Wave Height Forecasts for the Maritimes
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FQCN23 CWHX 050800 Wave height forecasts for the Maritimes issued by Environment Canada at 5:00 a.m. ADT Saturday 5 September 2026 for today tonight and Sunday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 5:00 p.m. ADT. Forecast values are combined wind wave and swell heights. Highest waves may be more than twice forecast values. Wave heights may vary considerably due to shoreline and depth effects. Fundy Grand Manan Lurcher. Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less Sunday evening. Browns Bank Georges Bank Southwestern Shore LaHave Bank West Scotian Slope East Scotian Slope. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 early this evening. Eastern Shore - western half Sable. Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 3 to 5 early this afternoon then subsiding to 2 to 3 near noon Sunday. Eastern Shore - eastern half. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 5 near noon then subsiding to 2 to 3 near noon Sunday. Fourchu Banquereau - northern half Cabot Strait. Seas 4 to 6 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 near noon Sunday. Banquereau - southern half. Seas 3 to 4 metres subsiding to 2 to 3 near midnight. Laurentian Fan. Seas 2 to 3 metres. Gulf - Magdalen - southern half. Seas 3 to 5 metres. Gulf - Magdalen - northern half. Seas 3 to 4 metres. Anticosti - southeastern half. Seas 2 to 3 metres building to 3 to 5 near noon. Anticosti - northwestern half. Seas 1 to 2 metres. End $$$$^^
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