West Coast Haida Gwaii - southern half
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 15 April 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Wind northwest 20 to 30 knots becoming northwest 20 near midnight then diminishing to northwest 10 to 15 near noon Thursday.
Showers ending early this morning. Periods of drizzle Thursday afternoon and evening.
Waves
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 15 April 2026
Today Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 2 near midnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 04:00 AM PDT 15 April 2026
Friday
Wind light increasing to southerly 15 to 25
knots in the morning.
Saturday
Wind southeast 30 to 40 knots diminishing to
southeast 15 to 25 late in the day.
Sunday
Wind northerly 10 to 20 knots.
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Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 4:00 AM PDT 15 April 2026 Today Tonight and Thursday At 4:00 a.m. PDT today trough located over Queen Charlotte Sound.By 4:00 p.m. PDT today departing trough located over southern
Vancouver Island.
At 4:00 a.m. PDT today building ridge located over Pacific Ocean.
By 4:00 a.m. PDT Thursday ridge located west of Explorer.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 3:35 AM PDT 15 April 2026 Northwesterly gales over the offshore waters continue today as aridge of high pressure strengthens over the Pacific Ocean. Gales will
spread into west coast Vancouver Island this afternoon as the ridge
approaches the BC coast.
A trough sweeping across the southern waters will bring a risk of
thunderstorms and waterspouts this morning and afternoon.
Pacific - South Coast Area
- Bowie
- Central Coast from McInnes Island to Pine Island
- Explorer - northwestern half
- Explorer - southeastern half
- Haro Strait
- Hecate Strait
- 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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