Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 09:30 PM PDT 13 April 2026
Tonight and Tuesday.
Strong wind warning in effect.
Wind light except southwest 20 to 25 knots near Qualicum Beach. Wind becoming southeast 10 to 20 late overnight then increasing to southeast 20 to 30 early Tuesday morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 to 30 early Tuesday evening then diminishing to northwest 15 to 20 late Tuesday evening.
Showers. Risk of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon.
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Strong wind warning in effect
Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 13 April 2026'Strong' winds of 20 to 33 knots are occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 9:30 PM PDT 13 April 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 9:30 p.m. PDT tonight cold front located on a linenortheast-southwest over Queen Charlotte Sound.
By midnight PDT tonight cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over the Central Coast.
At 10:30 a.m. PDT Tuesday cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over northwestern Vancouver Island.
By 4:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday cold front located on a line
northeast-southwest over the southern Strait of Georgia.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 9:01 PM PDT 13 April 2026 A cold front will move through the central waters tonight, givingmarginal southwesterly gales to Queen Charlotte Sound and Central
Coast.
The cold front will continue to move through the southern waters on
Tuesday. This will give a brief period of marginal northwesterly
gales between late Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night for
West coast Vancouver Island, Johnstone Strait, and Juan de Fuca
strait.
Northwesterly gales are expected over the offshore waters starting
early Tuesday morning as a ridge of high pressure strengthens again
over the Pacific Ocean.
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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