Bowie Friday evening. Ahead of the trough, easterly
strong to gale force winds will develop tonight over Bowie and will
persist until Friday evening.
An Arctic ridge of high pressure will strengthen over the BC
Interior tonight bringing gale force northeast outflow winds
To the North Coast inlets.
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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