West Coast Vancouver Island South
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 10 February 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots diminishing to light early this morning then increasing to northwest 5 to 15 late this afternoon. Wind veering to north 15 to 20 near midnight then diminishing to north 5 to 15 Wednesday morning. Wind becoming light near noon Wednesday then increasing to south 10 to 20 Wednesday evening.
Showers ending late this morning.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PST 10 February 2026
Today Tonight and Wednesday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 after
midnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PST 10 February 2026
Thursday
Wind southwest 10 to 20 knots veering to
northwest 10 to 20 late in the day.
Friday
Wind northwest 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
northwest 5 to 15 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind light increasing to east 15 to 25
knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PST 10 February 2026 Today Tonight and Wednesday By 4:00 a.m. PST today weakening trough located over the Alaskapanhandle.
At 4:00 a.m. PST today ridge located over Explorer.
By 4:00 p.m. PST today ridge located from the Central Coast to
Explorer.
At 9:30 p.m. PST tonight cold front located over Bowie.
At 4:00 p.m. PST Wednesday intensifying low 978 mb located northwest
of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:33 AM PST 10 February 2026 A cold front will cross the northern and offshore waters beginningTuesday night. Strong to gale force southerly winds will develop over
Bowie and most of the northern waters before Wednesday morning.
An intense area of low pressure will approach Bowie and the northern
waters Wednesday afternoon, producing gale to storm force westerly
winds.
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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