Southwestern Grand Banks
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NDT 18 April 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Wind east 15 to 20 knots veering to southeast 20 Sunday morning.
Showers and fog patches Sunday evening.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NDT 18 April 2026
Tonight and Sunday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 near
midnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NDT 18 April 2026
Monday
Wind south 25 knots.
Tuesday
Wind variable 15 to 20 knots.
Wednesday
Wind variable 15 to 20 knots increasing to
northwest 25.
Ice Forecast
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Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 April 2026 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4530N 4721Wto 4639N 4639W to 5530N 5230W to 5700N 5600W to 6045N 5800W to 6200N
5700W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Bergy water.
Ice Forecasts
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 10:00 AM EDT 18 April 2026 Today Tonight and SundayIce Edge
Ice edge estimated from Newfoundland near 4745N 5243W to 4530N 4721Wto 4639N 4639W to 5530N 5230W to 5700N 5600W to 6045N 5800W to 6200N
5700W then northeastward. Sea ice north then west of the ice edge.
Ice Coverage
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.
Iceberg Bulletin
Southwestern Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 18 April 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 5400W to 4500N 5200W to 4440N 4710W to 4630N 4415W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5500W to 6015N 5245W to 5830N 5000W
then eastward.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs except less than 10 icebergs north of theiceberg limit.
Iceberg Bulletin
Tail of the Grand Banks
Issued 2:30 PM EDT 18 April 2026Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 19 Apr estimated from Newfoundland near4655N 5400W to 4500N 5200W to 4440N 4710W to 4630N 4415W to 5000N
4425W to 5305N 4755W to 5900N 5500W to 6015N 5245W to 5830N 5000W
then eastward.
Iceberg Count
Forecasts available to mariners upon request.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 8:00 PM NDT 18 April 2026 Tonight and Sunday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight ridge located on a line northwest-southeastover Newfoundland.
By 8:00 p.m. NDT Sunday ridge located east of the Grand Banks.
At 3:00 a.m. NDT Sunday approaching trough located over southern
Quebec.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 7:42 PM NDT 18 April 2026 Strong to gale force southerlies are expected to develop over westernwaters Sunday morning ahead of a slow approaching trough from the
west.
Marine interests are advised that a gale warning is in effect for
Gulf - Port au Port.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait - northern half
- Cabot Strait - southern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - eastern half
- Chaleur - Miscou - western half
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast - Cape St. Francis and south
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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