West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 08 September 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind northwest 5 to 15 knots except northwest 20 to 30 northwest of Estevan Point. Wind becoming light near midnight except northwest 15 to 25 northwest of Estevan Point. Wind becoming northwest 10 to 20 Wednesday afternoon then increasing to northwest 20 to 25 Wednesday evening.
Fog patches forming overnight and dissipating Wednesday morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 September 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 1 to 2 metres.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 08 September 2026
Thursday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots becoming
northwest 25 to 35 in the afternoon.
Friday
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots diminishing to
variable 5 to 15.
Saturday
Wind variable 5 to 15 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM PDT 8 September 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday At 10:30 a.m. PDT today ridge located on a line northeast-southwestover the offshore waters.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday weakening ridge located from Explorer
to the Central Coast.
At 4:00 p.m. PDT today frontal system located over the Gulf
of Alaska.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Wednesday cold front located over northern Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 10:16 AM PDT 8 September 2026 A frontal system will bring southwesterly gale force winds to thenorthern waters tonight. These gales will ease to strong
northwesterlies early Wednesday morning.
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- 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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