Haro Strait
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 06 February 2026
Tonight and Saturday.
Wind light increasing to southeast 5 to 15 knots late this evening and to southeast 15 to 25 early Saturday morning. Wind becoming southeast 20 to 30 late Saturday morning then veering to southwest 15 to 25 Saturday afternoon.
Showers Saturday. Visibility 1 mile or less in showers.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 PM PST 06 February 2026
Sunday
Wind southwest 10 knots becoming light in the
morning.
Monday
Wind light becoming southeast 10
knots.
Tuesday
Wind southeast 10 knots becoming
light.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 PM PST 6 February 2026 Tonight and Saturday At 4:00 p.m. PST today cold front located over Haida Gwaii.By 9:30 p.m. PST tonight departing cold front located over the
North Coast.
At 4:00 p.m. PST today building trough located west of Explorer.
By 4:30 p.m. PST Saturday departing cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over southern Vancouver Island.
At 4:30 p.m. PST Saturday quasi-stationary low located west
of Bowie.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:55 PM PST 6 February 2026 A train of frontal waves continues to move into the British Columbiacoast and is bringing southerly gales to central and northern waters.
Another frontal wave is currently pushing into Explorer which is
keeping the southerly gales persisting over offshore waters.
This wave will also create storm force for the headlands overnight
tonight.
As the frontal wave pushes southward over Vancouver Island,
southeasterly gales will develop over the inner South Coast waters
Saturday morning and will ease to strong by Saturday afternoon as the
frontal system moves inland.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie
- 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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