West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PST 07 March 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind northwest 15 knots increasing to northwest 15 to 25 near midnight. Wind northwest 15 to 25 Sunday.
Rain and fog ending Sunday morning. Showers Sunday late in the day.
Waves
Issued 04:00 PM PST 07 March 2026
Today Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 4 this evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 07 March 2026
Monday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots.
Tuesday
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots.
Wednesday
Wind southwest 15 to 25 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PST 7 March 2026 Tonight and Sunday At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight quasi-stationary low located over theGulf of Alaska.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight frontal system located over northern
Vancouver Island.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Sunday frontal system located over southern
Vancouver Island.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:23 PM PST 7 March 2026 A frontal system tracking across Vancouver Island will move onshorethis evening, bringing strong to gale force westerlies over the
central and northern coastal waters.
In the wake of the system, a long period of strong to marginal
westerly gales will persist through Tuesday.
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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